The Black Island (Ford Zephyr)

It's pretty beat up... but we can fix that. 

Paint cleaned off, but the crack in the windshield was too large, so I had to scratch up a new one from some clear plastic sheet. It needed a very careful candle-heated bend and some bit by bit surgery to get it to fit. 

And... blue! 10 drops of Tamiya X-14 and 3 drops of Tamiya X-4! 

Some careful masking required. 

That turned out all right. It needs a few touch ups, but I can live with that. 

Applied coats of Future between masking and painting sessions to ensure I didn't lift the paint. Slow going, but it seems to have worked. 

A couple of touch ups and a final sealed coat of Future and we're good to go with the body shell. 

The car was missing a steering wheel, so a bit of scratchbuilding to the rescue. I also salvaged new wheels leftover from my Tintin Opel Olympia build... close enough, right? 

Since I don't need the wheels to turn, using a bit of flexible wire really helps with the final placement and positioning. 

Car assembled, now for the finishing touches. Some bits of plastic and homemade decals for the taxi sign and license plates and a bit of thin black wire for the antenna.*

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