Mancunian airman Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Hi all I'm looking to convert Montys open top Humber into a Staff car but I would like to ask the question: Is there or does anybody know of a resin conversion piece for this kit please ?? 🤔 The resin piece would be a new roof section. The 32nd scale Airfix kit of Monty's Open top Humber Thanks in anticipation Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 By 'staff car' do you mean the full tin top station wagon, officially called the Heavy Utility? This kit is itself a staff car. I believe the short answer is 'no', and the long answer is probably also "no". There are a couple of resin Heavy Utilities in 1/35 but the parts wouldn't be compatible with 1/32. Accurate Armour in fact do - or did - make a kit of the Humber Heavy Utility, but the 4WD version with the different body and angular bonnet. Wespe Models also kitted the same type. MMK do the Ford WOT2 version. I don't believe that anyone has made a kit or conversion for the Humber Snipe Heavy Utility "woody wagon" in 1/35. Ace make one in 1/72. So I think you would be stuck with a scratchbuild. The rear body is essentially flat pieces but the roof is a complex shape probably needing home-forming in plastic over a shaped balsa wood former. Or just use the balsa wood........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Thanks for that, I secretly thought that was the case but you never know, somebody may have done one . . . You are right about the Heavy Utility a different vehicle altogether both in body and engine cowling/cover . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PF Naughton Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Hi, Since I have two of the kit, I had considered trying to convert one to a hardtop (like shown below) but hadn't yet got a chance to do so. I was just going to try and trim, sand and putty up the existing "raised" convertible roof as a starting point though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.e.charles Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 love the shovelette; always best to be prepared 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 The full saloon is a much harder job because of the compound-curved body shape. I was thinking of the station wagon/shooting brake, the earlier version of the Heavy Utility. This one - with acknowledgement to the claimed copyright owner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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