MPC Ford MkIV used partial build

[aurfalien]

Hi,

I just bought an old MPC Ford GT40 MkIV kit which looks to have been started.

Not a big deal as I'd say ~10% looks to have been built.

If I wanted to undue or dismantle the build, what kind of stuff would I need to do so without damaging the parts?

[Casey]

Hard to say without knowing exactly what was use to join the parts...or how well it was done. Careful wiggling and taking each part off one-by-one is the best place to start.

[bobthehobbyguy]

If it was tube glue you can dunk it in water and then put it in freezer. How about showing some pictures? It will make it easy for suggestions.

[aurfalien]

Cool deal, I'll post pics when it shows. Was sort of a spur of the moment as I just love the GT40 MkIV. You know, Race Car Replicas has a full on rolling chassis kit for like ~$50K.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I resurrect a lot of gluebomb bodged and buggered messes.

I've been able to gently score the glue-lines on some old models with an X-acto or the tip of a razor saw...score almost all the way through and then "snap". It doesn't always work, and you have to be able to get to the glue joint.

I have often been able to pop off cylinder heads and oil pans glued on engines by starting the edge of a chisel-tip X-acto between the parts and tapping smartly with a little hammer. It's also a good way to gouge a deep cut in your hand. Be careful and THINK.

Some models are so heavily glued with tube goo that no amount of "freezing", tapping or chiseling will work. In that case, I've had to resort to grinding the back-side of the joints out with a Dremel.

[aurfalien]

Ah, great post Ace-Garageguy, really appreciate it.

[aurfalien]

Ok, included are 2 pics of interest. I'd like to reuse the engine/transaxle in a diff model. Would getting it wet and freezing be a good place to start?

BTW, its odd how uploading pics flips em randomly. Sorry for the upside down pics, they are right side up in fact.

Edited November 21, 2014 by aurfalien

[bobthehobbyguy]

So if you take out the engine and trans are you still going to use the rest of the kit? Doesn't look too bad. Think water and freezing will be a good start.

[aurfalien]

Wow, U ROK man, totally worked.

This is a parts robber sort of thing but who knows. I have the same kit but new. At any rate, luckily this thing was put together by a, well... some one without much patience.

It had lots of gaps etc and while I await proper tools, used a steak knife very slowly and methodically. Pieces just started popping off etc...

Thanks again!

Edited November 21, 2014 by aurfalien