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[WmMiloh]

Hey All:

I have bought 3 kit's of the same model and every one have the same problem that is a broken, twisted, warped body. I want to build this kit so bad that I have paid top dollar three times trying to get a good body. according to the third seller the body is straight with no problems and if it actually shows up this way I want to pay somebody to cast me at least two more bodies to match the third. if it'd not as said I would like someone to try to straighten one to usable condition and then cast a couple from it. I have tried hair dryer and hot water and can not get one in proper workable alighnment. is there anyone out there that would try this for me? tell me what you need. Photos of the body, do you need to see one in your hands?? I have $$$$ tied up in these things and not one usable.

Thank's Miloh.
Money within reason is not an issue I just want to build this DAM kit.

[drunken monkey]

You seem to have failed to mention the actual kit.
The guys here have an enormous stash and between us, I'm sure there are likely to be more than one of them around somewhere unless it really is something out of the ordinary.

There is also a possibility that the kit was warped to begin with.
I know that the Revell re-box of the Porsche 911 GT1 is rarely straight and one of the many failings of the ESCI/ERTL Ferrari 250 SWB is that it has a warped body shell.

[WmMiloh]

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

You seem to have failed to mention the actual kit.
The guys here have an enormous stash and between us, I'm sure there are likely to be more than one of them around somewhere unless it really is something out of the ordinary.

There is also a possibility that the kit was warped to begin with.
I know that the Revell re-box of the Porsche 911 GT1 is rarely straight and one of the many failings of the ESCI/ERTL Ferrari 250 SWB is that it has a warped body shell.

The kit is the entex bugatti royale 1/16th coupe deville.
Thank's William.

[drunken monkey]

hmm... ok, that is perhaps something out of the ordinary...
thing is, it's going take a lot of silicone to cast something 1/16 scale (depending on the size of the part of course) and that won't be cheap, maybe even more than the cost of the kit.

[WmMiloh]

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

hmm... ok, that is perhaps something out of the ordinary...
thing is, it's going take a lot of silicone to cast something 1/16 scale (depending on the size of the part of course) and that won't be cheap, maybe even more than the cost of the kit.

Yeah I kinda figured that but as I have 3 of these and there no good without bodies it would really be wasteful to just chunk them. Not sure how to proceed at this point. I might be able to build them out of sheet styrene but they are critical in that the doors are already cut out and set up for hinges. I would still like to know how much it would cost to have this done. There are a lot of these kits out there and it seems there is not a good body in the whole world, SO....there might be a way to re coup the cost eventually. I'm almost positive that if a good body replacement was offered say on Ebay they would sell to anybody that has one of these worthless kits. Of course I have not seen the body on the way but I have been assured that it is straight. and if it is it will be the first i have ever herd of. If it is in fact straight would you be willing to cast it for me and produce several bodies? If so what do you need from me to come up with a price for this project?

Thank's William.

[CrateCruncher]

That's a common kit although I've never had one so don't know how they tend to warp. At this point your probably going to be better off trying to remove the warp with heat than trying to get a good one. A pic is worth a lot more than verbal description. Take some shots of the better one(s). Maybe there's a way to straighten that you haven't tried yet. Polystyrene is a thermoplastic and heat can change anything when applied creatively.

[WmMiloh]

I'll get a few photos and post em in a bit. thank's for the replies guy's.

Miloh