pack rat Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 This one was almost too far gone to save. Purchased as an un-painted gluebomb on ebay years ago, the original builder used almost a whole tube of glue assembling it. The glass was welded in so bad that I couldn't remove it; I had to use a polishing kit to remove the blobs of glue on the front and rear windows, then (very carefully) grind out the glue-covered vent windows with a Dremel. After doing all that, sanding the glue blobs/fingerprints from the body masking the windows and priming it, I dropped the body, shattering the right front corner into about 5 pieces. Considering what a mess this thing was, I'm happy. I forgot to install the replacement vent windows I fabricated for it...but I'm almost afraid to touch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Now that's nice! I feel your pain about broken parts with this kit. I basically managed to keep mine intact until it was done, but the gold colored plastic on this kit was so brittle that you couldn't breath on it without something breaking off! Terrific save!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Fantastic save! One would never know that you didn't build this from a mint kit. And quite well, too! Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 My favorite year of ‘60’s Monacos! Absolutely beautiful job! I would have never guessed this was a forlorn glue bomb! ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 NICE !!! That's a beautiful C-bod ! Even more impressive that it's restored kit ! Any more C-bods in your collection ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Great paint job and I like the contrasting interior. Extremely clean stock looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Beautiful!!!! That is the color combination I plan to do mine in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 WOW! Nothing else to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carman1 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Simply Beautiful, Excellent save !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 This looks awesome, well done on the windows I would never have had the patience's to do that. Any before pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Beautiful rebuild!!I would love to see some before pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 What a great save. Car looks fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack rat Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 3 hours ago, 1972coronet said: Any more C-bods in your collection ? I have a few. The '65 Fury and the Polara were gluebombs, the '68 Fury was a played-with friction, and the 300 was built out-of-the-box. The second pic is my C-body to-do pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack rat Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, kelson said: I would love to see some before pics. Funny you should mention that; I took before pics as I was prying/sawing it apart, but I lost them. This kit hates me. I have one old pic that doesn't show much of the damage, but if you look close at the driver's side A-pillar area you can see some of the glass damage (the rear window was much worse). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Looks really nice, great save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janne Herajärvi Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Looking really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Now this is shat I like to see!, glad it's not just me who loves to rebuild glue bombs.Fantastic work on the Monaco, looks absolutely fantastic. I've got two of these to do someday, one of them us extremely fragile !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 6 hours ago, pack rat said: I have a few. The '65 Fury and the Polara were gluebombs, the '68 Fury was a played-with friction, and the 300 was built out-of-the-box. The second pic is my C-body to-do pile. Very nice restoration..! its beautiful. Id love to get my hands on some of those old Mopars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Mike, great looking model. Where in Ontario do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Beautiful - and, as others have said, I would never have guessed that you'd started with a glue bomb. I've posted a couple of models that lacked vent windows. There can be various reasons for doing that and if you don't mention it, nobody notices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Great restoration, looks real good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Gets my vote for best resto of the year ! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Impressive save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Looks like it was well worth all the effort, very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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