| Did you love the big car chase in that last movie? | | | | that will receive the "damage" treatment. Once |
| It was the one with the orange car that did the | | | | you begin to assemble the car you will need to |
| big jump onto the freeway with the two cousins | | | | know these so you can adjust accordingly. If the |
| at the wheel. Yea, that's the one. Remember how | | | | part in question is actually missing from the movie |
| it got banged up and beat up all through the | | | | vehicle then you will be able to leave it off of |
| movie? Well, now you can simulate that on a | | | | your finished model car. For example, the car in |
| model of that car. All it takes is a little work and | | | | the movie is missing the rear bumper. You would |
| some dedication and you will have a model car | | | | then leave this bumper off of your car as well. |
| that looks just like it did on the movie. | | | | Now for the panel damage. For this you need to |
| The first thing you must do is to go out and find | | | | know a little about auto lingo to proceed. If you |
| a model that is listed as an officially licensed | | | | are looking at a car from the side you will notice it |
| model. What this means is that the movie makers | | | | is made up of sections. The section nearest the |
| and others involved have given the model maker | | | | front is called the front quarter panel. The one |
| the permission to make a replica of the movie | | | | nearest the bumper is known as the rear quarter |
| car. While most of these can be rather detailed | | | | panel. You then have the driver side and |
| they usually do not include any of the damage | | | | passenger side. |
| that the car suffers during the movie. What you | | | | If the driver side front quarter panel is missing on |
| end up with is a pristine looking vehicle. Nice, but | | | | the movie car then you will want to make sure |
| not like the car you are wanting in all its damaged | | | | that you adjust yours to suit. Remember, the |
| glory. | | | | movie car may not have lost the whole panel. If it |
| If you are able then the best way to begin is to | | | | has not then you should trim away the part on |
| find a picture or to make a picture of what you | | | | yours that needs to be removed and then glue |
| want the car to look like when it is finished. The | | | | the part to stay into place. You can trim and |
| easiest way to do this is to find one on the | | | | reattach parts and pieces as you need to with |
| Internet and print it out. Remember, such pictures | | | | model cars to achieve the effect you are looking |
| are usually licensed as well so you cannot legally | | | | for. If there is damage from smoke, paint |
| trade, sell, or buy this picture unless the site has | | | | scrapes, etc. then these are easily achieve by |
| express written permission to do so. Once you | | | | some simple brush strokes in the right place. The |
| have this picture you are ready to begin. | | | | end result will be a finished model car that you |
| You must identify the parts of your model car | | | | can really call your own and be proud of. |