stitchdup Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 So what do you do when you have a very poor resin body, in my case you build something thats completely out of my wheelhouse so i'm going pro street. The chassis is from a monogram53 vette but its be heavily reshaped to fit the ol' moggy. I'm using the rear tyres from a beretta pro street kit and the front from a revell pop. The engine is the amt parts pack chrysler but I'll be cutting down a water pump from another kit to make it at least look a little more street. I've filed off the rain gutters, and in the process lost a lot of air bubbles (yay!), and using some thin styrene sheet added in some new ones. I also cut out one of the top bars from the rear of the body and replaced it with some styrene as the original bit was near unusable. The floor and tubs are from the vette also but again chopped about to fit. I tried a straight axle on the front but it didn't give me the look i want so it was replaced with a dropped axle from the parts box. I'll be using a set of Ed Fluck's wheels. Much more bodywork to follow...
stitchdup Posted December 2, 2020 Author Posted December 2, 2020 And heres the body pics and the first mockups, the rear end will be coming down to about half the height in the pics
cobraman Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 That body looks very rough but I am sure you will whip it into shape.
TarheelRick Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 That is definitely one rough casting. Looking forward to what you do with it. A couple pieces of styrene sheet would make that into one wicked looking panel truck - just thinking out loud.
hedotwo Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Making lemonade out of lemons. I'm following this Les... ?
mustang1989 Posted December 4, 2020 Posted December 4, 2020 Will be watching this one Les. Good ideas in motion already.
dublin boy Posted December 4, 2020 Posted December 4, 2020 Excellent stuff Les, the body is pretty ropey in fairness. Where did you find it?
stitchdup Posted December 4, 2020 Author Posted December 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, dublin boy said: Excellent stuff Les, the body is pretty ropey in fairness. Where did you find it? its from model-kars but they are gone now. motor museum in miniature do a much better noe but this was cheap, very cheap
Painted Black Posted December 4, 2020 Posted December 4, 2020 Can't wait to see the body repairs you do, I would have been at a lost with it.
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