1949 Mercury
Club Coupe (Customized)



The first thing was to section the body a scale four inches. I started by marking the cut lines.


Using a razor saw, I cut along the lines. Here is the result. The two thin strips adjacent to the body were discarded.


Here's the body, glued back together. I held everything together on the inside with masking tape while the cement cured.


Next came the top chop. I marked off cut lines and removed a scale three inches. Then I cemented the top back to the body and again held it in place with masking tape.


A top with one or more curves, like the '49 Merc is complex to chop. I lined up the center posts and let everything else fall into place. I wanted the windshield posts to be very strong, so I glued pieces of sprue in place for added strength.


At the rear, I glued the pieces that had been removed over the upper edge of the cut to help fill the gap between the upper and lower sections of the top that were caused by the curve of the top.


Sprue was glued to the windshield posts from the inside...



...and also across the cut line at the rear.

   

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