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Painted and stripped at least 3 times but finally achieved an acceptable finish thanks to Tamiya clear aerosol working miracles over bloomed Airfix lacquer. Finally it can run and play with it's older, more sporty brother....
Clear SLA Spidey
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|https://thumbsnap.com/KafC05c2[/url]And sprayed with Tamiya clear blue and red, silver misted under the red as he started to go purple.....finished with black sharpie
Edited by gruffgriff on Sunday 16th December 19:53
gruffgriff said:
Happy New Year modellers, keep building and posting!!
Not up to the standards of the skilled modellers on here, but I get a lot of pleasure from refurbishing old Matchbox cars that I remember from my childhood.
A typical box of shrapnel I start with, to fettle up or use for spares:
Models get stripped down, cleaned, straightened and repaired followed by a repaint (Humbrol colours brushed on).
Compared to the professional restorers, my efforts are only average at best, but they make a nice display when finished:
Plinth said:
Not up to the standards of the skilled modellers on here, but I get a lot of pleasure from refurbishing old Matchbox cars that I remember from my childhood.
A typical box of shrapnel I start with, to fettle up or use for spares:
Models get stripped down, cleaned, straightened and repaired followed by a repaint (Humbrol colours brushed on).
Compared to the professional restorers, my efforts are only average at best, but they make a nice display when finished:
ferrisbueller said:
What's the process there please? Interested in trying something similar with a couple of childhood toys.
Have a look at some of Marty's videos on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/user/pso316a/videos
Plinth said:
gruffgriff said:
Happy New Year modellers, keep building and posting!!
Not up to the standards of the skilled modellers on here, but I get a lot of pleasure from refurbishing old Matchbox cars that I remember from my childhood.
A typical box of shrapnel I start with, to fettle up or use for spares:
Models get stripped down, cleaned, straightened and repaired followed by a repaint (Humbrol colours brushed on).
Compared to the professional restorers, my efforts are only average at best, but they make a nice display when finished:
Great work Plinth and I know must be very rewarding!! I KNOW I had most of those...I was a highly afflicted collector in my youth...
Good to see cars like the Draguar in the to-do box can be found with the plastic bubble-top intact. I guess there's only so much damage one can restore over and missing parts stop play?
Good to see cars like the Draguar in the to-do box can be found with the plastic bubble-top intact. I guess there's only so much damage one can restore over and missing parts stop play?
gruffgriff said:
... missing parts stop play?
Not necessarily, spare parts, tyres, stickers, decals and even reproduction boxes are easily obtained:http://www.model-supplies.co.uk/
gruffgriff said:
Great work Plinth and I know must be very rewarding!! I KNOW I had most of those...I was a highly afflicted collector in my youth...
Good to see cars like the Draguar in the to-do box can be found with the plastic bubble-top intact. I guess there's only so much damage one can restore over and missing parts stop play?
Cheers, GG.Good to see cars like the Draguar in the to-do box can be found with the plastic bubble-top intact. I guess there's only so much damage one can restore over and missing parts stop play?
If parts are badly damaged and I don’t have a spare, something can be cobbled together from odd bits of plastic – I’m not aiming for top standard work (like the guy on Youtube, who is very talented) – I just enjoy the repair process.
Damaged windows (the Draguar in particular) are the hardest to restore – polishing can help, but sometimes I have to replace with clear plastic sheet moulded to shape.
My skills are a bit limited (I certainly don’t apply the paint as well as you do) but I am learning as I go along.
I also collect a few original cars – here is a selection - you might recognise some of these!
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