This roadster conversion is being done by one of our long time customers, Chris in Houston, TX. I am adding the pics that have been sent to me along the way as these were received before the idea of a forum was hatched. Uploaded in no particular order.
The amount of modification, scratch-building and styrene work is jaw dropping, and Chris' dedication to completing this build is amazing (having even tried to do some scratch-building by candle-light during a black out!).
Rather than me notating each and every image, feel free to post any question on here as Chris will be picking up the thread after this one.
Tail now has its first real primer coat. Hinges now have flexible attachment points to make it easier to glue them accurately. Also they have magnetic touch points under the front lip of the boot so they will hold the boot lid up when it’s open
I had to grind a lot of resin off the inside edge of the roadster tail where it joins to the kit floor to get it to sit evenly.
Having real primer on it really helps make it feel like it will be a real car, not a wreck sitting on blocks.
Picture 10 is the resin roadster tail. I bought it from some guy in the Netherlands on eBay. It’s got a few flaws, but it’s easy enough to work with. I cut out the boot lid, glued in some support styrene for the lid to rest on and set about building the connection between the boot floor and lower tail section - and most importantly between the tail section and the interior tub floor.