Saturday, April 12, 2008

A beaten Lancer lives again!

My second casting of a Tomica Lancer turbo EX came in this condition.



the windsheild was painted, the body was painted also with a brush,
all in all it was a nightmare!! I had to fabricate the windsheild and other glass with acetate.
Removed the 2 existing foglamps on the grill and fabricated a new grill with
white stripes, repainted and looked for new shoes for the Lancer and here it is...



after a few days, i decided to add windsheild wipers and side mirrors upon a request
of a friend of mine and came up with this...



after a few months, i got a chance to dislpay this Lancer in a contest, unfortunately the paint
cracked due to long exposure with the halogen light which it was directly exposed to.

So i had to repaint again, this time from silver to championship white,
and replaced those ATS look-a-like wheels with some "Banana Type" wheels.

and heres the result...
together with my CM's Rally Lancer.
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2 comments:

  1. JunRaymondJanuary 23, 2010 at 12:09 AM

    I really admire your work sir! Actually,it inspired me to buy a Matchbox #9 1974 Ford Escort and a CM's 1982 Lancer EX Turbo and I also wanted to detail them.

    Just a couple of questions sir:

    1. How did you separate the body & the under body and how did you combined them again?

    2. On what brand/model did you get your wheels for the Escort & the Lancer EX?

    3. What is the best spray to use and how to properly spray it (should I use primer 1st etc.)?

    Thanks!
    JunRaymond
    Jersey City, NJ

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  2. Cliff JacobsJuly 7, 2010 at 10:14 PM

    Hello JDMike,

    Let me introduce myself.

    My name is Cliff Jacobs and I live in The Netherlands. My dad is a proud owner of a Lancer Turbo 2000.

    I saw this photo's about your customized account and I thought: WOW, That's amazing!!!

    Is it possible to get contact with you??

    My website: www.lancerturbo2000.eu
    (also availble in english !)

    Thanks,

    Cliff

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