Glue Bomb/old buildup saves - BEFORE & AFTER PICS?

[David G.]

I started with this:

And ended up with this:

Thanks for looking!

David G.

[Don Sikora II]

These are nice!! I too love to restore old builds!! Some are glue bombs and some are nice but old builds.

Here is a AMT 59 Thunderbird.

Before:

After:

AMT 64 Thunderbird Promo.

Before:

After:

Johan 69 Javelin:

Before: ebay pic of what I started with.

After:

Man, great stuff! That's probably the nicest build I've ever seen of a Jo-Han Javelin.

[James2]

Very nice saves, here is my most recent.

[charliechaindrive]

Very nice saves, here is my most recent.

That is stunning...

[W-409]

I also enjoy rebuilding old Glue Bombs especially if it's a rare kit. I have many of those restorations in progress, but here are three that I have finished.

'69 Chevy Camaro Gumball Rally. This was bought as a Glue Bomb where the paint had been stripped off so many times that the body cracked very easily and required lots and lots of Bondo and sanding. After some other modifications it ended up being completely Black Road Racer.

Then this is a '70 Dodge Super Bee that I got for free a couple of years ago. It was a great starting point for a build as almost all of the parts were there and only some minor parts had to be found from parts boxes. I built it as Factory Stock.

And this is my most recent Glue Bomb rebuild, Jo-Han '71 Plymouth Barracuda Pro Stock. Almost all of the parts were there, too, but I did some modifications to the kit. For example I added proper front axle parts to replace the metal axle, scratchbuilt a new fuel system etc.

[StangLover92]

Wow! Those are some nice saves! Wanna buy another one? I have an old screwbottom BULLITT Mustang That I don't have the skills to save.

[DeeCee]

Very nice saves, here is my most recent.

Some very nice saves there guys, but this one gets my blood pumpin', BEAUTIFUL JOB.!!

[Lunajammer]

[StevenGuthmiller]

Nice save Mike! Looks like the previous owner glued it together with a caulking gun!! Steve

[W-409]

Wow! Those are some nice saves! Wanna buy another one? I have an old screwbottom BULLITT Mustang That I don't have the skills to save.

If that was for me, Thanks!

Uh I guess I have enough glue bombs on my own right now. Finishing all of them will take probably a couple of decades.

[slusher]

I've began taking before & after pics of my restos also. It is nice to give people an indication of what you started with. I just started doing this recently, & I usually don't bother unless the before shot looks pretty rough. This is one of the few that I have. Although, this one actually was in pretty nice shape. Steve

I'm still working on this one.

She's not done yet, but pretty close.

Excellent results from your glue bombs Steve and Ron....

[slusher]

These are nice!! I too love to restore old builds!! Some are glue bombs and some are nice but old builds.

Here is a AMT 59 Thunderbird.

Before:

After:

AMT 64 Thunderbird Promo.

Before:

After:

Johan 69 Javelin:

Before: ebay pic of what I started with.

After:

Awesome results Raoul on your glue bomb saves.....

[hgbben]

Everything in this thread is nothing short of amazing

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Before:

Restoration Project by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Restoration Project by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

After:

1962 Ponchos by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

1962 Ponchos by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

1962 Ponchos by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

[Maxicoop]

here is one of mine ... bought it for $.90 at a thrift store.........

[Greg Pugh]

Very nice saves, here is my most recent.

Can we see some more of this? Please?

[funhouse1]

IMC Lotus

[Grumpa]

OK....not in as bad a shape as some of the ones featured so far, but a resurection just the same. Built-up "SMP" '59 Impala with a bit of body damage. Luckily the builder chose not to paint it. Probably the hardest part was restoring the windshield, but thanks to NOVUS.....what a great product!

Edited October 28, 2014 by Grumpa

[Grumpa]

Very nice saves, here is my most recent.

Killer "Tail Dragger" James! Awesome fade job on the paint, and the color.......cool, very cool!

[Jantrix]

The closest thing I have is a repaint on a fifteen year old build up.

Before: a nasty enamel in Boyd's Teal Green

After : two tone Duplicolor lacquers and clear.

Edited October 28, 2014 by Jantrix

[Lordmodelbuilder]

I love to rebuild old builtup / gluebombs. Here's a few pics of some I have saved.

[Foxer]

Some great saves here!

have a '61 Valiant that I got cheap becaus eI always loved the design of this car. I built one when they first came out at about 14 years old. This one was a mess, to say the least. I think every optional part was massed on it in tube glue. It's at a point I could primer the body but is still in the works ..

[Guest]

This is one of my earliest restorations. Not the first. But, it's the one that got me hooked on doing them. What couldn't be sourced from the parts box was scratchbuilt. Most of the parts in this photo got used. Some didn't make the cut.

After

If I can't score another MPC '28 Model A RPU, I plan on giving this one another restoration sometime.

[Bob Ellis]

2 comments;

Wow that '59 Impala looks great. To me, a simple SMP kit can look as good as a new Revell when detailed well.

That Valiant, what a save. It's interesting how builders back in the '60s felt obligated to use every single custom part in the box. I am surprised that one came back to life. A lot of work.

[1930fordpickup]

2 comments;

Wow that '59 Impala looks great. To me, a simple SMP kit can look as good as a new Revell when detailed well.

That Valiant, what a save. It's interesting how builders back in the '60s felt obligated to use every single custom part in the box. I am surprised that one came back to life. A lot of work.

I believe that some of the kids felt if you have glue left you had to glue something else on the car.