TIP: Anglia Panel Truck MOONEYES - How to open the hood

[LKS 0]

As everybody knows, due to costs reduction, Mattel simplified many castings, like the Anglia Panel Truck MOONEYES, Buick Grand National, 56 Ford, Dodge Charger and etc... Now they don´t have movable parts anymore...

Then, I decided to cut and open the hood by myself!!!
The front post is located under the windshield base, so it was easy to cut off the hood and reassemble the cast w/ the chassis!
The two original posts were used to close with screws.

Tools and materials needed:
- Jewelry´s saw
- 1 mm dia drill bit
- Drill (electric or cordless, anytype)
- Pliers
- Steel axle or pin
- Yellow nail enamel
- Small vise

Note: No additional cast was damaged on this project!







Hold the cast in the vise securelly with a piece of cloth to prevent scratches on the painting:


Do the first cut following the line between the fenders and the hood:


Do the second cut on the base of the windshield until you find the first cut:


Detach the hood:


The hood off the body:


Drill a hole from the fenders through the hood:



Testing the articulation with the drill bit, the cut sections were already painted with the nail enamel:


Bottom view showing the two screws:


The engine with some detailings:

[sinclair 0]

Amazingly well done. Thanks for sharing.

[eight 0]

awesome tips as usual... i like the 56 ford panel delivery but mattel have seal its opening hood too...

[LKS 0]

eight wrote:

awesome tips as usual... i like the 56 ford panel delivery but mattel have seal its opening hood too...

Thanks Sinclair and Mr. Eight!

I´ve done the same job on the 56´ Ford too!

[aymeric16 0]

Nice détail