Hey little Cobra

[Modellpularn]

This is a "quickie job" I started last week. That's when I got the idea of actually doing something with the wrecked paint removal project..... See, it was decided in our slot club to start a Cobra class, using Kyosho Mini Z bodies. Cool! One of the guys made a deal with a LHS so we could buy the "display cars" They have a very simple chassis. The cars come in silver or blue, and I wanted the blue one, but they were all gone. Ok so I'll get a silver, strip the paint and repaint it orange or red..... So off came the chrome parts, and into the brake fluid/alcohol mix it went. I checked on it, and sure enough, the paint started to bubble. After an hour or so, I picked it up. Disaster!! The plastic was all soft and weird! This type of plastic doesn't like my special "brew" So I had to buy a new car, and this time I got the blue one.....

What to do with the wrecked body? Last week I got the crazy idea of turning it into a "resto object". So I went to work using the Rust-All kit I bought years ago. Seems the fluid evaporates from the jars, so don't let it sit too long! Maybe I went overboard, since these cars had aluminum bodies.......? What do you guys think? It's not finished yet, still have to add the dead flat and dust coatings.

Edited September 25, 2007 by Modellpularn