I'm hard at work on Steed's Rolls, which turns out to have been not glued together, but soldered!
I've decided to do a DINKY arbitrary colour choice. Instead of Steed's original Primrose Yellow, I've decided to go for a richer Naples Yellow, simply because I can! - And if Corgi could produce his Bentley in red, then there are no hard and fast rules anyway.
All this toy modding has inspired one of my friends to try his hand at it. He felt a Adams Probe 16 would be great as a Durango 95 from Clockwork Orange... All he needed was one of the original Corgi Whizzwheels versions...
- Guess what I bought 50 years ago and still have in good condition?
Of course I'll have to drill out the rivets and mould the components in silicone rubber, but hey, I'm sure there are better examples out there, so mangling an original doesn't really trouble me. I'll be producing copies in urethane resin and my friend will make the boxes (and no, we won't be selling any, so no copyright problems there!)
Anyway, lots to do. Cheers,
Lewis
OZ
Amazing work Lew. There's a modelling revolution going on in Oz by the looks of it!
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