Would you or wouldn't you?

[ranma]

I recently aquired this "74 Caprice for my collection (pay $10.00 for it). Yet I'm not sure I should do the chrome trim around the window's  or the door handle's/name plates ect.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice score for $10.

Maybe just polish it and do the chrome with a silver Sharpie...kinda keep the promo vibe going.

[JollySipper]

You may could foil it, then you could remove it if you wanted................

[Casey]

Would...flip that in a heartbeat.  

[Can-Con]

Do it right up. They ain't that rare yet. 

[mikemodeler]

Do what YOU want, it's your promo.

 

 

I would paint it a different color and detail it , but that's me.

[unclescott58]

I've got mixed feeling on this. Being a very nice, some what rear promo, I wouldn't mess with it. On the other hand, you now own her. So you can do as you wish. 

[Ron Hamilton]

If it were real nice, I would sell it, take the profit, and get a slightly ratty one to work over. That is what I am doing with one. I tend to pass on the real nice stuff, as I am going to do wholesale changes to them anyway. However, a nice beginning will yield a better result. That is why I will not waste my time on third rate resin kits I have seen lately.

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, Ron Hamilton said:

If it were real nice, I would sell it, take the profit, and get a slightly ratty one to work over. That is what I am doing with one. I tend to pass on the real nice stuff, as I am going to do wholesale changes to them anyway. However, a nice beginning will yield a better result. That is why I will not waste my time on third rate resin kits I have seen lately.

I'm kinda of the same mind. I'm not a big fan of this car, so I'd find someone who is and see what I could trade it for. 

If I were a fan of this car, I'd be tempted to leave this one alone. OR I might polish the body and Sharpie the trim. I have a couple nice-but-not-mint '70s Corvettes that I'll be polishing and hitting with some Snake-fu. 

[Zoom Zoom]

To me personally that's too nice a promo to "Sharpie" the trim which will destroy any "real" collector value. BMF is okay and reversible. It's your model to do what you please, but in the same thread seeing people tell you it's too nice to touch or the other extreme to "Sharpie" the trim...basically asking a question in a forum you're never going to get a solid, reliable consensus. So it's all up to you to make the decision. It was $10 and they aren't that rare. Just how much effort do you want to go through to sell this one and get another one that's not as nice? And likely will still cost you a lot more than $10?? Whatever you choose, go with your gut, and how you'll most enjoy the finished model.

Here's what I did w/a restorable '74 kit:

The above (stock) is how it remains. The donk version was done for a show theme, it literally was a "Donk For A Day" when it debuted for that show and immediately taken to stock after that show. I was given the Caprice for free from a friend who had another friend give him a whole box full of similar vintage built models. I have a similar '69 Bonneville to restore.

 

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, Zoom Zoom said:

To me personally that's too nice a promo to "Sharpie" the trim which will destroy any "real" collector value. BMF is okay and reversible.

So is Sharpie. It comes right off with rubbing alcohol. And you're not likely to slip with your knife and scratch it, as is very possible with BMF.