discussion A total mess up resolved!

[yambam26]

I bought a heller 1/43 mini

Intended on a cream mini with a black roof.

In my haste i used a hair dryer to dry the paint and glue not realising how soft the old airfix plastic is!

Had a complete meltdown

But managed to rescue it i think

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I went for the old battered barn find that someones crashed and well just neglected it

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[Guest]

Great way to salvage a damaged kit. I've been tempted to do the same thing to my own "mistakes" in the past as well.

Still, I think you captured the essence of a car that's be run into a barn by a drunk driver, and just left there to rot. Very convincing.

 

[yambam26]

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[peterairfix]

Great rescue from a disater.

Peter

 

[john i am]

Opps I to use an hair dryer to speed things up but not had any accidents yet (lucky) But you have turned this mishap into a great model as much as I love a well turned out model I also love these top job and very interesting

 

[eddiesolo]

Nice recovery, looks really good-are you putting it on a dio?

Si

 

[yambam26]

I was thinking today its a ideal day to get some modeling done as i bought the mini kit yesterday for £2

Passed some time im glad i didn't bin it in dissapointment when the meltdown happened.

Cheers guys for the kind comments!

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[yambam26]

Nice recovery, looks really good-are you putting it on a dio?Si

Cheers well ive got a old barn i made years ago go going to see what it looks like as i originally buikt it for a small landrover

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[Guest]

Why can't I come up with ingenious fixes like this? Mine seem to end up as BB targets for my boys.

Ray

 

[Guest]

That's a great build if you hadn't mentioned the disaster I would still have thought it a great build so that just makes it even more impressive

 

[Lee W]

What a fantastic disaster!

Lee

 

[Guest]

Like it very funny Ben.

Laurie

 

[flyjoe180]

Nicely recovered Ben, great use of the melted kit.

 

[Guest]

Yep, interesting recovery

 

[papa 695]

Great fix Ben well worth a great build doodab