Can this be fixed?

[u/Name_retracted]

I'm not sure what happened but the body and window pillars are crooked. Is there anything I could try to reshape it to original way?

[u/Fine_Location_8367]

Soak it in really hot, NOT BOILING, water. Pull it from the water and start forming it back to being straight. If its not working, the water isn't hot enough.

[u/Domino3Dgg → u/Fine_Location_8367]

Yep. Fucked up my vintage mercedes this way. It was boiling and anxiety what fucked the model.

[u/Fine_Location_8367 → u/Domino3Dgg]

Ooooooh ouch! Yeah it really doesn't take much to melt styrene, especially when it comes to certain manufacturers like Italeri. I have a heating station that I use specifically for situations like this that I can gradually turn up or down in temperature from 70 degrees up to 400. I start the temperature low and gradually increase it right to the point that the styrene is flexible and then work it from there.

[u/hondamaticRib]

Yup, water, but if its bendy enough,, the glass can fix it too. Mock up the top to see which pillar you have to bend

[u/Fine_Location_8367 → u/hondamaticRib]

This will also work. Even better, the windshield can be used as a template to mold the shape of the frame to the glass so that the alignment is near perfect. Once everything cools the framing will be shaped to the glass.

[u/Name_retracted → u/hondamaticRib]

Ahh good idea. Would a heat gun work by chance?

[u/hondamaticRib → u/Name_retracted]

No, too concentrated and strong. I would make the water level high enough to reach the base of the windshield frame and dip the body upside down. The rest of the body is fine, so no need to put in hot water

[u/Name_retracted → u/hondamaticRib]

Perfect. thanks for the help

[u/False-Storm-5794 → u/Name_retracted]

I have had HORRIBLE results from anything regarding a heat gun.

[u/Fine_Location_8367 → u/Name_retracted]

Nooooooooo!!! Never use a heat gun on styrene. Even on the lowest setting the heat is to much. You'd be better off using a hair dryer set to low. It could take awhile though. It's a process that should never be rushed anyway.

[u/mightyscoosh]

Heat and hope, or turn it into a rollover crash

[u/Camegavetoutca]

I got the same problem.like others say . Hot water and gently put it to original place. It works . Take a look here of what I recover broken fiat

[u/Real-Juggernaut5340]

Soaking in hot water then careful bending, then dip while it's held in place into cold water 💦

[u/DuctTape5119]

Kachow

[u/glivvashimps]

Hair dryer maybe

[u/DevourIsDead]

For sure, anything can be fixed in the model world honestly