I've finally finished my second Matchbox Badger personnel carrier. It was looking rather battered when I got it.
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| The model as bought |
This came from a second hand shop for about 20p, so I can't really complain at the condition! What's most important is that it still has all its parts.
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| A comparison between repainted & original Badgers |
I knew it would need a fair bit of work to get it completely ready for action, but I think it's a great little vehicle that's well worth the effort.
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| Disassembled and ready for paint stripping |
As usual, I drilled out the rivets and pulled it to bits. The axles needed slight straightening with a pair of pliers and the body shell had a long soak in paint stripper.
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| Another view of the Badger's components |
Following the paint stripper, the paint was all gone but there was still a lot of corrosion on the surface. A week soaking in a bath of cola cleaned it up a little more, but eventually I had to resort to a good hard scrub with a Brillo pad !
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| A close up of the dirt and corrosion |
You can see the finished result in tomorrow's post!
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