Plastheniker Posted May 15, 2015 Author Posted May 15, 2015 That's a terrific looking model! Very nicely done. I like the driver's side window position. Wow! Stunning! How did you do the wipers and the side window? Wayne, Lee, the kit wipers were rather big IMO. Finding PE replacements of the right size and shape for vintage cars is mostly difficult and very often even matching PE wipers don't look really convincing. In this case I make my own wipers simply from bent and squeezed bright wire. A lowered side window is a simple modification in order to improve the visibility of interior and dashboard from outside. Making it is fast and easy: Instead of the kit window cut a new side window from clear sheet. Make sure for a realistic appearance that the upper edge of the new window matches the shape of the top of the window opening. Glue the bottom of the new window onto an invisible spot of the inside of the door. Then fix the interior door trim as usual.
Plastheniker Posted May 15, 2015 Author Posted May 15, 2015 Beautiful work on this! Whose paint did you use? Bill, whenever I spray metallics I use Humbrol enamels. I think their surface is unsurpassed - no sanding, no polishing, no clearcoat. On this model I used #52 blue metallic and filled the tin up with some red metallic or solid red in order to eliminate the slight greenish tinge of #52.
PatW Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 Yes Jurgen, very nice indeed. I remember these when I was a rally marshall in the day, very quick car with a relatively small engine, all down to the plastic/fibreglass bodyshell!
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