| Cars I Have Owned Series |
06 KN 756 |
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| Cars I Have Owned Series |
06 KN 756 |
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Scale : 1/43
Start: 06 July
2016
Finish: 24 July
2016
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The
model initially.
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I split the
model. I stripped the paint with paint
remover gel.
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I cleaned the whole
body.
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Mold marks and
flashings. I removed these.
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I applied polyester putty on the roof since my car did not have an opening.  |
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Now some demanding task. The
model was RHS, and I had to change it to LHS.
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I
cut the steering wheel part from the fascia panel.
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I
made a mold and made two replicas of the fascia panel from polyester
putty.
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I cut off one gauge panel and
glued it on the left side of the other. Then I cut off the gauge panel
on the right.
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I restored the gap on the right
side of the fascia panel.
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I
prepared the gauges on the computer and printed them. After painting
the fascia, I glued the gauges and the steering wheel. |
I
primed and painted the body. |
I painted the inner tub.  |
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The model had no gear shift
lever, so I had to build one from scratch.
1- I heated and hammered a steel headed pin, and shaped to lever profile with Dremel 2- Using CA and activator, I shaped the boot for the lever 3- I trimmed the base of the boot 4- I painted the lever.  |
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I glued the
gearshift lever in place.
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The model's
tail lights were of pre-1974 type, to convert it to the ribbed style, I
made a try:
1- I laid at proper spacing, headed steel pins over a double-sided tape. 2- Without removing the protection, I pressed a piece of aluminum duct tape over the pins and made the channel impressions. 3- I cut the tape and stuck it on the tail lamps. After applying clear paint, it had some proper looks.  |
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I applied
Bare Metal Foil on the model. Some retouches will be made.
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I applied a
black wash to the front grille.
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While
inserting the wipers, one slipped and flew off somewhere that I could
not find. So I had to make a new pair from wire.
I printed the script and logo on clear decal paper and stuck them in place.  |
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the next page are the finished photos. |
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