Thank you for your video! It worked!!! I had a warped Porsche 918 body. It has a delicate windshield surround and I didn't want to damage it so I was extra cautious. It took four passes of being in the pot to 'heat bubbles' on the bottom of the pot, but no bubbles on the surface of the water. Several minutes each time, remove from the water and gentle torque opposite the direction of the 'warp'. Initially I thought it was not working, then on the third time I noticed at least a 50% improvement. Each time I made sure I held the model in 'straightened position' until it cooled completely. That took only about 1 minute or less. By the 4th time it was perfectly straightened! :)! I placed the model on the table top to assess straightness each time. Thanks again for your video and explanation!!!

This is a very good tip Jimmy. Just to add to your tip, once you get the body the way you want it. Dunk it in cold water. That sets it instantly. This will also work on resin bodies as well.

I am 46 and just got back into the modeling hobby. I like to do race cars and they often come with warped bodies. Thank you so much as this worked to the tee. I will be looking at more of your videos in the future to help me.

Richard Wons Thanks for your video. You are the Man. I'm 70 years old got back into it. You were the only one on You Tube that helped untwist bodies. Thanks

Thanks Jimmy, just tried your method on my Wild Hoss Bronco reissue. Hood, roof & body were all warped. Now it's all good.

Omg dude thank you!!! I emailed Revell Spare parts for a new body and then I saw your video. It worked!!! I couldn't believe it!

I was just wondering about this. good tip most times for me it the body or frame not so much the other parts. now I know how I can fix this, thank you.

There you go man! that`s nice from you to give triks on the modeling been watching a couples of vids from you... keep building! Cheers mate!

Lat to the party here, thanks for this vid, recently bought the AMT 67 Shelby, body is quite badly warped, had slightly warped shells in the past but they always straightened out when on the chassis (like the Revell 71 Mustang i recently done), this 67 is just too bad for that so going to try this method later.

This video is dope bro. I recently got a model that's warped so I'm going to try this. Thanks for putting the work in for these vids.

Nice hair cut !! It's that time for me too.. I'm gonna try this on a plane model I'm building .. great tip..

Thanks fast jimmy... Just did it and let it sit for 2 seconds in the hot boiling pot with water. And I trying to bend it a bit with some support to hold such as some light heavy boxes. And with out your tip, I would of been disappointed at the eBay seller who sells me 4 beat up model kits lol

Thank you, I have a model taxi cab that is warped. I am going to try your method today and fix the warped body of the model.

I usually add some pasta, a pinch of salt and olive oil to mine. LOL!!! Great tip vid Jimmy!!! 5 Stars!!!

Thank you for your tip. I have a warped frame of my 1:16 57 chevy and now I know how to fix it!

Cool idea would never would have thought of that. Good job.

I know I`m somewhat late to the party on this, but I tried this method on a few old warped promos in my collection, An AMT `60 Lincoln convertible, a Jo Han`58 Cadillac Fleetwood sedan and an AMT `56 Continental coupe. I`m happy to tell you it worked like a champ! Can I tell the guys in my car model club about this video Thank you!.

Awesome tip, TYVM!!!!!! Gonna use it!!!!!

Is the Camaro the new yenko kit from revell? I ask because I have built 3 kits of 69 Camaros from revell and the grill and taillight s look different from those

thanks for the tip man! I have had some frames warped before and I set the them down on a flat surface and shoot it with a hair dryer,but never a body yet.

Got some good ideas! Thanks

Thanks. Worked for me!,

Thanks for the tutorial. I was gonna try this on a part on an old Aurora ship model. The kit is rather expensive and I was afraid off ruining my part at which point I’d have been screwed. It’s actually the two halves of the ship’s boat. They are so warped there was no way I could get them to meet up. I really didn’t want to have to spend another $250 for a whole other kit. I guess I’m gonna give this a try.

good tip thanks! like the commentary too haha

Awesome! I just unbaged my 92 cougar I got the other day and the only part warped was the chassis, so I will try this! Thanks!

Cool tip Jimmy, I have a couple of old kits still in boxes because of warped bodies.

Was looking for video for twisted air plane fuselage half. Was thinking heat gun, but Maybe I ll try this! Thanks.

Thanks brother, I'm gonna try that with my drone arm that was warped in a crash.

I got a warped top that'll hopefully benefit from this tip...the front of my '59 Caddy ambulance over the windshield

Have you tried it with glued parts such as a funny car tube chassis that has a slight twist? Your tips are spot on and much appreciated..........peace..........

It's a Revell kit...and you're surprised that the body is warped? But thank you for the advice. I wonder, would this method dissolve any glue if parts have been attached to it?

Thx Jimmy!

u saved those warped models of mine thnks i was pissed cuz they are like u said one end up there n another down there

Will this method work on resin?

Would it work with boiling water out of a kettle?

Tongs, bro, tongs!! Save the thongs for the strip club. lmao!! Nevertheless, great info. I've used it several times already.

Thanks!

With that method will it leave finger prints? Thanks for the tip.

Good idea but your execution has to be perfect for it to work in your favor, cause my part went from a bad bend warp to irreversibly damaged. Also it seems to have no work time cause as soon as I pulled it out it had completely solidified again as if nothing happened

I'll be able to save some heller kits I have. Thank you kindly

hey jimmy i aint got warped bodies but um... maybe if u twisted it into shape then submerged it into cold water ? that might help and make it easier

I’m going to try this on my brother, he’s warped. Thanks.

Can you use it on clear parts?

THANK YOU THANK YOU

Will this work on a primed part?

Another way is to use a heat gun set on low power but you need to do it fast so as not to melt the plastic.

I was wondering if my girl's body get warped can I just put her in boiling water and twist her into shape? My liking?

just tried this on a testarossa body to correct a warp... DON'T HOLD YOUR MODEL BODY WITH TONGS!!!! when the plastic softens the tongs will crush the body. hold it with your fingers just on a well balanced point with no weight on the point. with fingers just out of the water. by the time your fingers start to get too hot it's ready to reshape. boil the water and turn off. that's plenty hot. now my body is straight but i have a messed up roof and side panels where the tongs collapsed it. A pillars are a b!@#$tch to get back in shape again. it works great but don't hold with the tongs!!

I'm gonna try this on my 1/16th Green Elephant Vega!!! Yeah, it's warped... but not for long, I hope. Still well worth the money. Highly recommend picking up a case! Just kidding... thanks Jimmy. Brian is correct. It's 'tong' but I kinda like 'thong'! Who's got five ones for a five?

Can you fix my warped mind?

I have used this tech for binding headers

Be very careful, smaller parts tend to shrink!!

hi i followed your instructions exactly and all it did was made the model car worse, so i do not think you should hold it in the water for 10 sec way too long

"thongs" lmao

Thongs. 😂

Thats one thing i hate and the first thing i look at when opening a kit ive just bought-A WARPED BODY! AAAARRRRR!!!!!!!!

i would be afraid to try this on on old 50 year old promomodels the plastic wasnt like the plastic of today

Don't try this with a resin body. Resin does not like heat. Even a couple of seconds can make the resin lose it's shape completely, or bubble, or just plain turn soft.

thanks for the great idea! you're using Tongs,not thongs. girls don't wear those.

Nice to no thanks Jimmy

I'm 15 and knows what happens when you get burned... You suck it up...

Are you kidding me