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I got this today as a previous starter from the bay. This is how it started out..................

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And how it was advertised.....................

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and on my bench today..............

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As most of it wasn't painted, it's amazing what a wipe over with some resin car polish can do...........

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more to come.............................

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and a few more pics.....................

Four nice rims.........

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But who was it that bit that lump out of the wing?......................

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Put the carbs and the top of the rad back on............

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Put the back axle on........................

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The firewall and the bonnet back on................

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Test fit the front with the bonnet after fixing the grill on..................

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And test fitting the cab as well.................

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Well that's three hours work this afternoon. I'll do a bit more graft tomorrow............see you then.

Edited by PatW
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looks like incomplete mold on that front fender, I had a 65 impala body with a 1 inch gap in front of the drivers door.

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Oh right blunc, I wondered how smoth the edge of the plastic was now I know!

Did a few more bits today.............

Put on first coat of gloss clear, had to remove the decals as they were in bits................

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New door handles from plastic coated wire as none came with wreck!..........................

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Test sizing on spare '49 Merc exhaust, again none in the pack.............

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Fixed seat unit in place..........................

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Oh well I'll see if I can do some tomorrow after I've done the ironing!

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Right some more pics. The headlights I found are from a Porsche 356 kit, slightly larger so I cut out the back of the headlight bucket and opened up the hole that was left................

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These stone guards from the same kit will go on later.......................

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As the mold missed part of the drivers side fron wing (see above) I think I'll fill it to match. So I have some alloy mesh that is used in 1:1 car repairs..........................

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And them using a template and reversing it, trim to suit.......................

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As the three different types of modelling filler warms about it attacking plastic, I'll try modelling clay. This is the sort that air-dries overnight.

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Not very neat to start with but that area will be out of sight.

Tomorrow I'll check to see if it has set and adhered to the plastic wing area, if so lay a thin top coat, molding with water to get a smooth correct shape. If not I shall revert to the plastic model filler, and as it says in the instructions, lay on small thin layers, so it doesn't attack the plastic!

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The repair looks good! The putty I use for areas like yours is Milli- put. It's a two part putty, spreads smooth, and can be shaped w a dab of water.

Most well stocked lhs should carry it

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Yes Jeff I have some, somewhere! Anyway here's today's pics.............

As the inner wing clay has set I've positioned the driver side headlight..................

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Laid up the initial outer layer of clay...........................

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And it's already started to dry............................

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As I don't tend to get a lot done over the weekend, that will give the clay plenty of time to cure. I can then shape it. If I can't paint it after a sealer coat, it'll just look like it's had a fender bender!

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Today's pics..........

I've smoothed out the clay front wing fix. I've tested some acryic and enamel paints on other moulded clay parts. But may well leave the wing with the red-lead finish as I haven't got a yellow of the same shade as the kit.

I've taken out the rear window as it a few glue spots on it and replaced it with clear acetate. The front window is not so easy, as it also has a number of glue spots on it, but was stuck in from the outside and trying to remove it will damage the bodywork near the roof.

I've also cut and pasted wood strips to the bed and painted them in a first coat of mahogany coloured varnish.

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I've not fixed the body to the chassis yet as I'm looking for tail lights, petrol filler cap and door mirrors from spares. I'm also trying to unstick the hinges from the doors with a drop of enamel thinners as the previous owner stuck them together.

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Thanks guys! I've some more pics .............

Today the second coat of varnish has been painted on, a view of the new rear screen and I've sourced a new bumper as the original was broken and stuck back together in the middle......

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I notice that the first strip has lifted and the front end. I'll pin that down with a drop of superglue once it's dried in 24 hours. Just two coats of the mahogany varnish looks to be enough.

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The new rear screen made from a strip of clear acetate, a great improvement on the glue spotted original.

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The new front bumper for the Lemon Crate sourced from the rear bumper of the '49 Chopped Mercury kit.

I'm still trying to free-up the well stuck door hinges, or should I chop them off and make new ones?

Edited by PatW
Posted (edited)

I suggest drilling the hinge pin holes now then use a razor saw to cut the halves apart where they are glued together, if that fails then you'll have to make new hinges anyway...or just cut them off and glue the doors shut.

Edited by blunc
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Just two pics today....

The first is the drivers door with new acetate 'glass' and replacement hinges.

The second is the sides are going on the pick-up bed, I haven't put the rear wings on yet as I have no plans, so I'll size them up when the body is fixed to the chassis..........

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Just one other thing done today. The drivers side pin on the tailgate was broken so I've replaced it with some plastic tube and rod.

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Three more pics.

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I will extend the wood strips into the tailgate.

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Posed drivers door.

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Tailgate fix as previously mentioned.

Bonnet has been mounted to open and close.

Work to be done, fix fenders to body sides, fix front bumper, source rear door mirrors and rear lights, Build and fix exhaust

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Three more pics of Saturday's small amount of work.....

The rear wings/fenders are on, the bonnet is shown open and the wood strips are extended onto the tailgate...............

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The first coat of mahogany varnish will go on on Monday.

My wife is out at the local Garden centre where there's a parade of shops including Hobbycraft where she will hopefully get a length of small chain to hold the tailgate at horizontal.

Work yet to be done, fit rear lights, fit front headlight lenses. I have not found any rearview mirrors in my spares box but I have sourced some alloy tubing to make the exhausts.

Posted

I don't think you can ever match plastic with paint. If you are keeping original color I would make it a work in progress with gray primer covering the repairs

greg

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Thanks Richard, I'll hopefully do some more next week. I've been on holiday in the Greek Islands!

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