bigbluesd Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) This is definitely one of the better models I've done so far, box stock except that I replaced the solid kit exhaust tips with some I made from aluminum tubing and turned the front wheels a tad (I always do if possible, a cabinet full of straight wheels drives me crazy!). Paint is Duplicolor (both color and clear) polished up to 12,000 grit and then hit with some scratch remover and Meguair's gold paste wax. Was not a perfect match to the original car, I knew it when I bought it, not sure why I didn't just use Testor's blue, it would have been perfect. Some of the chrome parts have been done in Alclad, some were too small too mess with and the badges were metal foiled. De-chroming this kit was a nightmare, took me weeks. As usual, the decal stripes on the hood went FUBAR on me, contemplated trying to sand out the creases and touch it up with white paint but concluded the end result would probably look worse and it was time to get it off my bench. From now on I'm painting stripes, period. Edited April 10, 2014 by bigbluesd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Awesome work Brandon, very nicely done mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemi Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Looks great to me,I love cobras.I have bought and traded for four of these kits one to do each of the box art cars,one just stock cobra,and one to do just any way however it decides to end up and what ever color pops into mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluesd Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Looks great to me,I love cobras.I have bought and traded for four of these kits one to do each of the box art cars,one just stock cobra,and one to do just any way however it decides to end up and what ever color pops into mind. Yes, I am really tempted to do the green one but I may save it for a few years down the road when I am out of stash to build. Those metallic graphics on the side are really sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 whouw thats stunning .. i have the same kit lying here ....love yours very very clean ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Sweet build Brandon. Great color and finish. I have had trouble with revell decal stripes. White seems to be the worst and I left them off my Hertz mustang I built... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Very nice build, bravo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Looks good to me Brandon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan 191 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Great Build! Very Realistic. Love the Cobras... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluesd Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Sweet build Brandon. Great color and finish. I have had trouble with revell decal stripes. White seems to be the worst and I left them off my Hertz mustang I built... Thanks, I did that same kit and had massive problems with the stripes. There's a thread here somewhere detailing it. I ended up asking Revell for replacement decals and the second time around I managed to get them down a bit better but still had minor issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 A Cobra ? What's not too like ? Those stripes can sure be a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Looks good to me , and the color looks good too ! Great attention to detail. And I agree with you about the front wheels , it makes a BIG difference in the look ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbike-shaun Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Brandon. i am building one of these as well but it is the monogram kit,(427 Cobra) box art car is red,should i be on the lookout as well ? thnks, shaun.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Color matching or not, that is a great miles deep paint job!! Very nice and clean, and I have to agree..........it may be more work, but it's worth the effort to paint stripes on. Yours decals look nice though despite the difficulties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Superb build, what's not to like ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Overall, nicely done. Captures the 'feel' of the rawness. Nice job on the sidepipes and good move to build a comp windscreen instead of the clunky full screen all these models have. Work on lowering the ride height on your next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukkerdax Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Stunning cobra. Only it Seems to me That the exhaust is a little bit too high maybe? Looks as if the doors hits them when opening.Can be the angel of the foto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbben Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Looks good Brandon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Looks Good! my profile picture approves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Very nice Cobra! The finish is great! Nice work! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Looks good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Ital Mike Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Very well done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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