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This will be an upcoming project hitting the bench soon.  I built the Revell 51 Henry J Gasser kit some time back and thought I'd like to do something a little different with it. This is the Jimmy Flintstone resin body that just came in.  It says it's a 1:25 scale but looks a little on the small side.  The Revell kit is suppose to fit this resin body but I've already seen that the hood and floor pan do not fit all that well.  Looks to me like a lot of work to marry these two kits together.  I have a few engines setting in the warehouse and a couple engines from the Iceman that I could use but it's just to early in the game to make any discussions just yet.  If anyone has built this setup before I'd love to hear the pro's and con's.      

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Since this is my first resin body I'm going to treat it like the resin engines that I use and wash it with Dawn dish detergent.  I haven't had any issues with paint sticking to the engines.  I don't know if there is much difference between resins so if anyone wants to comment on this your more than welcome.

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I think that's what most people do. Some casters use very little or even no release agent. But to be on the safe side, I soak bodies in Westley Bleche White tire cleaner overnight, then scrub with Dawn and a toothbrush.

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1 hour ago, Shark said:

I think that's what most people do. Some casters use very little or even no release agent. But to be on the safe side, I soak bodies in Westley Bleche White tire cleaner overnight, then scrub with Dawn and a toothbrush.

Thanks for the info man.  I think I'll go for the Dawn and see how it goes.

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Be prepared for some extra work and LOTS of test fitting. Particularly the interior. I just finished a resin body build and I considered the interior done until I tried to fit it with the windows installed. (after painting of course)

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8 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

Be prepared for some extra work and LOTS of test fitting. Particularly the interior. I just finished a resin body build and I considered the interior done until I tried to fit it with the windows installed. (after painting of course)

Thanks Bill.  Yeah, I knew there was going to be some extra work just by looking at it.  

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I’m looking forward to seeing this one, I have a bunch of resin bodies but haven’t started one yet, I have enough trouble with plastic !

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Just now, dragcarz said:

I’m looking forward to seeing this one, I have a bunch of resin bodies but haven’t started one yet, I have enough trouble with plastic !

Haha....I know what you mean Roger.  Same here.  I probably should have stuck to plastic myself.  

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17 hours ago, Zippi said:

Haha....I know what you mean Roger.  Same here.  I probably should have stuck to plastic myself.  

They are more work but when you really want an example of a certain subject. Ya just gotta do it.

I have done 2-1/4 so far 68 Chevelle, 70 El Camino and the roof of a 70 Challenger R/T SE.

I still have about half a dozen more to tackle eventually.

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6 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

They are more work but when you really want an example of a certain subject. Ya just gotta do it.

I have done 2-1/4 so far 68 Chevelle, 70 El Camino and the roof of a 70 Challenger R/T SE.

I still have about half a dozen more to tackle eventually.

I hear ya Bill.  Do you have pics posted here of your 68 Chevelle and the 70 El Camino?

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Well....I have the body roughly sanded and it's starting to take shape.  I did a trial fit of the floor pan and it looks like I'm going to have to break out the Dremel as the pan will not slide all the way back.  This resin body is pretty thick and going to take a lot of work.  

 

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Got the Dremel tool out with a sanding drum and started cleaning up the body.  I got the pan to fit inside the body pretty good.  Still a lot of work that needs to be done.

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17 hours ago, Zippi said:

I hear ya Bill.  Do you have pics posted here of your 68 Chevelle and the 70 El Camino?

 

Here they are. They ended up both being yellow. The Chevelle was done before Revell issued the 68. The 70 El Camino has never been kitted

 

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1 hour ago, dragcarz said:

The body looks really clean in your photos.

It is.  Still a lot of clean up in all the corners.  The problem is the inside.  It is way to small.  

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I have a hate-hate relationship with resin bodies. I did a '64 Fairlane stock car recently from Big Donkey Resins. I should have used a kit body. Flintstone's stuff is often extra thick, you need that Dremel to thin it out. I only buy resin at shows where I can pick my poison.

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1 hour ago, bobss396 said:

I have a hate-hate relationship with resin bodies. I did a '64 Fairlane stock car recently from Big Donkey Resins. I should have used a kit body. Flintstone's stuff is often extra thick, you need that Dremel to thin it out. I only buy resin at shows where I can pick my poison.

I hear ya Bob.  That's the issue I'm having.  It is really think and nothing wants to fit inside.

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2 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

Such a cool build, will be watching

Thanks Gary.  Much appreciated.

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On 12/3/2023 at 9:54 PM, Bills72sj said:

Be prepared for some extra work and LOTS of test fitting. Particularly the interior. I just finished a resin body build and I considered the interior done until I tried to fit it with the windows installed. (after painting of course)

Not all resin bodies are created equal. Some out there are nearly indistinguishable from a plastic kit body (Replicas and Miniatures of Md, Drag City Casting and others). Then there's others (like many of Jimmy's bodies) that require more work. I'm not picking on you, just saying that just because something is a "resin body" doesn't automatically mean it will require lots of work.

 

On 12/3/2023 at 8:48 PM, Zippi said:

Thanks for the info man.  I think I'll go for the Dawn and see how it goes.

Let me tell you I speak from experience with Jimmy's bodies, you may want to clean it a little more before going further. Let me fill you in what I know about his process. He is in the business of mass producing his bodies, that's how he is able to sell them at a lower price point. He uses the molds over and over and over again (many more times than a typical resin caster), and the further into the run you get the thicker the bodies are. If you like one of his products it's best to get it as early in the production run as possible. or buy it in person so you can evaluate the amount of work you'll have to do. As far as cleaning it goes you will probably need more than Dawn. For awhile there he was using some very stubborn mold release (another part of the mass production process). When i built this Edsel wagon I had it all the way through final primer when I noticed there were spots on the body where the primer would rub off if handled. I soaked the body in Westleys for about a 1/2 hour, rinsed it off, washed it with Dawn dish soap, let it dry, and then rubbed it down with 91% alcohol to ensure I had all of the release agent removed. Then I hit it with primer again and everything was good. i even tested the adherence by sticking a piece of masking tape on the body in a few places to make sure the primer didn't come off. I follow this process with any Jimmy body now just in case he is still using the stuff. Better safe than sorry. I usually wipe any resin body down with alcohol before I start working on it. 

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Ditto on the JF kits. I did the White Cabover a couple of years ago and I needed to do a lot of cleanup around the window area to fit the windows in, and they were flat ones I made from styrene. But just as was stated, if you want something different you only have resin as an option, even 3D printed resin isn't styrene thin.

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