THarrison351 Posted September 7, 2020 Posted September 7, 2020 While I was off during the early Covid-19 crisis, I decided to inventory, clean and photograph all my models and diecasts. I ran across several that needed more than slight cleaning and repair. These two had been put away damaged for more than 23 years. Before we moved to Kansas. I built them about the same time when they were released in 1994. I don't remember how they were damaged, I just remember they were both put on top of a book case afterwards, near an HVAC return register and when we moved, both were caked with dust. I must have held the parts under the faucet before putting them away, because when I pulled these out of their respective boxes, both were relatively dust free, but had a filthy film all over them. Repairs were straightforward. The Ford was just easy reassembly. The Chevy's front axle was broken past the springs. The right side was completely free and left side cracked. Superglue and activator fixed it right up. The rest was easy. The Chevy is missing the L/H tail light and license. I might have them in my parts box. I'll have to look. Cleaning the film and dirt was the worst part. The Ford was easier. It has some non-model paint on it. Probably Krylon and it cleaned up fairly well. The Chevy just did not want to release the film that was on it. Looks like Testors green to me. and it took several applications of wax to get it to shine. There's still bits of dust on the chassis and interior. THe only other thing I noticed is these both have lots of mistakes, Both have incorrectly painted grills and the interiors are wrong. I'll blame lack of reference. My next project is a collection of the five ASA cars Revell kitted in 1989-1990. They're filthy and slightly disassembled.
espo Posted September 7, 2020 Posted September 7, 2020 They both look great again. Now you can display theme front and center.
THarrison351 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Posted September 8, 2020 9 hours ago, espo said: They both look great again. Now you can display theme front and center. Thanks for the kind words. Well, they'll get placed somewhere in the pack, but I'm sort of OCD with my stuff. They'll be placed chronologically, like all the rest. 12 hours ago, Classicgas said: Very nice. Thanks! 12 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Nice! Two of my favorite kits! The 53 Ford was my third time building one and I have an unbuilt kit on the shelf, so I must like that one too. 12 hours ago, ewetwo said: They look great! Thanks! 12 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice, they look great! Thanks!
1959scudetto Posted April 27, 2021 Posted April 27, 2021 They look great, Tim - reminds me of the two DM versions that were presented long time ago in SAE (red F-100 and dark green Chevy)
landman Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 On 9/7/2020 at 12:57 PM, espo said: They both look great again. Now you can display theme front and center. X2
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