Pair of Cabriolets

THarrison351 · September 15, 2020

These are the last two models of my collection that were in need of repair and cleaning. There are a few more that could use a good disassembly and cleaning, but I'm not up for that just yet. The little one is a Tamiya 1989 Mazda MX-5 Miata. I built this soon after it was released. I was on temporary duty in Zaragoza Spain. I'm not sure how the windshield was damaged, really can't remember. I pushed it over and re-glued the glass to stabilize the frame. It's not perfect, but good enough. I had to drill and pin the mirrors and the right side was missing the lower part. I cut and filed a reasonable piece out of sprue and it looks OK to me. I was even able to match the paint. The rest was just clean and polish. The Testors/Italeri Mercedes-Benz 300SL was built a few years later. I think when I lived out west. It's just suffered from sitting out in the open and storage. The body, interior, and chassis were loose. This caused the steering shaft to break and the steering wheel to fall off and the windshield was loose too. There's just a tiny surface for the visors, so no surprise they fell off. Everything cleaned up and went back together pretty good, so it's back to the shelf they go. I'm going to see if I have some German plates for the 300SL. With all the decals I've collected over the years, it would seem there would be at least one set.