X-Wing Restoration
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A destruction order has been placed on all my old models, which are "cluttering up" my mother's loft and, apparently present "a fire risk". To be honest chucking them in a wheelie bin was quite cathartic, saying a final goodbye to broken dreams and all that, but I digress...
One of the models I've saved is this and it's one I want to restore. It's the original AMT X-Wing of about 1978 or thereabouts:
It's a bit bashed about, poorly painted and the decals are peeling off. So, to start, I need to strip it. How best to do that do you guys reckon? It'd have to be a pretty big tank of brake fluid...
One of the models I've saved is this and it's one I want to restore. It's the original AMT X-Wing of about 1978 or thereabouts:
It's a bit bashed about, poorly painted and the decals are peeling off. So, to start, I need to strip it. How best to do that do you guys reckon? It'd have to be a pretty big tank of brake fluid...
dr_gn said:
Do you remember this thread?
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Apparently you were about to clear your Star Wars models out of your Mum’s loft; you were asking about paint stripping....7 years ago.
I know what it’s like
I’m doing the same thing - slowly: AT-AT, Revell V8, some Tamiya AFV’s etc, but it’s time consuming.
Crikey... https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Apparently you were about to clear your Star Wars models out of your Mum’s loft; you were asking about paint stripping....7 years ago.
I know what it’s like
I’m doing the same thing - slowly: AT-AT, Revell V8, some Tamiya AFV’s etc, but it’s time consuming.
I've at least got the gear to do the job now.
BTW I had a quick look for the Eagle Freighter cargo module – it's there somewhere.
El stovey said:
Yertis said:
A destruction order has been placed on all my old models, which are "cluttering up" my mother's loft and, apparently present "a fire risk". To be honest chucking them in a wheelie bin was quite cathartic, saying a final goodbye to broken dreams and all that, but I digress...
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