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16/01/2024 6:21 pm
There's a good chance this has been asked before, but now it's relevant to a recent purchase...
I bought a Conquest Cabellero wagon from a collector in Australia. The model is minty mint except it's missing its driver's side headlamp. My 56 year old eyes are failing me. What makes up the headlamp lens? It looks like a glop of resin or maybe dried white glue? Can anyone suggest an easy fix for this missing lens?
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Topic starter
16/01/2024 6:22 pm
Never mind! I just went back over the box with a fine-tooth comb and found it between layers of foam. Now, to test my 56 year old fat fingers...
16/01/2024 8:22 pm
I just went back over the box with a fine-tooth comb and found it between layers of foam.
HA! Rule NUMBER ONE whenever models are shipped.....
If you notice something missing ALWAYS, ALWAYS scrutinize every piece of packing material, inner box flaps, and of course the box. Almost always, you'll find the missing piece.
Glad it worked out Randy; nothing is more of a letdown than discovering broken or missing pieces on a new purchase.
16/01/2024 10:42 pm
Yep, been there and done that and luckily I found the parts that were missing.
Jack Dodds and Christopher Moroni reacted
17/01/2024 10:36 am
Especially finding that little red piece of plastic representing the Indian Chief's head on the Sun Star 1/18th Pontiac. That one really had me going.... 
turned out that it was stuck between the cardboard folds of the bottom of the box and not in the packing material itself. Whew !