Saturday, 27 January 2024

MY DINKY SPV: BRINGING IT BACK TO LIFE

 T'other week I bought a battle-damaged incomplete Dinky SPV for three squid.


Now the MoonBase is made I've begunrestoring it with bits and bobs I have in my scrap box.

I started with a new coat or two of metallic paint pen. Not perfect but OK for my cabinet. Just the white top grille to do now.


Leaving that to dry I started on a new set of antenna.


The originals roll a bit on their bracket so I managed to recreate that Dinky movement.


Next up the missing rear track array, a much much tougher job.

From an old bit of metal, I began creating a set of wheels for the double tracks.


The rubber band tracks were coloured black as were the rollers.

Alas, this doesn't roll but looks OK I reckon, albeit bigger than the original.


Here's the antenna and the tracks in place. Any good?


Next up, the missing front missile door.

Watch this space!

6 comments:

  1. Nice paint job. What colour did you use? I found Zircon blue metallic, the colour of my old Austin Maestro was a good match! A coat of clear lacquer would give that Dinky SPV look to it.

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    1. Good tip Kev. The paint is a paint pen the same colour as the SPV. Pure luck. Zircon is mentioned on You Tube as a good colour for restoring the SPV yes.

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  2. Paul Adams from New Zealand1/27/2024 8:19 pm

    Another excellent restoration, using basic materials. We really do need an entire article on your wonderful paint pens - I have never used them.

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    1. Thanks Paul. The paint pens for this are metallic colours bought on Amazon. I have Matt ones too and acrylic gloss paint pens. All good value. Sharpie pens are great too.

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  3. Glorious restoration - long live the SPV! SFZ

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