Obsolete AMT Parts

[StevenGuthmiller]

I’ve never trusted those clips in the first place.

I’ve had old kits with them that there seemed like there was a possibility of breaking the hood when opening it.

Don’t know how else to explain it, but personally, I would never use them.

I’ve just gotten myself used to knowing that the hood is loose, and take that into consideration when handling the model.

Eventually it just becomes force of habit.

 

 

 

Steve

Edited December 7, 2023 by StevenGuthmiller

[charlie8575]

On 12/5/2023 at 6:24 PM, FenderMender said:

Thanks David and Steve. Please hold off until this question is answered.  

As a neophyte to these clips, is it possible to secure them to the model AFTER the model has been assembled and is complete?  If so I can use them. Otherwise I'll live with the panels being loose.

 

 

This is coming out very nicely.

I'd leave the hood loose, might be the easiest solution.

The trunk, perhaps the paperclip hinge trick might be a viable solution. Take a paperclip, straighten it out, then bend it into something of a U, about 1/3 each vertical, and 1/3 the flat. place the flat behind the trunk tab, and use a small piece of tube cut in half, glue it inside the body, attach the trunk-lid with either superglue or epoxy, paint to blend it in a little better. Repeat for the hood if you so choose.

Charlie Larkin