Amazing Moon Mixer restoration

[donculley]

This kit was a huge grail for me - The Amazing Moon Mixer ! Never mind how an air cooled carbureted engine can run on the Moon with no air ! Todd challenged me to rebuild this on his site and I jumped at the chance - The first and hardest part was getting it apart ; old Revell plastic is more brittle than eggshells , and many pieces broke .Some parts wouldn't come apart anymore and I had to work around them. Once it was as apart as it would come and the paint stripped off ,it was time to dig in - literally. Lots of glue had to be cut or ground out .The steering was repaired by drilling the spindles (which broke a few times) and using a Christmas ornament hanger as the center link . The steering wheel rim was long gone so I gutted the center out of a steering wheel from the parts bin . I found that by slowly building it in sections or even gluing one or two parts a night made for a more solid platform to work with. The thrusters on the mixer are the same ones used on the Revell moon landing kit and luckily I still had the remains of my old one to use. I did have a few of the missing bits donated, on the condition that I finish this kit. Paint is Testors One Coat Lacquer Firey Orange over a silver base. Hot Wheels Bob once again came through for me on some excellent repro decals. He really outdid himself and they really make the kit stand out. Thanks again Todd for the Lazarus challenge, It was a blast !!!

[kabdriver]

Nice save Don! Looks GREAT! I love the color, and you’ve done your usual clean job of (re)building on this one. Nice work!

[rocketeer]

Wow, very nice save!

[stevielewis]

Beautiful restoration of a classic!

[lotty]

Nice one, I really like these wacky rods!

[TooOld]

Beautifully done Don ! Great detailing and trim work !

[donculley]

Mar 30, 2020 4:05:11 GMT -6 TooOld said:

Beautifully done Don ! Great detailing and trim work !

Thanks ! I went with the orange because I always liked the way the box art looked. I wish the molds for this series were still around ; these are neat little kits !

[41chevy]

Fantastic save! I wish there was even a slim chance of a re issue,.

[chromecop]

Great save!

I have something completely different in mind for one of my "glue bombs".....

[davevan1]

Great work!! How did you do the gold pin stripe??? I think the tooling is still around but the tire tool is missing and nothing else fits. Wonder if Atlantis has the tool??

[donculley]

Apr 2, 2020 6:32:57 GMT -6 davevan1 said:

Great work!! How did you do the gold pin stripe??? I think the tooling is still around but the tire tool is missing and nothing else fits. Wonder if Atlantis has the tool??

For the pinstripes I used one of those Testors paint pens . I have one that is nearly empty so the paint doesn't' drip out . It took a while, but it came out better than if I tried it with a brush !
The tires I believe are the same for the Henry J and all the gasser kits they made ; If possible Atlantis should reissue them , They rarely pop up on Ebay and even the junky ones don't go cheap anymore , and the new plastic wont be as brittle as the stuff Revell used.

[davevan1]

We all need to drop Atlantis a line and ask for them. I will.....

[dumpydan]

That looks great, I have the taxi version of this kit (built up) plans to redue it one day.

[donculley]

Apr 7, 2020 5:58:53 GMT -6 dumpydan said:

That looks great, I have the taxi version of this kit (built up) plans to redue it one day.

Oh yes, the Meter Cheater ! That and the Guber wagon are the two in this series that I'd like to find and redo ; unless they somehow get reissued...

[Dennis M]

Amazing job'' Don.

[hobbybobby]

You did a wonderful job, Don, your effort was worth it, it looks extraterrestrial!

[Psychotic Hillbilly]

Found It Don. Looks good. I will pass it along for you.

[davemarek]

Great job!...Did this a while ago. Just re-glued the axle on Saturday as things get broken when they are fragile from wide wheels

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[snakeplissken81]

You have some skills my friend.

[timj]

Great restoration job.

[Manic Modeler]

Always love seeing a kit restored. Very nice job on this one! I restored a Dragon Wagon glue bomb I bought about 6 months before they re-released it so I know how tough a job that can be. Love the color. Did you do the silver trim on the fenders with a sharpie?

[farmboy]

Great save!  Makes a fella think twice about that glue bomb on the sale table.  Excellent piece o' work!

[donculley]

Jan 1, 2021 19:11:14 GMT -6 Manic Modeler said:

Always love seeing a kit restored. Very nice job on this one! I restored a Dragon Wagon glue bomb I bought about 6 months before they re-released it so I know how tough a job that can be. Love the color. Did you do the silver trim on the fenders with a sharpie?

I did the silver trim with an old Pactra paint pen. it was nearly empty so I was able to run the tip on the edges without the risk of fresh silver paint pouring out of the pen.

[flounder]

I think that is my favorite of the series. You did an excellent job of it!

[Bert]

Nice restoration Don. Have you done this before?😁

[Manic Modeler]

Very nice job on the restoration. Having restored a glue/paint bomb myself I know how much work it is. Looks great. I actually have a partially assembled one of these myself. Will have to try to get to work on it.

mike