The Black Island (Ford Zephyr)
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It's pretty beat up... but we can fix that.
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Paint cleaned off, but the crack in the windshield was too large, so I had to scratch up a new one from some clear plastic sheet. It needed a very careful candle-heated bend and some bit by bit surgery to get it to fit.
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And... blue! 10 drops of Tamiya X-14 and 3 drops of Tamiya X-4!
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Some careful masking required.
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That turned out all right. It needs a few touch ups, but I can live with that.
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Applied coats of Future between masking and painting sessions to ensure I didn't lift the paint. Slow going, but it seems to have worked.
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A couple of touch ups and a final sealed coat of Future and we're good to go with the body shell.
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The car was missing a steering wheel, so a bit of scratchbuilding to the rescue. I also salvaged new wheels leftover from my Tintin Opel Olympia build... close enough, right?
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Since I don't need the wheels to turn, using a bit of flexible wire really helps with the final placement and positioning.
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Car assembled, now for the finishing touches. Some bits of plastic and homemade decals for the taxi sign and license plates and a bit of thin black wire for the antenna.*
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Kommentit
24 19 February 2021, 15:41
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I'm avoiding having to scratchbuild a jigsaw tank turret, rigging a hangman Spad XIII bi-plane, and white panel lining a jet black Me262... what ELSE have I got kicking around on the shelf of projects?😉
19 February 2021, 15:55
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That windshield was actually a bit tricky, there's a bend in the bottom corners, and a bit of an arc along the bottom, but straight at the top. You can see a bit of a stress mark where I forced it in a bit too early near the top.
Working with diecast is fun, but a new sort of challenge. I'm already wondering how I'm going to attach an antenna to the back end without being able to drill a hole. 🙂
19 February 2021, 21:01
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Had too many paint lifts, so I repainted it, sealed it with Future and then let it dry for several days before trying again. Worked much better this time.
2 March 2021, 06:16
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Wow, that's one of the tiny ones, I had assumed it was a 1/43ish. Guess I should have known. Nice work Greg
8 March 2021, 15:39