Re: The Mother of Invention
I ruined a Bburago model with Meguiars once....
Modelcar paint is not the same as carpaint.... so be gentle!
Anyone intrested in the perfect way of sending an AutoArt... here it is.
Fold some kitchen-paper or toiletpaper in a inch wide and 7 inch long (or so). Put it between the front wheel well and the windshield. Fold the edges of the paper underneath the car.
Take 1 large or 2 smaller Tie-Raps. Bind them together over the paper (the paper protects the paint from scratches) and adjust the tie-rap so it's not moving anymore but not that hard it folds the side splitters underneath. Just to keep the hood from getting loose and destroying the complete model when sent.
The small antenna's are removable (please be careful, they are very very fragile too!). Just try with a pincet (the thing you pull a splinter out of your skin). Then take a small strip of tape and attach it to the bottom of the model.
Screw the model back onto the base-plate and you are ready to box it in.....
Then all you need to do is pack it like any other modelcar, in bubble plastic/foam chips etc etc into a larger box.
Last time I sent a GTS/R I also inserted foam-chips around the model in the AutoArt Box. This gives the box more strenght and it's more likely it stays in the same shape on it's way to the next owner.
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