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13/08/2020 11:42 am
Clifford,many thanx
13/08/2020 11:52 am
Excellent job. Very creative.
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13/08/2020 11:57 am
No, I used a razor saw and then a grinding wheel to remove all the excess......
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It was fairly quick because I just roughly cut towards the door openings. If the Road Champ '56 Ford didn't have opening doors, I'd have probably used a cutting wheel as you suggested. The Road Champ '56 pickup was already an incomplete parts car because years ago I'd used its wheels and some other parts to make a stock '54 F100 panel van. See pics below.
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13/08/2020 12:03 pm
Harvey, my experience is that it will only work until the epoxy is fully cured....
In the case of 5 minute epoxy, it seems to work for a couple of hours anyway, but after a couple of days, more serious surgery is required.
13/08/2020 1:06 pm
13/08/2020 3:31 pm
I've painted a lot of resin kits over the years and the trick with that is to ensure the bare resin is TOTALLY clean of any mold release which will cause fish-eyes in the paint. I usually prime them first. Can't recall painting or repainting store bought resin models as they always seem to be too nice (and expensive) to strip, modify and refinish.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
13/08/2020 3:38 pm
When cutting resin, diecast, or white metal models I use the saw in this picture showing all my common model tools. I think these are called jeweler's saws and they can saw straight or curved as needed.
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John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
14/08/2020 2:48 am
Wow-wee-Wow! ANOTHER Cliff Home Run!
14/08/2020 4:05 am
+2 -- And getting all those badges removed must have been its own project !
14/08/2020 6:28 am
Absolutely incredible workmanship!
14/08/2020 6:39 am
Dear Clifford Read, amazing job! As a coincidence, I am working in the same model, which was showed at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in January. Picture shows the unfinished prototype.
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14/08/2020 9:48 am
Here's a tip Sergio.
Consider depicting the backwards "FORD" script inside the tailgate, like this Studebaker model by Neo:
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14/08/2020 10:18 am
Cliff, spectacular is my word !!!
14/08/2020 1:21 pm
Can resin and white metal be matched up and attached together?
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14/08/2020 3:12 pm
Either cyanoacrylate or 5 min. epoxy ...best on a roughened glue surface