KIT BUILDING GUIDE

3 ASSEMBLING YOUR MODEL

YOU NOW HAVE ALL THE KIT PARTS PAINTED UP AND ARE READY TO BEGIN BUILDING THE MODEL UP

TIP TO GET THE SPOKES ON THE WHEELS LOOKING POLISHED, PAINT THEM MATT BLACK THEN RUN
OVER THEM WITH A SUEDE BRUSH, THIS WILL TAKE THE PAINT OFF THE RAISED 'CHROME' TRIM

1 A TWO PART EPOXY RESIN IS RECOMMENDED FOR STICKING THE MODEL TOGETHER, THIS HAS A
SETTING TIME OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. TO MIX GLUE WE SQUEEZE SMALL EQUAL AMOUNTS
OF RESIN AND HARDENER ONTO A PIECE OF CARD AND MIX THOROUGHLY USING A STRAIGHTENED
PAPER CLIP (HI TECH !) SOMETIMES YOU WILL GET TRACESOF GLUE ON YOUR MODEL THESE CAN
BE REMOVED USING COTTON WOOL DIPPED IN WHITE SPIRIT OR SIMILAR SOLVENT

2 FIT TYRES ONTO WHEELS, INSERT AXLES INTO LOCATION HOLES, LOCATE WHEELS ONTO AXLES,
YOU MAY HAVE TO TRIM THE AXLES TO LENGTH, REMOVE WHEELS AND THEN APPLY GLUE TO THE
AXLE ENDS AND RE FIX WHEELS, ENSURING THEY ARE UPRIGHT AND THAT THE BASEPLATE SITS
LEVEL.

3 ONTO THE INTERIOR OF THE MODEL GLUE THE WINDSCREEN WINDERS (YOU MAY FIND A PAIR
OF TWEEZERS HELPFUL FOR GRIPPING SMALL PARTS) THEN ADD GEAR LEVER AND SEATS TO
COMPLETE INTERIOR.

4 ONTO BODYSHELL GLUE BOOT CATCH, PETROL CAP, BRAKE LIGHTS, WHEN SET ADD HEADLIGHTS
FOLLOWED BY FRONT BUMPER THEN REAR BUMPER. ADD DASHBOARD TO COCKPIT THEN STEERING
WHEEL WHEN SET.

5 PLACE INTERIOR INSIDE BODYSHELL, TRAPING IN PLACE BY BASEPLATE WHICH IS THEN
GLUED TO INSIDE OF BODY ENSURING MODEL SITS LEVEL AND DOESN'T WOBBLE.

6 IF YOU ARE PUTTING A REGISTRATION NUMBER ON THE MODEL CUT THE REGISTRATION DECALS
OUT FROM THEIR SHEET, PLACE IN A SMALL DISH OF LUKEWARM WATER UNTIL THEY SLIDE OFF
THEIR BACKING POSITION ON THE NUMBER PLATE AND DAB DRY, REPEAT FOR EACH CHARACTER.
WHEN COMPLETE GO OVER WITH VARNISH TO SEAL IN PLACE.

7 ADD NUMBER PLATES TO BUMPERS, WHEN SET ADD EXHAUST TO BASEPLATE

8 CUT PERSPEX VACFORM TO SHAPE AND ADD TO WINDSCREEN FRAME AND QUARTER LIGHTS,
WHEN SET ADD WINDSCREEN TO BODYSHELL FOLLOWED BY QUARTERLIGHTS TO ENSURE WINDSCREEN
SITS AT THE CORRECT ANGLE. ADD TONNEAU COVER AT THE SAME TIME

9 CHECK MODEL FOR ANY GLUE TRACES AND REMOVE AS DESCRIBED IN 1. TAKE THE MG LOGO
DECAL AND PLACE IN LUKEWARM WATER, WHEN IT SLIDES FROM ITS BACKING PAPER PLACE ON
BOOT LID AND DAB DRY

10 PAINT FRONT AND REAR LIGHT UNITS AND ALSO VINYL TRIM ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE
SIDES OF THE MODEL

11 HOPEFULLY YOUR MODEL IS NOW COMPLETE AND YOU ARE HAPPY WITH YOUR RESULTS AND
THE MODEL IS READY TO BE DISPLAYED

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