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just off the bench
Topic Started: Jun 2 2009, 11:17 PM (528 Views)
ErnestHughes
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I really like this casting. Through a trade I acquired an extra, so I thought I'd redo it a little.
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The super glue I used to attach the glass frosted the windshield and backlight. :angry:

Comments welcome. Ernest
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
Nice work!

And well, frosty windows hapen on real cars too. So it just adds to the realism in my opinion!
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Great job on this one too! Looks good with those wheels. I love the old Ford pickups. I've had that problem with the super glue before as well. It clouded up the windows on my JL BWF school bus just from being in the larger slot with a car I just glued back together of the 48 car carry case. I have used successfully the modelers winddow glue. It's white, but dries clear, and not a cloud in the sky.
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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

Nice work. Super glue does have the tendency to go all over the place when your using it, so sometimes using a bit more than needed can lead to unwanted results. I know from 1st hand experience about that. Who made the casting?
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thanks guys. Sir Crafty, this is a racing champions cast. They have a few with diff paint jobs, yellow,blue, red(fire chief) and a tutone turquoise and white one. Ernest
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Support your local demo derby.

Thanks for the answer. So is the casting of like a '62 Ford? Think those were still unibody trucks at that point. didn't' Ford offer these trucks where the bed was actually connected to the rest of the body?

They make great derby trucks. Try not to cringe too much watching this clip Ernest. Plenty of early 60s iron in this heat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KcicxFAjD8
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Yes it is. Ford started the unibody in 61 and carried it through to 66. I had a 66 in hi school, but it wasn't the unibody design. I'll pass on the vid. :D Ernest
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Stangfreak
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One very, very sweet lookin' pick up !!!
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
I use something called 'Quick Grip', in a tube, sold in the arts and crafts stores. If you're not careful, it can be messy, but it works very well, and it does NOT frost the glazing. I stopped using super glue eight or nine years ago because the fumes would ruin plastic.

Also good: if you wanna take the model apart again, for whatever reason, it comes apart with no sweat, or grief.
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Okay cool, thanks for the tip! Ernest
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James
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Nice custom, got any pics of what you started with?

And thanks for all the tips on attaching windshield with glue, I have had a few wardrobe malfunctions with Superglue also.

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Ezekiel 25:17
Achtung!

DO NOT use Super Glue! Ever! I have customs from when I started doing this, from ten years ago, and I CANNOT get them apart again.

I'm going to experiment, as well, with this two part epoxy my wife left around. I will letchas know.
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Here's the pics you requested, James.

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James
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very nice before and very nice after. nice job

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thanks, James. Filing off the toolbox was a real challenge. Ernest
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Ezekiel 25:17
I collect HO scale vehicles, too. Among them, I have a red 1966 Ford short-bed, by Walthers, that's a complete gem.

Looks great in white, Ernest!
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