QUOTE (Delidubz @ 23 Mar 2012, 11:52)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hello,firstly i wouldn't say personally anyone you have dealt with are cowboys.
These are ,you have to remember are not factory replacement parts.
Plastic has a tendency to swell or shrink and warp over the years and the cars you have are cracking on a bit now.
I've restored hundreds of aston martins c68s including all of the very rare ones and around 50 mercs at least
The decals you have will be pull off and stick.
The front bumper you have will more than likely be a BTS part sourced by your vendor.
These are made from resin and are very delicate.
When purchaced at BTS,you get a note saying trimming and a little fettling are required,even advice on warming them in water to bend them to shape slightly..
I don't know if your vendor gave you the same advice.
They more than always require a little trimming to the mounts to aid there fitment.
Extreme care should be used whilst handling them.
The rear bumper i am assuming is a plastic replacement.
I also have found these a little difficult to fit.
But it isnt impossible to make them look ok
If you slightly trim a little off the inner edge of the bumper ends,your body top should fit over.
If Scale models asked you you to return it then maybe that's the answer.
I know they are very big in the scalextric world,online shop,ebay etc,toy fairs etc and they probably get hundreds of emails a day from all over the world.
They are one of the best in the business and i am sure they will get back to you shortly.
I very rarely use replacement parts on astons,i resort to buying further cars ,chassis etc as spares,simply to fit genuine parts when i restore them.
Then it gets expensive.
There are not many options out there other than maybe to cast them yourself.
Good look with the restoration.
Tim
Thanks very much Tim, I guess I jumped the gun a bit when referring to the sellers as cowboys, I was a little frustrated at the time as someone on here advised me they were water slides.(I should have contacted the seller, and found out that way)
Scalemodels did in fact get back to me regarding the decals - turned out they were stickers and NOT water slides - my fault entirely.
They even offered a replacement if I'd ruined them dipping them in water. Turned out they were sound.
Cool advice about trimming the replacement parts for these cars, It never occurred to me to try that so I'll take it back off and give it a go.
You are 100% correct in that original parts for these cars are expensive - I suppose you get what you pay for.
Thanks again for the advice,
Billy
