Graham77 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Evening all, just before Christmas one of my colleagues at work said he had some old kits he didn't want and that i was welcome to let my little boy have a go with them as he had "trashed them". I had a look at the little MG and having seen Hendie have a go at his Aston thought I'd try something similar (although not to his detail), so here she is at the start. Having spent some time in the brake fluid and cleaned up I was left with this A little bit of dry fitting of the bodywork showed the radiator would need a little widening but apart from that it all fit fairly well Chassis rebuilt, painted and lightly weathered A bit of paint and another dry fit front modified, the seats atached and the wheels on for show Glazing, Grill, lights and front wheels added Exhaust being attached and a peek inside Nearly there now, front complete and the rear and spare laid out prior to fixing And the nearly finished article Just a little bit of varnish and some slight paint touch ups and she'll be ready for inspection. I am surprisingly chuffed how well its actually turned out and am now kind of keen to have a go at the little Model T I have stashed away for a rainy day. All comments and advice greatly welcomed. i cannot decide whether to fully black in the front grill or just run a soft pencil over it to change the shade as the all over chrome is a little too much however I think black may be a little too much decisions decisions.... thanks for looking Graham 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 it's looking really good. It's amazing what can be accomplished when delving into these old kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Well saved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 With that strip down and parts breakdown its almost like starting a new kit. Interesting colours in use though?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 It was very much like starting a new kit and the colours were chosen to use up two rattle cans and also as they looked quite good on a bike I built last year, did a google search and not that many of these cars in two tone shades (although a few other classic MG's are). Thanks for the comments chaps this has been a lot of fun to clean up and give a second chance to. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 A bit off topic, but there is a new series of car sos starting monday, and I believe they are restoring one of these. Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 AWESOME work Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 A bit off topic, but there is a new series of car sos starting monday, and I believe they are restoring one of these. Matt. Off topic or not, which one of the many tv channels available is that on, before this kit I'd never heard of one of these and would be interested to see the 1:1 scale restoration. Cheers Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) It is on nat geo (sky channel 526 ). The series starts tomorrow night (monday ) at 8:00. Here is a link to the micro site. http://natgeotv.com/uk/car-sos/galleries/rusty-motors-get-some-tlc#107206 Matt. Edited March 23, 2014 by S5 modeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Cheers Matt, watched the repeat today and was quite impressed with the little motor. Will probably series link and see what else the boys manage to save Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 You're welcome graham. I did the same myself, but will record the whole series on my sky+. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Nice little car. I have this kit in the stores and it's moulded in a maroon colour. Gonna be tough to paint over. Now thinking this little gem needs to be moved up in the queue. Mine is MPC I think, but was done by Airfix first. I built the Airfix Model T several years ago. Turned out very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Nice little car. I have this kit in the stores and it's moulded in a maroon colour. Gonna be tough to paint over. Now thinking this little gem needs to be moved up in the queue. Mine is MPC I think, but was done by Airfix first. I built the Airfix Model T several years ago. Turned out very nice. Give it a go, went together very well, except that the radiator at the front needed widening on mine to fit flush with the bodywork. If the maroon colour is that bad give the whole thing a coat of grey primer (Halfords or similar) should make it easy to paint then any colour you wish. Have a couple of Group Builds to get on with then the Model T. Cheers Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Give it a go, went together very well, except that the radiator at the front needed widening on mine to fit flush with the bodywork. If the maroon colour is that bad give the whole thing a coat of grey primer (Halfords or similar) should make it easy to paint then any colour you wish. Have a couple of Group Builds to get on with then the Model T. Cheers Graham Thanks for reply. We do not have a Halford's in the USA. Good results from Dupli-color primers available at any auto parts store like Bumper to Bumper, Autozone and the others. I have problems with red colors bleeding through primers sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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