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| James69667 | Nov 30 2006, 12:51 PM Post #1 |
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All my models to date have ben large scale....I'm gona have a go at smaller scale. But I have no ide how to strip these...underneat the car, it is not held together by screws - How do I remove these to split the car into two? Thanks In Advance. PS. Back after a slight absence
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| mookie427 | Nov 30 2006, 01:19 PM Post #2 |
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I like this guys lack of style
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first you need a drill, a hand-held 2 speed affair, use a drill bit slightly larger than the rivet head and drill until the head is off. I don't really mind if some of the base is drilled, you don't tend to look at the base of a car
Be careful with plastic bases though as they can snapIf the rivet is 'domed' i.e rounded with no hole in the top (like Corgi's and some Hotwheels and , then use a very small drill bit to drill a hole in the centre, then use a larger drill bit to drill as you would normally Hotwheels rivets are absolutely evil! You will usually destroy a good portion of the base drilling them out stupid plastic bases
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| James69667 | Dec 1 2006, 12:04 PM Post #3 |
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Mookie - You're a legend. Thanks a lot, much appriciated.. |
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Be careful with plastic bases though as they can snap
stupid plastic bases
9:25 AM Jul 11