difficult to build. It is just a matter of taking your time and pro-
ceeding in a methodical way.
What’s in the box?
There are instructions and a history of the prototype car. In
Sunshine kits the history can be quite extensive and detailed,
as it is with many resin kits. There are bags of assorted parts,
ladders, grab irons, stirrup steps, roof grabs, wire, and decals.
The heart of the kit are the resin pieces.
As you can see [3], a lot of parts need to have the flash
removed. In this kit the flash is not too thick, and the parts are
Build your first resin car - 2
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2. The various parts laid out.
fairly easy to remove. There are two ways you can do this, but
you will need to have a piece of glass to work on. Glass is flat
and true and is a valuable tool for removing flash. For clarity
I have taken the pictures on a green cutting mat, not on the
glass, so the camera can pick up the detail.
One way to remove flash is to lightly sand away the excess
resin with a piece of wet and dry abrasive paper. Work with
the sandpaper face up on the glass plate. Hold the part with its
back side down, and gently move the part side to side until the
flash drops away from the edges. Check your work often to be
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3. All of the resin parts that need to have casting flash
removed.
MRH-Aug 2014
