Junkman Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 It has real fabric seats: I got it really cheap and thought since I've nothing to lose, why not use it as a guinea pig to see how this terrible fixing the headlight lenses with a stalk in the centre can be addressed. So I took the headlights out. Cut off the stalks. I procured a bag of yellow glass beads. I only needed two of them. And two clothes pins. The lenses were sanded a bit where the stalk used to be, then treated with Tamiya Clear. I then glued the beads onto the pins with Tamiya Clear. Then I glued those into the reflectors. Then the lenses were glued onto the reflectors. Tamiya Clear was used for all gluing, because it dries completely - well - clear. And now look how they look like French headlights: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Nice work on the lights! nice car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitromethane Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Very nice work on the lights. Love the 2CV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Thanks guys. Using the same general principle, I have converted a lot of headlights of my models of French cars. I can only say the effect is very realistic, the photos don't even show this that well. I did the first ones approx ten years ago and the Tamiya Clear I used doesn't show even a hint of yellowing yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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