MAGjag

[Double Naught]

Hi Mike, Yes it will melt right into the plastic. It will be soft for about a day and then harden up. You can use to your advantage if you are good with a knife or a pair of scissors you can trim it while it is still soft. If you are sanding it and it comes away from the main part add a little more and wait until it gets hard. That's the only real trouble with the technique is that it can take some time to out gas.

Paul

[Nor Cal Mike]

I've used JB Weld for structural filler before. It works pretty good as you well pointed out with your wheel opening modifications. I think I will use that.

Do you have headlight lenses? I think the headlight buckets could be partially filled in to again use the stock lenses. Tiny motors has them too but I am a little too cheap to spend 8 bucks for two little pieces of clear plastic. I'd do it for a wind screen but.................. I don't know why my sensibilities change for the headlights. After all they they all contain approximately the same amount of plastic.

[Double Naught]

Hi Mike, Yeah, I can be funny that way too. I like to try make most things from scratch if I can but as you said why reinvent the wheel? Good thought about the headlights, fill them in a bit and the original should fit easily after being widened. I am thinking about doing the 1956 version that won Le mans, it has the full width windscreen. I am still doing research on it, I see it was metallic blue, hmm ... I do like the dark British racing green though.

Paul