Revell 1:40 U.S. Army M-35 Truck
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Considering the state of the parts at the start, the result is miraculous. Well done!
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Thanks Gorby. I'm amazed that it came out so nice myself. I almost threw it in the bin when I saw how much of it was melted, but then I thought I might as well try and rescue it. It's very weird how the styrene goes when the tyres melt it. You can cut the melted bits off but it is soft on the inside and it will melt again. Thank goodness for Evergreen Styrene, Tamiya putty and Milliputt.
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A disaster of a kit from my fathers 50 year old stash. The tyres were loose in the bag and had melted a large number of parts. There are 11 tyres, so it was quite a mess.
Despite the horror of the melted parts, I was able to restore them all to a respectable standard. The radio ended up being about 50% putty but in the end looked great. Luckily the controls were not affected by the tyres. The steering wheel, which was melted onto the radio, needed part of the rim rebuilt. It's a bit wonky, but you can't see it with the driver in place. The front section of the truck bed needed a bunch of new styrene added to fix all the melted bits. Most of the rest just needed the sticky plastic cut off and filled in with Tamiya putty or Milliputt. The soldier with the drink bottle had lost his hand and drink bottle completely, and his head had been knocked off. His head glued back on easily and I made a bottle from some sprue and a new hand from Milliputt. Painting was difficult in places, especially on the chassis. After priming, painting and clear coating, the edges would go powdery and rub off. This seems to be a common thing with the old Revell kits that I have been building. The plastic is very strange, unlike the 50 year old Airfix kits that I have built which had no issues with paint at all.