NOBLNG Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) I went to a local flea market today and bought these three pre-owned models for $25. They seem to be fairly complete. The Mercedes is missing the windshield and the A pillars are broken and missing. There is no instruction sheet for the Ford Pickup. There was another seller there that had an AMT Silhouette with no instruction sheet that I wanted, but she wanted $60. for it, so I passed thankfully! Edited March 3, 2018 by NOBLNG
NOBLNG Posted March 3, 2018 Author Posted March 3, 2018 I got a tip from a customer about another flea market where I scored these for $15. I will have to go through the instructions and take inventory of what is missing. I also got a box full of chrome parts. The windshield frame on the Porsche is kind of melted, so I am not sure if I can fix that?
JollySipper Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Those are some nice finds! That Lindberg Impala looks like the "corrected" version...... It's a real nice kit!
NOBLNG Posted March 4, 2018 Author Posted March 4, 2018 It does look like a nice Kit! I am missing the air cleaner and one hub cap/wheel from the '61 impala. The Ferrari is complete. I haven't checked the rest yet.
Snake45 Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Don't use heat on that windshield frame. You'll ruin it. You MIGHT be able to bend it back into shape enough to glue the windshield to it. I restored a model recently where the windshield frame was quite bent, but I was able to super-glue the windshield to it and now you'd never know it. That one wasn't as bad as this. You might end up having to scratchbuild it.
SfanGoch Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 You're fortunate to have flea markets where you can find stuff like that. This is the kind of krapp available at the ones near me. Beyond sad, man.
rel14 Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Awesome, I go to the monthly car swap meet,, find a couple there , sealed amt 29 ford for $9.00 and a mpc vette for the same,,,
Jon Cole Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 2 hours ago, NOBLNG said: Does anybody have an idea how to fix this? Perhaps consider building a Speedster, with a cut down windscreen. Google one for a photo reference.
Mike999 Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 4 hours ago, NOBLNG said: There was another seller there that had an AMT Silhouette with no instruction sheet that I wanted, but she wanted $60. for it, so I passed thankfully! Ha! I call that "eBay Fever." It's pretty common at flea markets these days. There are big ones near me on Wed. and Sat. I've found a lot of good deals. But lately it's been either raining or freezing cold on just about every Wed. I got to the Wed. flea market one morning, just as a seller was stacking up a bunch of model kits on his table. He was asking $5.00 each. I grabbed several. The real prize was an MPC "Indy Hall of Fame" set that I'd been trying to find forever. The box was a little crushed but it was still shrink-wrapped.
rel14 Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 try and find another body or glue bomb with good frame and replace it,, ?
MrObsessive Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 I'd scratchbuild that broken windshield frame, but that's just me!
PARTSMARTY Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, MrObsessive said: I'd scratchbuild that broken windshield frame, but that's just me! x2
bbowser Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 10 hours ago, SfanGoch said: You're fortunate to have flea markets where you can find stuff like that. This is the kind of krapp available at the ones near me. Beyond sad, man. How could you pass up those roller skates?! There are serious collectors of old typewriters, I wonder what those were going for?
NOBLNG Posted March 4, 2018 Author Posted March 4, 2018 The Corvette, '64 chevy, Ferrari and Porsche are all complete. The 56 Ford p/u may be complete?? The '39 chevy is missing one front shock. The '65 Chevelle "parts" car is missing the engine, tires, clock and one muffler. I am heading back to the flea market today to see if I can scrounge up some more parts. The guy I bought them from said he had 2300 models in his lifetime, and is thinning them out!
Joe Handley Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 17 hours ago, Jon Cole said: Perhaps consider building a Speedster, with a cut down windscreen. Google one for a photo reference. Yup, my thoughts here too.
ChrisBcritter Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 8k miles, one owner, not for sale ever, says the boss: Windshield detail:
Oldcarfan27 Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 Or graft a complete windshield frame from a monogram flatnose kit, they seem to be everywhere - cheap! I may be able to cut one off a junker I have somewhere, if you want it. I'll give you the whole frame and cowl area, you trim to fit. Let me know. BTW - Great score on some great kits!
NOBLNG Posted March 5, 2018 Author Posted March 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Or graft a complete windshield frame from a monogram flatnose kit, they seem to be everywhere - cheap! I may be able to cut one off a junker I have somewhere, if you want it. I'll give you the whole frame and cowl area, you trim to fit. Let me know. BTW - Great score on some great kits! Thanks for the offer! I will be able to come up with something, once I put my mind to it.
Jhedir6 Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 On 3/3/2018 at 6:08 PM, NOBLNG said: Does anybody have an idea how to fix this? Take the glass. Cover it in tape to protect it. Then tape the windshield in place and then tape the frame to the windscreen. You might get lucky and get some shape back, but I honestly doubt it. If you do you'll have to fill in what likes like missing plastic on the drivers side with some strips then shape it. But I'm thinking the speedster option might be more realistic. Other option if you want a stock look, cut the whole thing off, put the windscreen in place (as above, covered in tape to protect it), then fab your own surround?
Greg Myers Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 On 3/3/2018 at 6:36 PM, Jon Cole said: Perhaps consider building a Speedster, with a cut down windscreen. Google one for a photo reference. That was my first thought
Oldcarfan27 Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) Is that the old Revell kit from the early 80s? Or a newer tool like a fujimi type? Like this... Which came from this... Or is it similar to one of these.... Since it's Revell, I'll assume it's the former. But since you have it - I had to ask. Edited March 5, 2018 by Oldcarfan27
NOBLNG Posted March 5, 2018 Author Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) How can I tell the difference? Edited March 5, 2018 by NOBLNG spelling
BigTallDad Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) On 3/3/2018 at 8:17 PM, Snake45 said: Don't use heat on that windshield frame. You'll ruin it. You MIGHT be able to bend it back into shape enough to glue the windshield to it. I restored a model recently where the windshield frame was quite bent, but I was able to super-glue the windshield to it and now you'd never know it. That one wasn't as bad as this. You might end up having to scratchbuild it. I've used a dehydrator to re-shape parts. Construct a wooden form, insert it into the opening, and place the kit in the dehydrator. You might need to do this in stages, using smaller forms and graduating to the final size. This is a '48 Ford I recovered using the dehydrator. When I put the color coat on, I left the body on a Tamiya paint rack, then placed the whole thing in a dehydrator. The spring tension on the paint rack widened the body...so I added a couple of cleats to some scrap plywood, wedged the body in there, and put it back in the dehydrator. The body came out the correct width, although I had to tweak the front pan which had curled upwards while the body was being "narrowed". Edited March 5, 2018 by BigTallDad
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