For runner bodies I would, these shells are hard enough to fit as it is
Optima restoration-lots of pics - now a Turbo as well
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Re: Optima restoration-lots of pics - now a Turbo as well
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Re: Optima restoration-lots of pics - now a Turbo as well
They both turned out really nice but there's one more thing that I would've fixed up, the lower front guards have bends that could be straightened out with a bit of extra work (or replace with re-release ones). Its something that so many people seem to overlook when rebuilding these things. To go to all the trouble of a resto and leave the lower guards bent really messes with my OCD.
(And as mentioned, the sharp cuts in the bodies) Otherwise, great work.
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Re: Optima restoration-lots of pics - now a Turbo as well
Both of those look great! Very nice job on the restorations!
Any chance you took some pics of the Optima body before you put on the decals?
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Any chance you took some pics of the Optima body before you put on the decals?
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Re: Optima restoration-lots of pics - now a Turbo as well
I also think the sharp squared-off cuts are more prone to cracking wherever 2 cut-lines meet, than when the inside corners are rounded out with a Dremel or something. For a shelfer, if the body's rarely coming on & off, it probably won't matter much.
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Unfortunately no, the painter applied the decals as well, so only took the pics when he had completed the bodies
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Re: Optima restoration-lots of pics - now a Turbo as well
Yep they would definitely crack, but these will sit on the chassis' and the shelf just looking prettyCoelacanth wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:59 pm I also think the sharp squared-off cuts are more prone to cracking wherever 2 cut-lines meet, than when the inside corners are rounded out with a Dremel or something. For a shelfer, if the body's rarely coming on & off, it probably won't matter much.
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