The Black Island (Ford Zephyr)

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February 19, 2021
It's pretty beat up... but we can fix that.
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February 19, 2021
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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February 19, 2021
And... blue! 10 drops of Tamiya X-14 and 3 drops of Tamiya X-4!
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February 20, 2021
Some careful masking required.
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February 20, 2021
That turned out all right. It needs a few touch ups, but I can live with that.
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March 2, 2021
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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March 2, 2021
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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March 7, 2021
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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March 8, 2021
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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March 8, 2021
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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Commenti

24 19 February 2021, 15:41

Greg Baker
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

Cuajete
Wow... another diecast restoration!
Good job with the windshield 👍.

19 February 2021, 19:23

Greg Baker
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

Spanjaard
👍

19 February 2021, 21:47

Matthew A
nice looking flame thower

26 February 2021, 21:49

Chaz Gordon
oooop, he's playing with his Dinky toys again...

27 February 2021, 15:11

Greg Baker
I'll let you know if I go blind.😉

27 February 2021, 16:06

Greg Baker
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

Greg Baker
Final pics tomorrow. Calling this one a victory

8 March 2021, 06:44

Greg Baker
And there we are, done!

8 March 2021, 14:52

Chaz Gordon
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