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Quick build, Revell 1963 Corvette


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Got this one just so I could finish something quickly and break out of my rut, 3 days over two weekends. Kit is the Revell snap kit, paint is Testors Bright Calypso Metallic lacquer (I know, a Ford color on a Chevrolet lol), polished with Tamiya coarse and find compounds. Wheels, I think, are from the Revell Monte Carlo snap kit. Just feels good to finish one...lol. Hope you like it! :)

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Saw this in the LHS on sale for a song. Didn't pick it up as the pictures on the box weren't all that impressive. Sorry I didn't now. This looks fab and i figure it would make a nicer shelf model than the AMT kit. Would I be right?

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Saw this in the LHS on sale for a song. Didn't pick it up as the pictures on the box weren't all that impressive. Sorry I didn't now. This looks fab and i figure it would make a nicer shelf model than the AMT kit. Would I be right?

I'd say the Revell snap kits look better than the old AMT kit. But, despite that I just bought another AMT '63 this last Thursday. They depict two different types of Corvettes equipment wise. The old AMT kit kit has an engine, where the Revell is a curb side. AMT's Corvette has fuel injection badging, cast aluminum wheels, and a four-speed transmission. Revell's depicts a car with no fuel injection, standard wheel covers, Powerglide and rare for '63 factory air conditioning. Which do I like better? It's a toss up. I like the idea of a car with air. But, I really like early Vettes with fuel injection. And since the fuel injected Sting Rays had solid lifters, you could not get factory air with them.

By the way, I own several of each.

Scott

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