Nov 16, 2009 – Official Launch of MODELCAR.HK
After almost 2 years of preparation, global sourcing of the most sought after model cars and learning WordPress blog system with all those interesting plugins, I finally were able to assemble something that I always wanted since childhood, a web site that’s dedicated to die-cast model cars.
I hope this blog can also bring joy and happiness to those who share the same interest as me.
Another dream of mine came true!
Enjoy!
Congratulations to the launch!
Woo. what a wonderful site! Let’s share our collection!
Hi Gary,
Thanks for dropping by and nice to know you are from Hong Kong too!
Btw, I just read your old post “1/12 Kyosho F40 LightWeight 解体” and OMG!!!
Yes.. I totally taken it apart.. and still working on it.. day by day.. it’s a long process.. someday will have it back to it place
I heard of you site on DCP. Is this a website I can join or takes members ?? Ps while surfing I found this note about you taking apart a 1:12 kyosho F40.
Boy I wish I knew that before I did mine, your help might have been usefull. I was asking around on DCP and the other Diecastxchange to see if anyone did it yet. These these don’t like to come apart.
I have to put one yellow f40 back together when I which over to red seats. Thr otheryellow F40 I trashed the rear glass . Wounder if Fujimi diecast or fujimi or revell or ther 1:12 plastic model glass would work ????
Mean while I have a cool looking very complete engine for display anand interior setup for display.
TROY,
Thanks for visting my blog.
Actually, the disassemble of 1/12 KY F40 was done by Gary, I do not have the guts to do it really.
See http://www.modelclub.cn/viewthread.php?tid=20511
Congratulation and hello from Thailand! Very nicely done! Please drop by our web site sometime.
Why did you want yours apart ?? With me I stupidily changed my strategy of how I was trying to improve the finish on one of the 2 yellow F40’s I was working with, thus that strategy change caused me to smash the rear glass.
Should have stay with my first plan it was working. Lost my concentration I guess.PS: did gary want any tips as to removing more parts etc. I have mine completely stripped down.Engine completely out of the chassis.
Odd I did nt have to remove that tower to tower shock brace as Gary did in the photo. Whole engine can come out from chassis with it engine framed craddle. and those 2 rear oil coolers too. Can I post photo’s here. or send to you?? what’s your email.
Hi Apollon,
Thanks for dropping by, I will visit your site (http://www.ampmodelcar.net) shortly.
Hello Troy, thanks for your comments and experience talk, it’s very helpful. My kit is a KY F40, Fujimi one is 1:16 and it’s not my major collection scale. KY have a lot parts glue with super glue and need to break careful, otherwise will damage the parts.
I will post more pics on my progress.
Just so I understand you are taking apart a Kyosho 1:12 F40 DIECAST car for ADMIN. Got that. I also took apart 2 yellow Kyosho 1:12 DIECAST F40’s.
I do have 2 red ( one built by someone esle and another not yet built ) Fujimi 1:12 DIECAST F40’s also.
Yes I figured out the safest and best way to break free those parts Kyoshgo glued together and to dismantle the diecast 1:12 completely . Thus when you re-glue them you can’t tell they were ever taken apart. The rear window was my only bad learning experience, with one of my KY 1:12 F40’s.
I learned from my 1st dismantle that I could remove the COMPLETE engine,with all it others attachments from the rest of the car with out dismantling the rest of the car.
PS: in many cases like those 3 blk tube braces etc , it’s best to use the tinyest jewelers flat head screw driver about 1/32 wide. Then sharpen it down to a shaper edge and tiny tiny dollar store hammer use it like a hammer and chisel versus a xo-knife which has too much blade if you slip with it. Another great tool is when you buy some kit 1/64 or 1/24 diecast they give you a shorty philips screw drivers only about 1-1/2 long .
When I can figute out how to get you guys photo’s , I will show you my special found tools. Also better to pry chassis off with a flat plastic type tool versud flat metal screw driver.
I have plans to customize a few of my extra 1:12’s. Just lending help if needed and exchange info etc Going to make one of my regular yellow F40’s into a complete lightweight and same with a blk F40. But Do you think kyosho will some day release a blk lightweight 1:12 F40 like they did with the 1:18 ??
Still wounder if the fujimi glass from the diecast or fujimi or revell 1:12 plastic models will work. I have been meaning to just test fit the glass from my un-built fujimi 1:12 diecast F40’s. Will do that this weekend.
Gary and Adin you did say why you are taking that car apart ??? Are you fixing it or moding it or ???
Troy,
That’s Gary’s own 1/12 KY F40, I have nothing to do with his disassemble, I just saw his post the other day, and I thought you might be interested.
Oh it’s gary’s car . Okay , why did he want it apart ?? modding ??? then it would be gary i wouldn’t mind sending photo too ,if I had an email. my email telliott@eastlink.ca