mercrocker Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I remember the Corgi Juniors Aston DB6 casting (which actually started life as a plastic-chassis Husky) still being in Tesco Multi-packs in the mid Nineties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Today's car boot sale find is this track by Triang. 20180708_163102.jpg 20180708_163114.jpg 20180708_163051.jpg I only bought it because I liked the box art. Made in Northern Ireland by spot on. It looks largely complete,the cars are in poor shape though. If you think the cars are in poor shape, you haven't seen the skirting and the chair and sofa legs. eddyramrod, rml2345 and junkyarddog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Possibly a stupid question, but how long does a car shell need to be in caustic soda to get the paint off? Never done one before and don't want to cock it up Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Between about 10-30 seconds in my limited experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Thanks egg, the ex-Datsuncog Impala taxi is in its component parts and an order has been placed with Steve Flowers so I'm itching to get stuck in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 So we had an old Lesney with a broken bonnet.. A new bonnet was sourced from Steve Flowers, and a fancy paint job was completed, but I Hoovered up the engine! A breaker was procured... Engine transplant was completed, however it won't fit together quite right either leading to a permanently raised bonnet or gap betwixt base and rear of the body. Ummmm. Methinks new bonnet is to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Some more fettling and now ready for glue and a couple of paint touch ups. Honestly, my paint jobs would not last long in the hands of a kid! Conrad D. Conelrad, MarvinsMom, Split_Pin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 That's great! Have you tried riveting the base, sometimes it works if you can drill accurately enough. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I probably do need to learn how to do that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Just drill out the rivet and use a small self tapping screw.Old radios are a good source. egg and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Honestly, my paint jobs would not last long in the hands of a kid! What kind of primer do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 What kind of primer do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 You need etch. I had awful problems with easily damaged paint until I started to use this stuff (between £6-8 for 500ml from your friendly local motor factor, and it'll do dozens of models) Give the model a light coat of this, then your normal primer. Try and scratch a bit off with your fingernail. If it scratches off, don't bother painting the model - start again. If it doesn't scratch off, your finished paint job should be quite robust. Junkman, RayMK, Skizzer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 ^^This. And yes, all you need to do is give your diecast a light dusting.Then prime with whatever primer is cheapest - hint - Poundshop. After primerisation, use the Micro Mesh finishing kit, but only the coarser three grades.Then shoot it with paint and be amazed. egg and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I forgot to tell you guys to use the Micro Mesh finishing kit only with a liberal dose of water with a splash of washing up liquid added. This is important! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Thanks, top advice from everyone as normal. I'm still in the foothills on this learning curve (now there's a mixed metaphor!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 never used primer on diecasts just car rattle cans (shite 70's leyland/ford/roots colours obvs!) just waiting for some tyres before the ex dc bostin maurice 1100 reveal Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 meanwhile the blue metroid from catsundogs clearance sail became somewhat "paler" was thinking of "applejack" but someone beat me to it last week- so this is Lidl wheel paint! egg, Split_Pin, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Good tips on the primer, chaps....I pick up a lot of half used rattle cans at car boots. Look out for the giffer shed clearance blokes - you can usually work out their shite CV from the assorted cans of touch up amongst the blunt shears and rusted pliers. egg, Junkman, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Yeah piles of old Unipart fanbelts, CVH valve spring compressors, then underneath it all a half used tin of Hycote Sandglow Beige. mercrocker and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 never used primer on diecasts just car rattle cans (shite 70's leyland/ford/roots colours obvs!) just waiting for some tyres before the ex dc bostin maurice 1100 reveal How do you get the paint stick to the metal? egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr A Lawrence Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 quick question....... im about to embark an a resto project and the model im using has small holes in the body where mirrors and wipers were,these wont be replaced so how do i fill the holes?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I've just decommissioned some Lada police cars and filled the tiny holes in the roof with car body filler. Blast of primer, then paint, they should be fine. egg and Mr A Lawrence 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Thanks for the primer tips, missing /bollocksed bits now ordered but I'm going to wait until they're here before starting on the Impala. I can't make it look worse but didn't want to mess up the paint job egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 quick question....... im about to embark an a resto project and the model im using has small holes in the body where mirrors and wipers were,these wont be replaced so how do i fill the holes?? If it's a diecast, you can use putty. Everyone has his personal preference. I use instant scratch repair sold in small tubes. Mr A Lawrence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Thanks for the primer tips, missing /bollocksed bits now ordered but I'm going to wait until they're here before starting on the Impala. I can't make it look worse but didn't want to mess up the paint job The nice thing about diecasts (vs. plastic kits) is that you can't mess them up.If your paint job turns out to be shit, strip it and start again. Amishtat, egg and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 A couple of waifs and strays arrived from Datsuncog Vehicle Sales. Subaru Impreza by Adam Floyd, on Flickr Peugeot 206 CC by Adam Floyd, on Flickr Fun* fact. The roof up version of the 206 CC only ever came in worrying green. Here it is reunited with its equally worrying sister.Green Pugs by Adam Floyd, on Flickr And this is turning into the year of the Commer. I found three more bargains at the show on SundayTelecommers by Adam Floyd, on Flickr Along with this cheapo Merc S-class knockoff, or possibly it's a SsangYong ChairmanMerc knock-off by Adam Floyd, on Flickr And a couple of Morestone Westie Countrymen, apt as the only remaining real one has just been sold for charideeWesties by Adam Floyd, on Flickr mercrocker, egg, NorfolkNWeigh and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 How do you get the paint stick to the metal? it just does whenever i've done it - neither the metroid or bostin have recieved primer! i watched something years* ago where they showed i think the lesney matchbox paint process and they never used ptimer just the model spinning through a spray paint "alley" *and i mean something like 35-40 years ago- before we even had 4 channels! sheffcortinacentre and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Yep seen that its also on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 it just does whenever i've done it - neither the metroid or bostin have recieved primer! i watched something years* ago where they showed i think the lesney matchbox paint process and they never used ptimer just the model spinning through a spray paint "alley" *and i mean something like 35-40 years ago- before we even had 4 channels! That was lead enamel! It'll stick to anything, including your alveoes.That newfangled non toxic shit they sell us nowadays just falls off my models if I don't use primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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