TooOld Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) This is a restoration of an original model that I actually built when I was a kid , maybe 11 or 12 years old ! I used only the original parts with no extra detailing or aftermarket goodies , and the only modification I made was to add the poseable steering . It was in pretty bad shape so after I cleaned everything I polished the blue plastic and cleared it with TS-13 . The chrome was stripped and sprayed with Alcad Chrome . And I made my own decals . Here's what I started with And here's the finished restoration . Edited February 15, 2020 by TooOld
TooOld Posted January 17, 2015 Author Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) Edited February 15, 2020 by TooOld
TooOld Posted January 17, 2015 Author Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) Edited February 15, 2020 by TooOld
Draggon Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Thats a fantastic restoration Bob. I really like the poseable steering. Looks great with your Little T!
peekay Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Beautifully done, love both of them! Did you polish the clear?
Earl Marischal Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Nice restoration job. I like the colour too. steve
oldnslow Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 That looks really nice. I'm building one too, but I adding the spoke wheels on the front too, ala Lil Coffin.
Silver Foxx Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 A real nice resto , looks great , built one of these also when I was a lot younger but when I left home to start work my dad gave all my old builds away , at the time they were just seen to be unwanted junk .
Nacho Z Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Nice save! She looks great. I also like the base that you used for the picture.
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Nice work. Did you have to redo the original decals?
espo Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Nice rebuild. All of the skills you have gained in the mean time really show here.
Pete L. Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) Really slick builds, both the "T" as well as the "A". very inspirational, thanks for sharing !!! Edited March 24, 2015 by Pete L.
TooOld Posted January 18, 2015 Author Posted January 18, 2015 Thank you everybody , I appreciate the comments ! Beautifully done, love both of them! Did you polish the clear? Thanks Peter ! It's one light coat of TS-13 , let it flash (about 10 min.) , then one wetcoat . No polishing .
TooOld Posted January 18, 2015 Author Posted January 18, 2015 Nice work. Did you have to redo the original decals? Thanks Bob ! I printed decals that are basically a blue background on white decal paper . The white is still a bit transparent and some of the edges show where I cut the paper but they turned out okay . I have a set of new decals from Billy Gooche that I'm saving for one of the new kits .
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Wow. Impressive resto. Very very nice, especially considering you were able to get it to look that good without paint.
slusher Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Outstanding restore Bob. A beautiful classic model...
rmvw guy Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) Beautiful job Bob!!!! I would never believe it was the same model if you hadn't told me. Great history on this one also, I am very impressed. It really looks super next to the Little T, very cool! 5 Stars ***** Edited January 18, 2015 by rmvw guy
TooOld Posted January 18, 2015 Author Posted January 18, 2015 Wow. Impressive resto. Very very nice, especially considering you were able to get it to look that good without paint. Thanks very much Bill ! The plastic has to be prepped before paint anyway , so I figured why not polish it a little bit and clear it . I'm very happy with the results .
TooOld Posted January 18, 2015 Author Posted January 18, 2015 Beautiful job Bob!!!! I would never believe it was the same model if you hadn't told me. Great history on this one also, I am very impressed. It really looks super next to the Little T, very cool! 5 Stars ***** Thanks Ron ! I've always ignored these early Monogram kits but now that I've restored a couple I really like them !
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