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Starting On Small Scale - Help?
Topic Started: Nov 30 2006, 12:51 PM (360 Views)
James69667
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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
I like this guys lack of style
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 :lol: Be careful with plastic bases though as they can snap

If 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 :rolleyes: stupid plastic bases :lol:
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James69667
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Mookie - You're a legend. Thanks a lot, much appriciated..
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