{"id":27,"date":"2009-02-14T08:41:58","date_gmt":"2009-02-14T16:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=27"},"modified":"2009-02-18T13:57:11","modified_gmt":"2009-02-18T21:57:11","slug":"project-0001-die-cast-color-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=27","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-Step Project &#8211; Die Cast Color Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twttr_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=27&text=Step-by-Step Project - Die Cast Color Change\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here if you like this article.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-plugin\/images\/twitt.gif\" alt=\"Twitt\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar gaJsHost = ((\"https:\" == document.location.protocol) ? \"https:\/\/ssl.\" : \"http:\/\/www.\");\ndocument.write(unescape(\"%3Cscript src='\" + gaJsHost + \"google-analytics.com\/ga.js' type='text\/javascript'%3E%3C\/script%3E\"));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\ntry {\nvar pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(\"UA-7543364-1\");\npageTracker._trackPageview();\n} catch(err) {}<\/script><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a title=\"Before: Jeep Sahara\u00c2\u00ae\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/3258693852\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Before: Jeep Sahara\u00c2\u00ae\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3470\/3258693852_15c27ae774_m.jpg\" alt=\"Before: Jeep Sahara\u00c2\u00ae\" width=\"240\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before: Jeep Sahara\u00c2\u00ae<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>See the <\/strong><a title=\"Project 0001 - Die Cast Color Change\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Step-by-Step Project Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong> for this Jeep<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just an average Joe that wants to personalize an off-the-shelf (OTS) model car\/truck then this project is just what you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking for.\u00c2\u00a0 With a little patience and some common model making tools, along with some items from around your house, you can make a spectacular replica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need an airbrush, paint booth, heat lamps or even special lighting to achieve outstanding results and your keepsake will always be a proud reminder of the fun you had in the original vehicle and of the time you took to make a replica of it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a title=\"After: Jeep Wrangler Sport\u00c2\u00ae\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/3258698062\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"After: Jeep Wrangler Sport\u00c2\u00ae\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3427\/3258698062_fea2b542e8_m.jpg\" alt=\"After: Jeep Wrangler Sport\u00c2\u00ae\" width=\"240\" height=\"165\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">After: Jeep Wrangler Sport\u00c2\u00ae<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few years back I owned a beautiful Jeep Wrangler Sport\u00c2\u00ae that I wanted to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153preserve\u00e2\u20ac\u009d by making a replica of it for my collection. I needed a base model with good detail but I was never able to find the exact model or color combination that I needed. One day I noticed a 1:18 scale die cast model on sale and decided to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153convert\u00e2\u20ac\u009d it into a personalized version of the Jeep\u00c2\u00ae that I had owned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The body shapes of the two vehicles are almost identical so there was little needed in the way of structural modifications. The only thing in that regard was to remove the Sahara\u00c2\u00ae side emblems and denote the fender skirts of the Sport\u00c2\u00ae model with a painted demarcation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is the result so if you like what you see and want to learn how to do it for yourself, read all about it in the <strong><a title=\"Project 0001 - Die Cast Color Change\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_self\">Step-By-Step Project section<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See the Step-by-Step Project Guide for this Jeep! 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