Bruce Poage Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I am working on the Prestige Silhouette kit. One of my sons started it 25 years ago and its been in the box ever since. The trailer is ugly but I intend to prevail. The trailer top is warped enough the glass doesn't want to fit very well. How would you suggest "unwarping" this piece. Thanks for setting me--and the trailer top, straight!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemac Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I had a VW Bus model that was semi-built that was then put into storage. The box was moved and then moved again and in the process, it was somewhat squashed and sat that way for about a dozen years. I recently pulled it up from the dungeon that the wife calls a basement and discovered the thing was warped, to the point that I thought it was ruined. I decided to have a bash and placed some sprue trees strategically between the body and the undercarriage, holding everything in place with a few rubber bands and some clear shipping tape. i then placed the configuration on the top of the CRT computer monitor for a while, where it is slightly warm. After a few weeks, I remembered it being there and removed it, placing it in the unheated back room for a couple of days. I'm busy with life, so it's not always on my mind. Afterwards, I took it back to my modeling room and removed the tape and rubber bands and, voila! It's perfect. Been that way for a couple of weeks, even with the undercarriage assembly removed. I might just eventually finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I decided to have a bash and placed some sprue trees strategically between the body and the undercarriage, holding everything in place with a few rubber bands and some clear shipping tape. i then placed the configuration on the top of the CRT computer monitor for a while, where it is slightly warm. After a few weeks, I remembered it being there and removed it, placing it in the unheated back room for a couple of days. I'm busy with life, so it's not always on my mind. Afterwards, I took it back to my modeling room and removed the tape and rubber bands and, voila! It's perfect. Been that way for a couple of weeks, even with the undercarriage assembly removed. I might just eventually finish it. Thats the way I have thought of doing it! Im glad to see it worked for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemac Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I had a VW Bus model that was semi-built that was then put into storage. The box was moved and then moved again and in the process, it was somewhat squashed and sat that way for about a dozen years. I recently pulled it up from the dungeon that the wife calls a basement and discovered the thing was warped, to the point that I thought it was ruined. I decided to have a bash and placed some sprue trees strategically between the body and the undercarriage, holding everything in place with a few rubber bands and some clear shipping tape. i then placed the configuration on the top of the CRT computer monitor for a while, where it is slightly warm. After a few weeks, I remembered it being there and removed it, placing it in the unheated back room for a couple of days. I'm busy with life, so it's not always on my mind. Afterwards, I took it back to my modeling room and removed the tape and rubber bands and, voila! It's perfect. Been that way for a couple of weeks, even with the undercarriage assembly removed. I might just eventually finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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