Post by wobnob on Oct 23, 2019 5:35:55 GMT -5
....wow, forgot this was here!
Anyway. Tinkering with a 1/12 Revell/Renwal GT350 Mustang & ALL the references to it talk of,amongst numerous other things, a shonky roof line,which it has.From the front windscreen it takes a dramatic dive to the back flattening out across the rear window,as in DEAD FLAT no curve, the chrome molding & glass are the same. That lovely bulbous curve the Mustangs have in their roof is non-existant...
BUT,if you span the 'C' pillars with a clamp,squeeze them together very gently,you'll notice the roof bows up in the centre to create the proper curve,then,a bit of boiling water in moderation & 'wahlah'! you've got a respectable looking roof-line! Apply the same method to the glass,the chrome trim will have to be cut as the opening has diminished.
The rest of the car has issues,but with a bit of work...who knows?
O.K other issues...
The doors have to be cut at the hinge end to reduce them to 100mm & the piece that was removed has to be re-attached to the guard to bring it inline with the 'A' pillar & its rightful length. The door was extended & the guard reduced,I think?,to allow for the large hinge contrivance. In doing this though, you might want the doors 'fixed' as re-hinging would be a painful.
Now...
The louvers on the 'C' pillar are a mess,more rectangle than a tri',they have to be vitually rebuilt,fins are to narrow & spaced wrong,when looking at the car's profile, instead of the louvers overlapping,you can see the weird chrome infill, which in turn has to be modified into 4 support columns in each gap.It's not perfect but I got them close!.
But wait...
The nose of the car has to be brought out to about 8mm overall to get rid of the the 'flat face' look.SO,buy extending that you have to add 3mm to the back of the bonnet,remove the bonnet locks & move them back as well.
There's more...
The windscreens. Both come with separate chrome moldings & they sit way to high on the body. The front screen sits up on this strange vertical wall on the plenum chamber, which is part of the body molding, that would equate, in 1:1 scale, as being nearly 20mm? higher than the screen should sit. To remedy this you have to cut it down the width of the chrome mold & that lowers the screen, which means you can recess the molding further into the body. Same deal with back screen, it doesn't run parallel with 'C' pillar, but cutting it into the body means you can straighten it up.
Have I lost you all yet?!
Picture time kids!...
These show the areas (in red) that had to be 'fixed'!
This is the raised roof line
Before & after the coving was enhanced
The moldings recessed
The squiggly line stuff to show additions & subtractions
Still a work in progress,things a nightmare!
For now this is as far as I'm taking this.A little bit of finessing left,but the hard stuff's done!
This pic was married against a re-sized photo to show the roof line adjusted.
This is a comparison to the Revell/Monogram gt350.
This is the 'almost' finished nose.
This will go on the back burners now the main problems have been addressed. If you've the patience it will be a rather nice kit. Thanks!
P.S I 'borrowed' these photos to show the original kit & the modifications.
Anyway. Tinkering with a 1/12 Revell/Renwal GT350 Mustang & ALL the references to it talk of,amongst numerous other things, a shonky roof line,which it has.From the front windscreen it takes a dramatic dive to the back flattening out across the rear window,as in DEAD FLAT no curve, the chrome molding & glass are the same. That lovely bulbous curve the Mustangs have in their roof is non-existant...
BUT,if you span the 'C' pillars with a clamp,squeeze them together very gently,you'll notice the roof bows up in the centre to create the proper curve,then,a bit of boiling water in moderation & 'wahlah'! you've got a respectable looking roof-line! Apply the same method to the glass,the chrome trim will have to be cut as the opening has diminished.
The rest of the car has issues,but with a bit of work...who knows?
O.K other issues...
The doors have to be cut at the hinge end to reduce them to 100mm & the piece that was removed has to be re-attached to the guard to bring it inline with the 'A' pillar & its rightful length. The door was extended & the guard reduced,I think?,to allow for the large hinge contrivance. In doing this though, you might want the doors 'fixed' as re-hinging would be a painful.
Now...
The louvers on the 'C' pillar are a mess,more rectangle than a tri',they have to be vitually rebuilt,fins are to narrow & spaced wrong,when looking at the car's profile, instead of the louvers overlapping,you can see the weird chrome infill, which in turn has to be modified into 4 support columns in each gap.It's not perfect but I got them close!.
But wait...
The nose of the car has to be brought out to about 8mm overall to get rid of the the 'flat face' look.SO,buy extending that you have to add 3mm to the back of the bonnet,remove the bonnet locks & move them back as well.
There's more...
The windscreens. Both come with separate chrome moldings & they sit way to high on the body. The front screen sits up on this strange vertical wall on the plenum chamber, which is part of the body molding, that would equate, in 1:1 scale, as being nearly 20mm? higher than the screen should sit. To remedy this you have to cut it down the width of the chrome mold & that lowers the screen, which means you can recess the molding further into the body. Same deal with back screen, it doesn't run parallel with 'C' pillar, but cutting it into the body means you can straighten it up.
Have I lost you all yet?!
Picture time kids!...
These show the areas (in red) that had to be 'fixed'!
This is the raised roof line
Before & after the coving was enhanced
The moldings recessed
The squiggly line stuff to show additions & subtractions
Still a work in progress,things a nightmare!
For now this is as far as I'm taking this.A little bit of finessing left,but the hard stuff's done!
This pic was married against a re-sized photo to show the roof line adjusted.
This is a comparison to the Revell/Monogram gt350.
This is the 'almost' finished nose.
This will go on the back burners now the main problems have been addressed. If you've the patience it will be a rather nice kit. Thanks!
P.S I 'borrowed' these photos to show the original kit & the modifications.
