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Very fine work. I never would have thought of that colour for it, but that chrome really accents it nicely. Is that engine turned dash a decal?

I guess the big advantage of this unit over any home made one is the ease of heating the material and getting it rapidly in place.

Interesting. Can styrene be vacuumformed?

I sprayed the roof today with one coat of XF-86 flat clear. The only thing left now I believe is the wheels, wipers and door handles, once the roof is good and dry. I didn’t quite get the left rear marker in the center of the decal stripe. I did measure and made a tape pattern of the decal. Doh! It just occurred to me as I’m typing this that I could have applied one of the spare decals, drilled the holes and then removed the decal.?

I was also under that impression. I have the deck off the stakebed that I’m not using so I can at least experiment a bit.

Thanks, I’ll keep my eye open. Do you know what it’s like? RMR list the wagon as out of stock on their website (and the windshield is not correct). They also list a 50-59 Pickup as out of stock, and no picture of it even.

Hey, I do appreciate the suggestion, and I may wind up taking your advice if a metal repair isn’t possible. I was just thinking that with die casts being so popular that someone may know how to do it? Greg.

Wow. Now that is talent, and perseverance! “The roof has been raised, the cowl re-shaped and fitted with an opened vent. The windshield area has been enlarged, 'veed' slightly, and fitted with a frame gasket. The rear of the cab is fitted with a new back panel shape featuring a wider window, waist high horizontal rib detail, and an indented lower panel. The front fenders now have the correct 'beaked' front peak and a wider front valence panel. In fact, the only components on the entire model I didn't fabricate or extensively modify are the tires (Scenes Unlimited) and the headlight lenses and bezels.“ The builder did put the proper peak into it. You can clearly see it in the last picture of all of the primed parts. Also in one pic you can see the windshield frame does not lay down flat on the table. I was afraid everyone would suggest bondo, or living with it.? I can live with most of the other inaccuracies, but the windshield isn’t one of them.

What is the best way to re-shape a body. This Willys pickup has a completely flat windshield. It should have a peak in the center. Will regular solder work? What kind of flux is needed. I saw this stuff on the net and it looks like it may be the ticket if normal solder won’t work. Anyone have any experience with it? Thanks in advance for any insights. Greg https://www.muggyweld.com/product/super-alloy-1/

By all means...post more pics as you get them. Everybody here loves pictures.?

That is a beautiful car, and you certainly did it justice with your build.?

Better yet, get a food de-hydrator. You can keep your spray can in there to keep them warm. And you can dry the painted model in it. No dust or bugs on it either once it’s in there.

Well done! That is one sweet looking automobile. ?

I’ve got it pretty much together. Just want to let every thing dry really well before I try to mask the roof and spray it with dullcoat.

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Hey, when I started out, I’d have been proud of that job!? The glue is a little sparse in some spots though.?

I just pulled this one off the shelf yesterday...then put it back. ? Sad to hear the tooling is in such bad condition. I also like to build mostly stock. I will be watching your build with interest.?

Thanks David. I originally tried going with a dark green, and then did a test with maroon, root beer and this pearl green...and the pearl just looked the best I think.

I could afford to have one built...in 1/25 scale. Probably only $8,000 - $20,000. ?

The only useable pieces I see are the cab, hood, hood ornament, and maybe the grill and headlights? And the dash is quite nice actually. I’m not quite sure how to proceed with this yet, so bear with me. ? If any one has modified Die cast bodies or has a link to something, I’d be interested. I am specifically wondering how to bring the centerline of the windshield Forward so it is not a flat windshield. Leading vs bondo? I’d love to cast the cab and hood, but I have next to no experience with it.?

Nice tube work on those bumpers! I like!

Sweet little Beetle!

Love these cars. Nice build!

Very nice build! The green looks good on it.