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03/10/2015 7:32 am
Doctor Seymour Diecast
The latest emergency room patient to be seen and treated by Doctor Seymour Diecast was this 1:18 scale Maisto 1997 Mercedes-Benz ML 320. It had apparently taken a severe fall and suffered multiple fractures, abrasions and dislocations. The list of what was wrong was long but treatable. The "patient" was discharged from a local thrift shop for one dollar.
Missing: front bumper
windshield wiper
rear view mirror
both side view mirrors
front seat
one roof storage rack
rear spare wheel & tire
back bumper
Damaged: cracked windshield
distorted hood
broken side window
loose door hinges
Doctor Diecast used chrome sprue for the front bumpers and the spare wheel holder, cardboard/white glue for the roof storage rack, wood and metal for the windshield wiper, and toothpick wood and metal for the rear view mirror. Diecast hood hinge pins were cut off to remove and straighten the hood. New smaller copper pins were attached to allow hood to function again. Cellophane tape, white glue and a black marker fixed the window glass. Door hinges tightened with quick hits from a punch and hammer.
Now, all wheels roll, steering works, and hood and doors all open properly.
Thanks for looking...
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03/10/2015 1:26 pm
DUDE! - XCLNT tranformation - How did you so that? ... Because I ....
Because I wouod have kept on walking
I never would have given that a 2nd look
You did a very good job.....
Looks good
04/10/2015 3:26 am
Ditto to Dennis' comment. Great job in healing the rolling dead!