TommyOneTwoFour Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Hi folks, I got this recently from a modelling mate as a built kit amongst other stuff. As we all know, these days these Jo-Han kits come very expensive when bought new, so I took the opportunity to get this one at a very fair price, although it took quite some work because the front quarters had heavy dents on both sides since the kit was new. Of course, repairing those spots meant losing the beautiful "Dart 440" enblems, but that was the price to pay. I sanded down those spots and used Tamiya putty and sandable superglue for filling the dents. Then again sanding to make it fit to the body's contours. The result turned out okay in my eyes. Your feedback, as always, will be appreciated. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 That's a very nice restoration job, Thomas, shame about having to lose the emblems but that's life ! Whenever the name Jo-Han appears in these pages, I tend to give a bit of a shudder having built a second hand kit Jo-Han Caddilac convertible for my son in law to replicate his 1-1 model. His being [if I recall] a 1956 model and the kit being from 1957, I, too, had to do some butchery of the front end to move the headlights from the wings to the grille [or vice versa], I've tried to forget as much of the build details as possible........ It certainly didn't come up as well as your model, but he was pleased with it, so that was the main thing ! Cheers....Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Really nice restoration work Thomas, very good looking car with a nice paintjob! I've just started a resto job on a 1959 Lincoln Continental model that my late dad made for me in about 1961 - it's survived a number of house moves, living in various lofts for 58 years, so I hope I can get it looking somewhere near as nice as your Dodge! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Stunning model, well photographed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I'd say it's turned out more than ok. If you hadn't said about removing the indentations on the front wings I'd never have known, so I'd say losing the badges is a small price to pay for that. Excellent restoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyOneTwoFour Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) Thanks gents, for your kind feedback! Edited October 8, 2019 by Tommy124 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 S'alright is that. You can almost feel the suspension wallowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Excellent save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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