Darin Bastedo Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 I bought this last month at a Swap Meet in Morgonton NC, and when I got it home under close inspection realised that it was 60's vintage build by someone with a good deal of talent. While I didn't want to undo any of the man's work, I also couldn't bear to see it in such a state of disrepair. Given that I decided to only replace missing parts, clean it up, restore the chrome a bit. In the end I ended up replacing the Passenger side sidepipe, one headlight lense, and one wheel spinner. I buffed off some marks and overspray from the body, and touched up the worn chrome with Testors Chrome silver paint. This is less shiny than actual chrome plating and was a good match for the faded chrome on the rest of the parts. Before After looks like the old man approves.
davyou5 Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Oh yeah, I did see this awhile back, Excellent restore! .
David G. Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Aces! Somebody somewhere is proud once again! Whoever built it, you did him justice.
Guest madazzskilzkustumz Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 I dont get it. If he was someone with a good deal of talent why couldnt’ he make the hood fit, or bigger question why didnt’ U? Jest asking. Thanks.JIMMY!
Darin Bastedo Posted October 21, 2010 Author Posted October 21, 2010 I dont get it. If he was someone with a good deal of talent why couldnt’ he make the hood fit, or bigger question why didnt’ U? Jest asking. Thanks.JIMMY! Actually jimmy, it appears that when originally built the hood did fit but in the nearly 50 years since it was built there was som warping of the hinge. Because I didn't know what the fender flares and other body work was composed of I didn't want to do any disassembly of the model for fear of damaging the body work. I can live with a poorly fitting hod, knowing that the rest of the car stayed intact, and as the original builder intended.
oldcars Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 Thank you for leaving the model in it's original form. I tried doing fender flares on one when it first came with index card stock and AMT putty and mine did not look anywhere near as nice as this one. I don't know what he used for material but it sure is nice. Thank you for holding on to a piece of history. Richard
Guest madazzskilzkustumz Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 It seems 2 me the term restoration is not beeing used write hear. Kleened-Up seems more acuraite. Butt it is still dirty and not all was fixed. Some body elses' model (we dont even know who built the model) an credit is given 2 U for buying it an doing only alittle minor "Kleen-Up "? Not tryin 2 B mean, jes wondering since U said U realy did not build it butt R taking a bow for work? if U wanted to keep it original why not jest dust it and B done? thanks JIMMY!
Darin Bastedo Posted October 23, 2010 Author Posted October 23, 2010 (edited) It seems 2 me the term restoration is not beeing used write hear. Kleened-Up seems more acuraite. Butt it is still dirty and not all was fixed. Some body elses' model (we dont even know who built the model) an credit is given 2 U for buying it an doing only alittle minor "Kleen-Up "? Not tryin 2 B mean, jes wondering since U said U realy did not build it butt R taking a bow for work? if U wanted to keep it original why not jest dust it and B done? thanks JIMMY! Just like in the 1:1 world restoration doesn't only mean a frame off re-build. I attempted to "restore it" to the point where it was a complete model again, by replacing what was missing or broken, but not un-do the original builder's work. As far as taking bows, I believe I was very clear about what was done by me and what was done by the original builder. Nowhere did I claim that I did anything but polish up the paint a bit, and do some repairs. My intent on posting this was simply to show the guys on the board what I think was a pretty cool vintage build, and how much better it looked now that repairs have been done. You really should read a post completely before you accuse someone for taking credit for someone elses work. By the way those of us over 30 prefer the use of full words, and correct spelling over "text writing" when being chastised for mis-using the english language. Edited October 23, 2010 by Darin Bastedo
Guest madazzskilzkustumz Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 Thanks for commenting! 1stly I am not over 30 I am under 30 thank U very much. And maybe U should read and comprehend what I wrote B4 U say I am accusing U of any thing. Al so you appropriately mis-spelled the word "sympathetic" in your title butt no one pointed that out!? BTW I use spell-chick and maybe U should 2. Jest sayin' sense UR over 30.Butt as long as U R happy with "your" model all is well. ThankS JIMMY!
Jared Roach Posted October 23, 2010 Posted October 23, 2010 BTW I use spell-chick and to the op, thats really cool, and I like how you kept it as original as you could, good job.
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