Shite in Miniature II

[junkyarddog]

Scruffy Dinky Victor FC

 

Not so scruffy

[eddyramrod]

NICE!

[Felly Magic]

Very nice restoration on that Dinky Victor

[Felly Magic]

My model Fiesta fleet

 

 

 

 

[Split_Pin]

I'd love one of those 101 Dinky Victors. It would go nicely with my FB and also HA Viva.11/10.

[155V6]

Junkyarddog's CF reminded me of this

 

 

It's a bit scruffy,but I did make it over 30 years ago 

The chassis is from the Custom Mk 2 Transit which Dinky made not long before they went bust.I've still got the Mk 2 somewhere,I think it's got chrome Scalextric wheels,I'll try & find it.

[junkyarddog]

Battered Dinky TR7

 

After a quick makeover

 

[eddyramrod]

Top work sir!

[Junkman]

Corgi MK10:

 

 

Now looks like this:

 

 

[Junkman]

Spot-On Bentley:

 

 

Not quite finished yet, but is supposed to resemble Jason King's car:

 

 

[Junkman]

Solido Panhard PL17:

 

 

The interior is not acceptable:

 

 

Hence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Partridge]

That's a huge improvemet.

[Mr Lobster]

Magnifique!

[eddyramrod]

Spot-On Bentley:

 

 

Not quite finished yet, but is supposed to resemble Jason King's car:

 

 

I'm doing exactly the same thing, with exactly the same Bentley!  I'm so glad it's not JUST me who's mad...

[Junkman]

I'm doing exactly the same thing, with exactly the same Bentley!  I'm so glad it's not JUST me who's normal...

 

EFA

[Junkman]

I CAN HAZ Ertl kit of Steve Bolander's Impala.

 

 

Don't like this:

 

 

Primered:

 

 

Flocked:

 

 

Like so:

 

 

The rest was pretty straightforward tongue in cheek assembly. But I didn't like the stance:

 

 

 

And I didn't like, that the kit came with the standard tailpipes, which terminate at a downward angle.

Whoever saw the movie will recall, that the car had a much more pronounced rake, and that the

tailpipes were straight.

 

So...

 

 

I then decided to lower the front, which I did by modifying the uprights. this is the result:

 

 

 

[eddyramrod]

I iz now Ford Peppermint Green!  That's gawjuz!

[Junkman]

How to make the Yatming 1959 Buick hold its own against Sunstars.







The model needs some help.

- the most annoing thing is the silver painted trim around the beltline. This needs to be covered with Bare Metal Foil.
- the interior could be improved with a flocked 'carpet'.
- the grille is way too bling-bling.

Disassembly is very straightforward, the model is simply held together with six screws. Just take them out and the model comes apart.

You can just pull off the front seat cushions, and you will see, that the front seats are screwed on from above:



The back seat is screwed on from underneath:




Kit builders, eat your heart out!
Each front seat consists of SIX (!!!) pieces, two of which are plated.

 

The pedal assy is heat riveted in place:



Just scrape off the heat riveting from the back with an X-Acto knive and the pedals can be removed.



Out comes a well stocked flocking collection:



This colour is already very close:



but a bit too dark. It has to be mixed with a dash of light grey:



See:




For flocking, I brush paint the area I want to flock with semi gloss clear enamel varnish. Select a slow drying one, it stays sticky longer. I then rub the flocking through a tea sieve, let it sit for a few minutes, then shake the excess flocking off. It will not look very convincing at this stage:



But all you have to do is stay patient and wait. Once the clear varnish is dry, the appearance will be very uniform and smooth.

The lower portion of the door cards was carpeted too and hence also needs to be flocked:




Next is the grille. The entire bumper/grille assy can be removed by cutting away the heat riveting from behind:



Please note, that the bumper has neither a mold separation line, nor sink marks, nor was it ever attached to a sprue in a visible location. This is modern industry standard, but according to the model kit industry technically impossible. Bloody ridiculous.

Albeit this isn't apparent at first glance, the grille can be separated from the bumper:



Here is the grille after a healthy dose of black wash:



A lot more convincing, isn't it? Nay worries, it looks better once the paint has dried flat.

I filled the 'nostrils' in the bumper with black wash too:



You can also see that I prepared some Tamiya clear orange. This is used for the indicators. I know, it is factually wrong, but it just looks better. Here is the end result:



And this is what the flocked interior looks like when it is back in the car:




Entirely btw., the body colour Yat Ming applied does a good job approximating 1959 Buick Lido Lavender Poly:



OK, out comes the Bare Metal Foil.

For Bare Metal Foil, I need exactly four tools. My metal ruler, a sharp X-Acto blade, a toothpick, and a Fingernail.
Now, as for the fingernail, if you are a bit challenged in that respect, like I am, they are available in every shop that sells cosmetics...

I got this pack from a pound shop for 1.50:



It contains 18 (!) pairs of nails, a tube of Cyanoacrylate glue, and a nice sanding stick, which may come in handy some time.



All this for 1.50!

So here I start to apply the foil:



The wheelarch trim needs to be foiled, too:





And this is the end result:











Certainly not AutoArt, but it will hold its own next to a Sunstar or Highway 61. And all that was necessary are two evenings of work and a few quid in materials.

[Partridge]

I like that, it's made a huge difference. I had a Yatming XJ-S. Then this happened:

Sold it for £25, and then the other wheel broke off in the post.

[Junkman]

The next time this happens, fix it.

All you need is a piece of piano wire and a metal drill bit with the same diameter. I use 1.2 mm for that.

Drill a hole into the centre of the axle, as far as you can, and one into the centre of the hub.

Insert a suitable length of the piano wire, and glue everything together with a dab of superglue.

 

I have to do the same with my '37 Studebaker Coupe Express.

Shall I do a tutorial?

[junkyarddog]

Battered old Dinky plod transit.

 

Stripped filled and given a squirt

 

A new lease of life

 

[Partridge]

The next time this happens, fix it.

All you need is a piece of piano wire and a metal drill bit with the same diameter. I use 1.2 mm for that.

Drill a hole into the centre of the axle, as far as you can, and one into the centre of the hub.

Insert a suitable length of the piano wire, and glue everything together with a dab of superglue.

 

I have to do the same with my '37 Studebaker Coupe Express.

Shall I do a tutorial?

That would be handy to know if happens again!

[eddyramrod]

I have the same Buick and until tonight, I thought it was a positively gorgeous model...

[Split_Pin]

This thread has just got a lot more interesting, moar of this sort of thing please.

 

That pink Buick is lovely.

[Mr Lobster]

Thinking about repairing damaged stuff has reminded me of something....

 

Is anyone interested in a box full of damaged (mainly) Italian 1:43 models? Mostly Norev / Solido partwork editions.

 

We've got a load of ex partwork stuff that arrived damaged thats been sat here for a good long while which for various reasons its not worth us doing anything with.

 

To give you a rough idea, there are approx 8 x Fiat Unos in Blue, 2 x Alfa 159 Estate, 6 x Fiat Ritmo Abarth in Red, 1 x Lancia Aurelia, 1 x Fiat 600,  1 x Facel Vega, 1 x Fiat 500 Giardiniere, 1 x Fiat Ulysee, 1 x Renault Dauphine, 1 x Citroen DS, 1 x Alfa 6, 1 x Fiat 124 Spider, 1 x Lancia Appia, 1 x Renault 4 plus theres very probably another handful which I'll dig out tomorrow morning.

 

They are all in one way or another damaged. Nothing horrendous - most of the Unos have broken off mirrors, broken wheels or bent axles and the like. Others are missing bits (mirrors most common), a couple have been slightly squashed. 

 

I don't really want to get into sorting and photographing these and would rather everything went to one person so £15 incl UK shipping will get you a big box of 1:43 scale salvage. If you really only want one then they'd be about £4 each to cover postage and all that jazz.

 

Ta.

[Junkman]

I have the same Buick and until tonight, I thought it was a positively gorgeous model...

Send it to me, and I'll pimp it for you.

[Felly Magic]

Lobby I will have that. 

[Mr Lobster]

SOLD. PM inbound shortly.

[sheffcortinacentre]

yes to the tutorials got loads of 1/43's to do.

 

what about weathering,rust techniques????

 

seen some plastic kits done but there larger.

[Junkman]

No kangaroos in Austria etc etc.