Thursday, April 17, 2025

Windows in, brightwork on

 

I'll give Heller/Airfix this, the front and back windscreens, and single clear piece, are an excellent, postive, fit in the body. The sides aren't nearly as good. They fit, but don't slip into place in the same way. 

At the front, the headlights are great, but I sill can't work out if the inidicators are in back to front. They didn't seem to fit properly either way. 

For chrome, I've used Humbrol aluminium because it's the right colour, but not too shiny. Application looks a lot worse in the photos than in real life. I tried to dry-brush the radiator to avoid a solid lump of silver, and was only partially succesful. 


At the back, the light cluster is painted, and then stuck to a slightly flat area on the rump of the car. Again, no positive location, so much eyeballing, trying to get the spacing and height the same on both sides. 

At least the bumpers fit properly.

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