tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72431843619672123842011-04-21T19:31:08.891-07:00Building an open box Tamiya 1/20 scale plastic kit of the famous Tyrrell P34 F1 racing car.Gerry Lauzonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243184361967212384.post-67834249445480098142007-11-27T13:16:00.000-08:002007-11-27T13:36:16.572-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_pX_MdfgBxgs/R0yNdiEcJLI/AAAAAAAAAbI/zci0VZpGk3g/s1600-h/IMG_0205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_pX_MdfgBxgs/R0yNdiEcJLI/AAAAAAAAAbI/zci0VZpGk3g/s400/IMG_0205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137636813424043186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_pX_MdfgBxgs/R0yNdyEcJMI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/caH5f2Um7mc/s1600-h/IMG_0206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_pX_MdfgBxgs/R0yNdyEcJMI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/caH5f2Um7mc/s400/IMG_0206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137636817719010498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_pX_MdfgBxgs/R0yNeSEcJNI/AAAAAAAAAbY/nAFBYXHuyRQ/s1600-h/IMG_0207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_pX_MdfgBxgs/R0yNeSEcJNI/AAAAAAAAAbY/nAFBYXHuyRQ/s400/IMG_0207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137636826308945106" border="0" /></a><br />Well in my case it is more a question of going in reverse first. I bought the Tamiya 1/20 scale tyrrell P34 kit from a guy who had already started it, so I had to assess if the work done was worth keeping or dismantling. Of course I wasn't happy with what I found and to top it off the glue used was real bad stuff that didn't hold anything.<br /><br />Dismantling the previous work was pretty easy and caused almost no damage. One trick to undo a previously built model is to put it in the freezer overnite before taking things apart. Mind you if the glue used was the Humbrol plastic poly it will be a lot harder since this stuff melts the plastic together.<br /><br />So far I seem to be lucky and no parts seems to be missing. But it is always possible that Murphy will pop its ugly head during the build. That's always a risk when buying an open box kit. I see it as a challenge. :)<br /><br />Remember it's all about having fun.<br /><br />Gerry<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7243184361967212384-6783424944548009814?l=tyrrellp34.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gerry Lauzonnoreply@blogger.com2