Mildly customized Black Beauty

[Stef]

Hello Phil, thanks for your patience; I made a graphic for you, but I'm not able to upload images at this time. So here is a step-by-step that I hope helps:

- First, I cut a horizontal slice from the rear bumper, which ended up being just over .040".

- Next, found a diameter of styrene tube to fit the middle hub where the gas gun goes

- Then, cut away the bottom of the tube to flatten it and fit inside the gas gun hole

- cut lengths of .040" sheet to glue to the left and right sides of the tube

- shoved it all into the bodywork and let the glue dry (luckily nothing stuck to the bodywork!)

- super gently pulled it back out, smoothed it out, then shoved it back in to check for fit, strength, and to shave an angle into the outer leading edge to match the trunk

- sprayed it with tamiya silver leaf, then brushed on a coat of tamiya clear red

- during final assemblies, the taillight fit was way too tight! It wouldn't go in all the way, and started to bend and buckle, so I tried to make it even enough on the left and right sides and just left it as is! It is supposed to be FLUSH with the trunk, but oh well!

Hope this helps, and I'm looking forward to more of your cool builds, thanks!

[ea0863]

Sweetest version of this car I've seen!