Ace-Garageguy

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As I often lament, the web is full of and seems to breed incompetent people doing work wrong and telling noobs and the mechanically clueless how to bodge their cars, often unsafely. THIS GUY, on the other hand, is smart, articulate, diagnoses things correctly, and thinks through repairs. Anybody can learn a thing or two from him. Even ol' know-it-all me. In this episode, he shows how to fix a car that could no longer be operated legally otherwise, as the correct ORIGINAL repair part IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. AND NOTE: Prior to this vehicle being repaired correctly and inexpensively here, it had been in TWO other shops where it was diagnosed WRONG in the typical readout-whatever-the-onboard-computer-says, then-throw-parts-at-it-and-pray method that's favored by the vast majority of "professional automotive technicians" out there today.

Excellent idea !! I'll do that.

There's almost no way to ship built plastic models without significant damage or total destruction. Die-casts are shipped with stout parts of the underbody lashed down to a hard surface, covered with a plastic or cardboard shell, and nothing contacting the upper part of the model. This is, in effect, the way REAL cars are shipped, and it's the only way that really works. Unfortunately, there's most often NO WAY to lash a plastic model to a hard surface to keep it from moving around in the box. And marking a package "fragile" is often an invitation for it to be used as an impromptu football, or as a test object for penetration by a forklift.

Agreed.

There are at least dozens of videos like this on the web now...probably more like hundreds. This one is the first cleaner-than- PG-13 I've seen so far. Really some incredible folks out there.

The real long stuff, I still hang on the wall. But as most of the styrene strip and shape stock I have is shorter lengths, I made up a rack that lays on its side from old paper towel tubes, hot-glued together. I can tell at a glance what I have, and what I'm getting low on. Mailing tubes, or gift paper tubes, would work equally well, and could accommodate the long length stock too.

Couldn't pass this up for kinda reasonable money, as it represents CSX 2299, and was supposedly scaled from the real, original car. Though it's only a curbside, it's one helluva (sorry...I'll never be cool enough to say "hella") fine kit.

Absolutely, positively, 100%. The key is careful fitting, and allowing sufficient time for the joint to dry hard. I didn't go into a great deal of detail on the build thread represented below, but if you look at the lower edge of the driver's side of this body shell (just ahead of the indentation for the fender), you'll see a repair progress exactly as I described above.

Unfinished, naturally.

That's certainly something you don't see every day. I like it. Interesting concept, to say the least.

Wow. Gorgeous. And you very rarely see the full sized '64, even in full scale. (I have a real '63 Dynamic 88 convert, the car I drove in HS, I'll be starting on soon).

I fix stuff like this routinely. No speculation, no "maybe", no opinions on untried methods. I build a lot of stuff from hacked, bodged, given-up-on, and thrown out models. It takes some thought. It takes some applied skill. It takes care. And it's entirely doable. 100%. 1) Regularize the damage to the hood skin.That just means file the raggedy broken edge to a straight line. 2) Cut a small piece of styrene sheet stock a little larger than you need to replace the damaged area, a little thicker too. 3) Using plenty of MEK solvent, glue the patch in place. Allow at least overnight drying. 4) FILE to shape CAREFULLY, then finish shape with sandpaper. Shape the repair side the mirror image of the good side, and fit to the body as you go to make certain you get it exactly right. 5) IF you want to replace the "hinge", just LOOK carefully at the shapes it consists of. MAKE those shapes from styrene, and glue in place and shape as above. IF YOU DO IT CORRECTLY, IT WILL WORK, AND BE ALMOST AS STRONG AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY.

shaken, not stirred.

Dontcha know it.

scrambled with eggs

Thanks a lot. Seems I've seen a fair bit of pretty fine fab work coming from you too. Thanks, and glad you're following. Thank you too, sir. It's always rewarding to hear people are learning from some of my posts.

Thank you sir! Glad you approve, Dennis. Thanks. I'm always happy when somebody sees something they might be able to use.

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Mmmmm hmmmmm. Well, according to a poster on another concurrent thread "Actually there were 2 issues in 2017 and one in 2018.". My suggestion above is for an interim solution, to allow Gregg to give paid-up subscribers something for their money in the short term (removing some of what must be severe stress from his life) while he recovers from his debilitating medical problems and financial difficulties. The paper format may very well come back in the future, but if the present situation is any indication, it won't be the NEAR future. And wishful thinking usually accomplishes exactly nothing.

Oh! Your Lordship!

It is indeed.

Well don't worry. The very idea is under attack. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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