PatW Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) My latest one of these is a rescue. The original owner was unknown to plastic modeling because he/she hand painted all of the underside parts whilst on the sprues and then tried to glue them onto the chassis. The problem was that all of the parts surfaces were painted so no bare plastic left to glue together. In that attempt quite a few pieces were broken. I then had to cobble together the chassis, steering, hubs, front & rear suspension, driveshafts etc. Luckily enough none of the body, glass, interior or decals were damaged. With a few of my previous Scooby builds........ And this one the 7 Up car with mostly home printed decals..... This will be my last build for a while and my wife and I after 52 years married are selling our split level house and moving to a 'future proof' bungalow one floor living! We might both be 70+ and fit we don't know what may be ahead healthwise. My major problem now is packing and transporting 300 builds! Edited January 31, 2020 by PatW
espo Posted February 1, 2020 Posted February 1, 2020 Great looking save on this. The sponsor trim all looks perfect. I wish you luck on your up coming move. We're in much the same situation and looking to down size our home this next year also. I would rather take a beating than pack. I guess it's ok as long as the movers through the boxes with your belongings underhand.
PatW Posted February 1, 2020 Author Posted February 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, espo said: Great looking save on this. The sponsor trim all looks perfect. I wish you luck on your up coming move. We're in much the same situation and looking to down size our home this next year also. I would rather take a beating than pack. I guess it's ok as long as the movers through the boxes with your belongings underhand. Yes espo, where do you put all the 'stuff' from a 4 Bed house to a 2 bed single floor unit? I think I'll have to get planning permission to raise the roof my about 6 feet to put all the extra 'stuff' in the loft/attic!
espo Posted February 1, 2020 Posted February 1, 2020 Just now, PatW said: Yes espo, where do you put all the 'stuff' from a 4 Bed house to a 2 bed single floor unit? I think I'll have to get planning permission to raise the roof my about 6 feet to put all the extra 'stuff' in the loft/attic! I'm hoping we'll end up with a 3 bedroom 2 bath house and as long as I have an Area in the basement to call my own I'm good.
Dann Tier Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 Nice save on this Subi!!!....LOVE all the others as well!!!
PatW Posted February 2, 2020 Author Posted February 2, 2020 22 hours ago, espo said: I'm hoping we'll end up with a 3 bedroom 2 bath house and as long as I have an Area in the basement to call my own I'm good. Your lucky espo, we don't have any basements in our houses or apartments, you only get those here in BIG houses over £1million!
PatW Posted February 2, 2020 Author Posted February 2, 2020 10 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thanks Chris.
Anglia105E Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 Well done with the rescued Scooby, Patrick..... in fact, all of them look really good. My brother owns a 1:1 Subaru Impreza WRC Turbo, in blue with the gold wheels, and I keep thinking about surprising him with a 1:24 built kit of his car...... which kit manufacturer produces the best version of the Impreza, in your opinion? David
PatW Posted February 2, 2020 Author Posted February 2, 2020 Thanks David. Well I personally think that Tamiya offer the best Scooby kits. We see a lot of them around here as the rally base was at Prodrive at Banbury just 20 miles away!
Silver Foxx Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 All your builds look great , well done , hope to see you back here soon .
PatW Posted February 4, 2020 Author Posted February 4, 2020 Cheers Bruce. I hope your not affected too much by the forest fires!
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