1960 Ford Anglia 105E

[Anglia105E]

The rear window glass has been fitted correctly, and there is no visible gap at the top edge now. Still not sure about the rear end of this car...... and although the stance appears to be correct from both sides, it does seem to be rather high when viewed from the rear. The build has been problematic throughout, and I am not entirely comfortable with what is nearly the end result....... bit of head scratching going on here......

David

[Anglia105E]

Well...... sadly, the time has come for this one to go back in the box for now. As well as not being entirely happy with the result, I am not sure where to go next with the build. Rather than make a mess of things, and allowing some time and space for other aspects of the main project, I shall close off this topic at this stage..... thanks for looking, and surprisingly my original post did rack up over 1,000 replies.

David....... over and out

[beeRS]

David, you done a fine job on what is a tricky resin bodyshell. Its a lot of work to get these to look as good as an injection moulded plastic part. I think you still would have had your work cut out if you opted for the Airtrax one from Finland.

I suspect many of us have built models of our first 1:1 cars. I loved reading about your tuned 105E - reminds my 1500 Mk1 Cortina.

Is the resin manufacturer of your model the same ones who make a narrow body Escort mk2?

[Eric Macleod]

I agree, you have done the best you could with what you had to work with. My first car, a 1947 Nash 600 sedan has been offered only as a HO scale train accessory so I am envious that you had something to work with in the first place.  As you may have seen, I  have a 36 year old project going also so in comparison, your model is brand new!

[Anglia105E]

On 9/15/2019 at 8:39 AM, beeRS said:

David, you done a fine job on what is a tricky resin bodyshell. Its a lot of work to get these to look as good as an injection moulded plastic part. I think you still would have had your work cut out if you opted for the Airtrax one from Finland.

I suspect many of us have built models of our first 1:1 cars. I loved reading about your tuned 105E - reminds my 1500 Mk1 Cortina.

Is the resin manufacturer of your model the same ones who make a narrow body Escort mk2?

Thanks for your words of encouragement, Sonny..... and I realised from the beginning of the build that it would not be easy. This one will get finished.... but not at the moment, as I am building a loft conversion in my property, and also wanting to start work on building my fourth diorama in 1:43 scale. The resin caster for the Anglia 105E is a small company in West Yorkshire, somewhere near Halifax I think, and they listed Escort Mk I and MK II, Morris Minor 1000 saloon and Traveller bodies, Ford Consul MK II, Lotus Cortina 2-door, Mini and all sorts of stuff. I just tried to find the website address for you, but I cannot find it, so they may have gone out of business..... the website is a bit crude and clunky, which initially put me off, but the chap was okay to deal with, and his products are very interesting.

I agree that maybe the Air Trax resin body from Finland would also need a fair amount of work, but I understand the quality is far superior to that of the Yorkshire caster...... which is reflected in the much higher price for the Air Trax one.

David

[Anglia105E]

On 9/15/2019 at 12:49 PM, Eric Macleod said:

I agree, you have done the best you could with what you had to work with. My first car, a 1947 Nash 600 sedan has been offered only as a HO scale train accessory so I am envious that you had something to work with in the first place.  As you may have seen, I  have a 36 year old project going also so in comparison, your model is brand new!

Thanks for your words of encouragement, Eric..... and I realised from the beginning of the build that it would not be easy. This one will get finished.... but not at the moment, as I am building a loft conversion in my property, and also wanting to start work on building my fourth diorama in 1:43 scale. The resin caster for the Anglia 105E is a small company in West Yorkshire, somewhere near Halifax I think, and they listed Escort Mk I and MK II, Morris Minor 1000 saloon and Traveller bodies, Ford Consul MK II, Lotus Cortina 2-door, Mini and all sorts of stuff. I just tried to find the website address for you, but I cannot find it, so they may have gone out of business..... the website is a bit crude and clunky, which initially put me off, but the chap was okay to deal with, and his products are very interesting.

I agree that maybe the Air Trax resin body from Finland would also need a fair amount of work, but I understand the quality is far superior to that of the Yorkshire caster...... which is reflected in the much higher price for the Air Trax one.

David

[Bugatti Fan]

The guy in West Yorkshire who casts the bodies is Andy Swindlehirst. He normally trades at the annual IPMS Scale Modelworld show at Telford in the UK each November.

There is another guy named Ian Knott who with his dad Rod, displays the Model Motor Museum in Miniature around the UK who has recently developed a full resin kerbside kit of the Morris Minor saloon.

Edited October 21, 2019 by Bugatti Fan

[Anglia105E]

8 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

The guy in West Yorkshire who casts the bodies is Andy Swindlehirst. He normally trades at the annual IPMS Scale Modelworld show at Telford in the UK each November.

There is another guy named Ian Knott who with his dad Rod, displays the Model Motor Museum in Miniature around the UK who has recently developed a full resin kerbside kit of the Morris Minor saloon.

Noel..... thanks for the up to date information about Andy, and I might try to attend the  show in Telford during November.

I was aware of the Model Motor Museum in Miniature, which I think is an excellent display of a remarkable collection. Those resin kits look really good, and I would think they are well worth the asking price.

David

[GeeBee]

11 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

Noel..... thanks for the up to date information about Andy, and I might try to attend the  show in Telford during November.

I was aware of the Model Motor Museum in Miniature, which I think is an excellent display of a remarkable collection. Those resin kits look really good, and I would think they are well worth the asking price.

David

Andy closed down his website earlier this year,he does sell on eBay though, I've got his email if you'd like to get in touch with him, Ian is a good friend of mine, I bought his Morris Minor kit at the beginning of the year, it's the best one out there, can't wait for the MK1 Cortina to be released, I did a product review of the Minor for Scale Modelling Now magazine, which you can read here 

https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/hnvehicles-motor-museum-in-miniature-1956-1962-morris-minor

[Anglia105E]

1 hour ago, GeeBee said:

Andy closed down his website earlier this year,he does sell on eBay though, I've got his email if you'd like to get in touch with him, Ian is a good friend of mine, I bought his Morris Minor kit at the beginning of the year, it's the best one out there, can't wait for the MK1 Cortina to be released, I did a product review of the Minor for Scale Modelling Now magazine, which you can read here 

https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/hnvehicles-motor-museum-in-miniature-1956-1962-morris-minor

Many thanks, Geoff........ and I suspected that Andy had closed down the website, so if you could PM his email address to me that would be great, thanks.

I have built a Morris Minor Traveller from a resin body kit, and I would like to build a MK1 Cortina kit, but it would have to be 4-door rather than the usual 2-door version........ currently building the '68 Pontiac Parisienne 4-door from the resin kit of a '67 Pontiac Bonneville 4-door, as you have probably noticed!

I shall read your review of the Morris Minor later today, when I get some free time.

Cheers, David

[Dann Tier]

On 8/30/2019 at 9:07 AM, Anglia105E said:

Thanks, Dann........ hoping to complete the build this weekend, but the quality of this model is not good enough to go into the ' Under Glass ' section, because I believe this is not my best work. There are many issues that I can see with my critical eye, and there are all sorts of areas where I could have done much better. This one is a sort of in between build while two other projects are evolving. The paint job on this car is certainly not good enough and I know this is no Rolls-Royce, but even so it is not up to my standard, as I see it. Having said all that, this is an entirely scratch built resin body kit and next to the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud the Ford Anglia 105E is my all time favourite car. ( if it's good enough for Harry Potter...... it's good enough for me ! )

David

I still love it!, and i too am a Harry Potter fan!!

[Anglia105E]

25 minutes ago, Dann Tier said:

I still love it!, and i too am a Harry Potter fan!!

Good for you, Dann...... This Ford Anglia 105E will return one day......... and it will become complete........

David

[Anglia105E]

On 10/22/2019 at 12:38 PM, Anglia105E said:

Many thanks, Geoff........ and I suspected that Andy had closed down the website, so if you could PM his email address to me that would be great, thanks.

I have built a Morris Minor Traveller from a resin body kit, and I would like to build a MK1 Cortina kit, but it would have to be 4-door rather than the usual 2-door version........ currently building the '68 Pontiac Parisienne 4-door from the resin kit of a '67 Pontiac Bonneville 4-door, as you have probably noticed!

I shall read your review of the Morris Minor later today, when I get some free time.

Cheers, David

Geoff........ your review of the 1:24 scale Morris Minor resin kit is excellent, and I enjoyed reading the review. This kit is fairly priced at £80.00 plus p&p, and I almost want to buy one! The Lotus Cortina  MK1 is also very interesting and I wish there was a 4-door version too. My Dad owned a very nice blue 1963 Ford Cortina MK1 that was a 4-door, and after he taught me to drive in that car, I passed my driving test at the third attempt. My first car at the age of 17 was the Ford Anglia 105E, which my Dad bought for me, costing £50.

David

[PatW]

I used to buy a few bits from Andy, when he had a website, I think I bought an Escort Mk1 with the bubble arches from him (see below) . But I don't know how to contact him now. It's good to see an anglebox again! A friend has just sold a rally/rallycross version that he used to race in the day!

Here's the MK1 built with parts from the ESCI MK2.

[Anglia105E]

Nice looking Escort MK1 that you have there, Patrick..... and I can PM you the email address for Andy Swindlehurst that Geoff Brown sent me, if you want it?

The 1960 Ford Anglia 105E that I used to own was a road car, but my second Anglia which was a 1959 car costing all of £15.00, was driven as a rally car in local Midlands rallies. I wasn't able to keep up with the Lotus Cortinas and the Escort twin-cams, but it was really fun driving all the same. The Anglia became stuck in a shallow river during one event, after I turned downstream at a ford instead of taking the road..... following my navigator's instructions! That was a plucky little car which unfortunately ended it's days when I drove into a railway bridge at 70 mph during a night rally event. The car was written off, and I spent 4 days in hospital in a coma. Came out of it without any lasting effects thankfully, apart from my stupidity, which still prevails!

David

[Bugatti Fan]

I'm coming back to this quite old thread after a few years after looking at Anglia 105E models.

Dann Tier's post claiming that he is a Harry Potter fan reminded me of something. I believe that I have seen advertised, probably on a Harry Potter merchandising site, a 1/24th scale die cast model of the 105E from one of the films. So if anyone wants a 105E model to rework, the HP die cast might well be worth a look.

[Anglia105E]

2 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

I'm coming back to this quite old thread after a few years after looking at Anglia 105E models.

Dann Tier's post claiming that he is a Harry Potter fan reminded me of something. I believe that I have seen advertised, probably on a Harry Potter merchandising site, a 1/24th scale die cast model of the 105E from one of the films. So if anyone wants a 105E model to rework, the HP die cast might well be worth a look.

Thank you Noel, and I do have the diecast version of the Ford Anglia 105E, as well as two resin cast bodies for this car . . . The Harry Potter diecast is actually quite a nice model, but the scale is incorrect. The manufacturer states that their model is 1:24 scale and I seem to remember the diecast car being too large, by quite a lot . . . It is more like 1:22 or 1:20 scale, although I would have to measure the car to be sure . . .

Here are a couple of photos, showing the comparison . . .

I never did get the second Anglia built for some reason, which would have been the blue one, so only the maroon red one got built.

David

[Bugatti Fan]

I see what you mean about the scales by comparison David. The Maroon one must be the 1/24th scale one.

The Harry Potter one you show at the back of the trio looks quite a good model, so even if the scale is about 1/20th there will possibly by a lot of ex Anglia owners who could model their old cars from it.

Who's resin or 3D printed body is the one at the front?  That one looks quite large compared to the maroon one.

 

[Anglia105E]

Yes Noel, the maroon resin bodied Anglia is the 1:24 scale one, and sorry about the misleading photo, which makes it look as though the blue resin bodied one at the front is larger than the maroon version . . . In fact the two resin bodied ones are the same dimensions.

I purchased the blue resin body Anglia 105E from an Ebay seller, ' sparkyfxdx ' who is based in Gravesend, and it was £30.00 plus postage.

As you can see in the following photo, the blue resin body fits onto my scratch built chassis that was made for the maroon resin body . . .

The Harry Potter diecast version is indeed a good model, and I purchased this one from an Ebay seller, ' buygoneworldlimited ' at £29.95, free postage.

David

[Anglia105E]

I forgot to mention Noel . . . the maroon Anglia is a resin cast body, whereas the blue Anglia is a 3D resin printed body . . .

The problem with the 3D resin printed version was that there is a nasty circular swirl mark in the centre of the roof. Despite a great deal of sanding and priming, the swirl mark still showed through the Imperial Maroon paint after it was applied in two coats . . . This might have been why I put the build to one side and did not get it completed !

David

[Bugatti Fan]

Try rubbing the maroon body down a bit more and use some Halfords Filler Primer is the only thing I can suggest. The choice of maroon for your 105E reminded me of my late brother in law's very first car that was maroon.

I am working on a 3D printed body of a Mk2 Lotus Cortina, making a model of a car I owned back in the 70's. Had a lot of rubbing down to do on it due to the 3D layering marks. Not primed it yet, so will be interested to see how it turns out. It's my first venture into using a 3D printed body. Bought it from Andy Swindlehurst at Telford two shows back, and a 'donor' Italeri Mk2 Escort. Had to extend the underbody chassis from the donor kit to lengthen the wheelbase. Happy days!

Edited July 4, 2024 by Bugatti Fan