Not sure how the old seatbelts were installed, but the new ones are installed like my Peugeot 207 posted here. A cross at the end to the nearest horizontal bar of a roll cage.
You can always weather the seatbelts.
As a modeler progress, they will get to a point where they won’t finish a kit ever because they always think something isn’t right &…[Read more]
No problem. Sorry I’m so late, but I think your WIP is taking shape. Wood glue gives you time to fiddle with the seatbelts & if you screw up like touching the glue on the seat, you can wipe it off with a damp cloth or q-tip. Easy. CA on PE. Don’t bother with plastic cement except for interior to underside bonding. Also, wood glue on clear parts.…[Read more]
1 thing for sure is the 3rd party merchandises or grade-up kits can & will cost more than the model kits. If you care about details, it’s worth it. Like you can detail gunplas with metal parts & whatnots. Or military kits with aftermarket upgrades. Insane details.
I don’t know where to buy the Belkits seatbelts. They’re wovern fiber. No adhesives. I used wood glue. You can buy the other PE seatbelts in different colors (I don’t paint them, but you can). 1 side is adhesive. Like stickers. Cut to size & install. + PE buckles. You need 2 pairs of tweezers or needle-nose pilers to bend them. A magnifier would…[Read more]
* Found this improperly built & painted kit in my stash
* Disassembled it & removed paints
* Lot of sanding, polishing & puttying even the clear parts
* New 3rd-party decals
* New color scheme
* DIY PE hood grill & side vents
* PE wheel pins, brake discs & windshield wiper
* Baremetal