Wow that looks well Nick, the dashboard looks fantastic. Thanks for taking the time to explain and demonstrate your technique for drilling out the rivet posts. Since you told me to slow down the drill speed and keep moving from one post to another then returning to the first one I've had much better results. Another great video Nick, thanks for sharing and see you in the next one. Cheers. Peter. 👍
I only just NEARLY finished one of these, Nick! All done except the decals (my fault for late ordering from BlackSquare) and a final varnish coat. I didn't remove the wheels for painting, and I think I have tyres that fill the arches a bit better, plus the wee man is a bit more detailed and I found a little 'instrument' decal for the the blacked dash, which looks quite nice. It isn't correct, but it looks fine. The grille on my donor car was a bit chewed so needed filing back, and it is a bugger to brush-paint properly, but it is a really nice, if slightly battered casting, so I have left a few of the dents in place. I'll send you a pic when it's done. Your motor fought you a bit, but the painted stripes look really nice and you are far more patient with the detailing than I am, for sure. I had the odd pairing of wheels exactly as yours, too. interesting parallels all the way! Really splendid result which does the Dinky justice!
Thank you Fraser, it was quite awkward to paint that grill, there were a few swear words lol, with my decals I thought I would have a job to get the one on the bonnet the right shape so when I saw the picture of the one on google with the number to one side I thought perfect, I can use transparent decal paper and it will look ok😉😁👍 Look forward to the picture of yours when it’s finished. All the best, Nick🐸🐸
Outstanding job on one of my favorite automobiles ! The Cunningham motor company has a fascinating history. Briggs Cunningham started as a "gentleman racer". Then went on to form a company and built sport cars.
Another brilliant job Nick 👏👏👏👍 on a great old Dinky toy. Glad to hear you and your family are fine after the storm you had in Jersey All the best David
Thank you Steve, yes we’re fine thanks, the house is ok too just a few trees been uprooted so we got away very lightly compared to some parts of the Island. All the best, Nick🐸🐸
Great work as usual Nick. I’m thinking of you all and the people of Jersey in the aftermath of THE storm. I hope you are ok and not too much damage. All the best to you. Cheers Chris 🇦🇺👨🏼🦳👍🏼
Another cracking restoration Nick I like the fact that you kept the wheels polished it looks a lot better,can you tell me where you bought your wheel extraction tool?
Thank you Peter😊👍 I bought the puller on Amazon here is a link Motor Gear Puller, Steel Pinion Gear Removal Tool RC Part Accessory for RC Vehicles amzn.eu/d/dnquFps All the best, Nick🐸🐸
Thank you, I have an old video camera which I use on a stand which I have clamped to my work bench to the left of me when I am sitting, it is a long stand which swivels at the base and has like an elbow in the middle with two springs on either side, very much like those long reach desk lamps, I usually have the camera positioned infront of me just above eye level which is not ideal as it often blocks my view when I am filming what I am doing, I usually would want to have my head where the camera is, but that’s the only way I can get everything in shot and not too far away, but as you can see I quite often do go out of shot without realizing, it does make things a lot more difficult when you are trying to film what you are doing!
