Sorry it’s taken so long to get back to you One learns a lot over the years and if we don’t pass on what we’ve learned and love to do then what’s the point I love this Hobby can’t think of anything else I’d like to do and wish I can pass on something to someone else that will be helpful so again thank you you stay safe and peace out my friend Chico

Hey just take your time and do what you Gotta do last night my Cuda that I had made a video with I lifted the hood and the hinge came loose. Now I use some CA glue I did accidentally touched the fender. I should’ve taped it, but it came out good and that was the first you just gotta do what you gotta do, peace out bro✌️🤣

Wow and wow and one more wow because you just made the top list of the longest chat on my KZfaq channel but here’s the thing I’m 71 years old and I loved every word you you wrote I don’t think I don’t appreciate you taking the time to look me up I am no one special I have a hobby I love and I enjoy and now that I’m retired I can spend as much time as I want I have lovely children that are grown I’ve had three women in my life but I’m not alone that as long as I got a diecast car or model ship to build lol you hang in there my friend drop a line now and again and again thank you from the bottom my heart I appreciate it your friend Chico peace out my brother stay safe

I’m glad you appreciated it I should’ve rehearsed lol some stuff before I started the main thing is I wanted to let you guys know there’s options to fixing cars or as a term goes not everything is black and white if you get what I mean about fixing cars or building models again thank you my friend Chico peace out stay safe

Hey thanks for looking at my video. i’m always trying to help brothers in arms as Collectors we just got a stick together lol I hope you have a good holiday. I appreciate the thumbs up. Stay safe peace out Chico.🤣👍🏿🍺

I'm going to have to apologize I did not see the comment that you gave me so I apologize sir I try and answer at least respond to most texts I'm glad things worked out for you this hobby is expensive enough when something breaks or receiving something broken is a real let down feeling we've all had it I would be doing a few more videos I'm working on the Enterprise cv6 there is so much involved I just got kind of lost in my work but thank you for the kind words I appreciate it stay safe my friend peace out Chico

You see that my brother you’re a man after my own heart you gotta stand and fight a little bit when a model comes just a little damaged and that’s all I was trying to say there’s options and different ways to fix them experiment a little bit like I said everything’s not black-and-white if you get my meaning it’s about Models lol as usual I appreciate the words your friend Chico peace out stay safe

Lol my friend but as I sit here and laugh at what you said Sorry but that Viper is going to be a little more than 200 and yes I cried to, but let me say this the car is worth every penny. It’s absolutely gorgeous. I’m not trying to sell it. I’m not sure what I paid around 250 I think it’s a Autoart do you know how they are And it was a little damaged. I had to fix it but all’s well that ends well I wish you luck you made my day Chico. Stay safe, peace out.

OK Jhon, I need you to follow me on this I’m 71 and I’ve been modeling most of my adult life as a kid I built thousands of model cars but time for the service and raising the family you can understand is a little time off there, so I mostly build airplanes and ships I’ve had six serious accidents with diecast cars that I didn’t have to take a part. My first advice to you is to make sure you have really good modeling tools drills, Dremel, screwdrivers, different cutters you know the drill if I was going to take a diecast car apart I start with the wheels, then separate the chassis And the rest should be easy from there. You may have to drill a few things off or just unscrew it take your time there are small replacement parts and you can change wheels that you can order some stuff you can’t order so you want to be careful when you’re taking this car part, I know what you’re up against if you run into a real problem I’ll try and talk you through it with my best guess,but it sounds like you already know what to do. I’m not sure if your repairs are going to require filling, sanding, and/or painting I use both rattle cans and air brush and probably 20 different kinds of sandpaper files to try and get things smooth enough for painting and you still have to use a clear coat if it’s on the body when you’re done. I’m not sure what you will run into but I’m always willing to help I’m cleaning up my modeling room as we speak I’ve got a 1/200 scale Enterprise to finish I have a long way to go I live in Phila so again I don’t know what time zone you’re in up till about 11:00 pm I’m up ok my NEW FRIEND LOL 😂 let’s see how it comes out….. Chico

@@chicosmodelscollectioncara6559 Hey thank you for replying to me so quickly! That is something most youtubers don't do and so I'm very impressed by you. 71 you are????? No way...I would have guessed 58-60! You don't look your age at all. I actually have a new donor car just like the convertible I'm working on so I'm going to practice on that one with figuring out how to disassemble the broken car. Luckily I had one sitting here doing nothing..lol...thank you for your tips and knowledge!! That's priceless. I'm 57 and I love these cars, I only collect 70-71 buick gs and gsx's...I have a huge collection and some extremely rare, just as this convertible I'm working on is. I will keep in touch and let you know my progress...I do think however I'm going with the 2 part metal epoxy I have....it's supposed to be excellent..goodnight my new friend and thank you again!

I Love my diecast collection and I’m still at it I don’t know how many cars I have but when you get time just check out some of my videos I also have some super rare ones myself you’re on the right track and we will stay in touch peace out your friend Chico stay safe. /;>)

Hi there, Mr. Wagner, you know I really didn’t cover enough on gluing pieces together. When I thought about it, I should’ve put together a better demonstration. It was kind of a impromptu thing, but here’s what I would do. I would definitely use super glue depending on the nature in the size of the brake or crack maybe superglue gel, which is messy and takes a little longer to set up. I would try to superglue in a way that you can’t see the repair, but if it needs to be really strong then I would re-glue over that crack to give it strength with superglue. This is from experience not from guesswork I have a $300 airplane my stealth fighter from Franklin, mint and the landing gear broke the front wheel and a side wheel at first I super glued it and it fell apart so I super glued it again and then went over that a second and third time that Repair is now held for years although I’m very careful when I move and dust the airplane this is my best advice. I don’t claim to be a professional, but I’ve been fooling with Models for a lot of years. I hope this information helps you out. I would like to know how you make out, so stay safe my friend peace out your friend, Chico/;>)

@@chicosmodelscollectioncara6559 Thank you for responding so quickly! I think I will try that but add the baking soda trick too. I watched a couple videos on that and was completely blown away by the results. A guy on one video did it in real time. After the baking soda was applied, about a couple of minutes curing time, he tried to break the repair and it broke in every OTHER place BUT the repair location! Just unbelievable and that was just regular super glue....WOW! Thanks again and I'll let you know.

You know, I should’ve thought of that. I read your your question and wanted to give you a response. I know you want to fix whatever it is that’s broken I actually forgot about baking soda. The next thing about fixing your model will be some sort of touchup whether it be paint or whatever it may be to try and keep the repair invisible you said it was on the bottom so it won’t show, there’s also another repair procedure which is two parts where use braided glue or spread the glue and then you put the second part on which is the Hardner and I understand that’s supposed to be very good too and also I forgot to bring up the three second UV light Adhesive which works great my man I’ve done repairs on my diecast cars with the three second UV light and it holds up but let’s face it I’m not a kid I don’t play with them keep them dusted and on the shelf anyway I hope all this works out for you and thank you for looking at my videos and taking the time to even ask me the question I feel honored. Have a good day my friend.

@@chicosmodelscollectioncara6559 This repair that I need to do is actually a part of the body of the car....it's on a 1-18 diecast 70 buick gsx, it was a convertible conversion where the roof was cut off and somehow the guy I just bought it from dropped it or who knows but it cracked on both sides where the sill plates sit bottom of the body..I wish I could send some pics to you to show you. The repair is going to have to be somewhat strong...since it's the "frame" of the car....I almost think that super glue even with the baking soda trick won't hold....maybe a better 2 part apoxy would be best...again, this car is one of 12 ever made so I'm nervous. I will say that since my 1st post to you, the seller gave me a full refund but I'm still thinking of offering him a bit of money so maybe I can keep it and try fixing it...I don't believe he really wants it much anymore but I'll still have to have it fixed.

I’ve never did this before BUT FOR YOU IF YOU WANT White.percy2@gmail.com this my email anytime you’d like to share your thoughts it’s fine a fellow hobbyist your problem is a big one it’s never a small thing when are cars brake I’ve been there to many times to count 👍🏿🚗 I just had a accident yesterday guess that’s why I wrote back to try and help

Woo that’s a good question you didn’t specify is the a pillar cracked along the roof or at the firewall I don’t think I would’ve use JB weld believe it or not gorilla superglue might work now again I don’t know if you can push the crack together or if you’re going to have a small gap where it’s broken I would use the gel if there’s a gap I’d super glue it and let that superglue dry for at least 24 hours before I did anything else most people don’t give the glue time to really cure. I did fix a crack in a diecast car with the ultraviolet three second glue and it’s held to this day, although I’m very careful with the car if this car is signed by Burt Reynolds, you really want to be very careful about the way you go to repair this thing…..I’m a think about this some more and I’ll get back to you. That’s my best guess for now all right thanks Chico.

One more thing to glue your model you got a glue it, so it’s almost invisible that means underneath or behind I wish I could see what’s broke. I realize a signed Burt Reynolds model is expensive. Not sure why you didn’t go for a replacement or did this model break because you dropped it the thing I’m trying to say is is it repairable without taking this model car apart which would require may be sanding and painting I don’t want to give you the wrong information so I’m just trying to cover my bases. You can email me a picture if you want here’s my email White.percy2@gmail.com 👍🏿👋🏿

You ain’t just Whistlin Dixie i’ve had to go out of my way to make repairs on some of the cars that I have received One was so bad I actually called my answer was worse than the problem I have with the car that’s when I decided that if it was repairable I do it my damn self and screw mailing it back to get another one or get a refund it’s all just a big hassle but yes we all hate it when it comes damaged now damage means broken or a piece ,just fell off , I’ve been lucky I’ve had peace’s fall off only one was broken but I still fixed it myself. I feel your pain Peace out my brother

I wish I could see a picture of it but let’s move on. So the mirror is plastic and diecast if you can tape it in place to hold it and the fit of the peace is tight so you can’t see the broken mirror I would use Super Glue and glue the edges just enough so when you put the two parts together it doesn’t squeeze out. I weigh not use model cement or three seconds cement super glue between the two parts is your best fix I hope this works for you please let me know how it works out. /;>). Chico👍🏿

I'm sorry about that first answer I gave you I wrote it at the VA Hospital and I checked it and I see some of it didn't come out correctly I was trying to say that because the parts are combination of plastic and diecast according to you super glue would be your best bet you must be careful not to get fingerprints on it this should work for you when you put the two parts together hopefully the crack will almost disappear if you can't hold it super glue will give you just enough time to try and put it in place and then maybe trying hold it with some tape I apologize for that first answer I hope this works for you please keep me informed your friend Chico

Exactly my point there’s plenty of stuff out there to work on models with. I know when I did the video I should’ve planned my demonstration is better but my point was there’s always a better solution depending on what you’re fixing and the way you’re going to fix it, but you got the idea, it’s nice to see someone looks at my videos once in a while lol stay cool my friend peace out Chico

Yes it does you must make sure it clean I don’t know what you’re your gluing on the car sometime to repair something on diecast you need to add some material to help the two parts stay together a string strip. I’m sure you know what that is and that would help the two pieces stay together. I hope this helps.

@@chicosmodelscollectioncara6559 it’s a die cast metal train

Ok it’s a Train/so I’m assuming the body is broken I would fix it from the inside IF possible again is it a old fashioned train or newer now if you have to repair it from the outside your gonna probably need a piece of polystyrene now how thick I don’t know and your gonna need to paint it up when you’re done still I don’t know what you’re trying to fix AREYOU just trying to fix it and be done with it again I don’t know Fixing cracked diecast is tricky use super glue and baking soda is a good way But you need to sand it paint it these are just a few ways to work on it but still gorilla glue is one of the best if I was going to fix it, glue it give it 24 hours to set and cure and see what you got. If it doesn’t hold, then you got your work cut out for you in order to repair this train that I’m assuming you love next to taking it into a shop that can do it for you. I’m no expert, but these are some of the things I’ve done to fix my broken diecast from cars to airplanes and trucks. Each crack is different when it comes to fixing it, you gotta think it out my man, good luck. Stay safe your friend Chico.👍🏿🍻

I’ve got to add something else if you can take it apart a two part apology is good enough to fix it also sorry I forgot that

@@chicosmodelscollectioncara6559 your good man the hooks on the train broke the engine and tinder it glued together now it’s a die cast miniature train