curt raitz Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I was contacted by this fellow whom I had built a model of his '69 Chevelle SS a few years ago. His wife Robin has a '65 Corvette Roadster and inquired if I could build a model of her car. I told him there never was a scale model of the '65 Corvette Roadster produced, but I could probably do it using the a number of the model car kits of the '63 - '67 Corvettes. He sent me pictures of her car and I noticed she had '66 wheel covers and the older style 327 valve covers, so the search started. I already had a '67 Corvette Roadster kit and a '63 Corvette kit to use. My buddy Steve had a '65 Corvette Coupe body I could use. I found the valve covers in the '65 Chenille Superwagon kit. The '66 wheel covers were a different story, I could not find them anywhere! Modelhaus to the rescue, not only did they have the wheels but the white striped tires as well. I grafted the side vents from the '65 Corvette Coupe onto the '67 Roadster body, modified the hood from the '63 Corvette and used the the chassis and suspension from the '67 Corvette. Paint is Chevrolet XX Goldwood Yellow from Scalefinishes. The most enjoyable part of building this model is the fact I owned a same colored '65 Corvette roadster...wish i still had it! Well all said and done here is Robin's '65 Corvette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Rollins Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Very nice. I'm sure your customer will be very pleased with it. BTW, AMT did do a '65 roadster annual back in 1965 ,, I'm restomodding one right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Very nice. I'm sure your customer will be very pleased with it. BTW, AMT did do a '65 roadster annual back in 1965 ,, I'm restomodding one right now.ThanxI bet ya one of those would be a little pricey...I did not find one on while searching the world wide web...have fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Now that is a beauty, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Very nice except for the black lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) Very nice except for the black lines. Thank you, Sir Yep, the panel lines are a little on the "harsh-side"...they appear worse in the photos than on the model. She liked the model a lot, so there we go. Edited May 23, 2016 by curt raitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Thank you, Sir Yep, the panel lines are a little on the "harsh-side"...they appear worse in the photos than on the model. She liked the model a lot, so there we go. Agreed on the panel lines. Other than that, it's a really great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestoModGuy Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Very nice "custom" build, turned out excellent. Do you have a pic of the car you built this around, that's always cool to see with a tribute build of a 1:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Nice build. I am sure your customer will appreciate the effort you put in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Beautiful!!!! I have an AMT '65 Corvette body, that has a busted windshield frame in my "got to be done section. I want to combine it with the Revell '67, and do it as a 327/375 Fuelie car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I like the colour.Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook_dw Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Very clean build.. One of my favorite vette body styles.. Awesome job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Sharp build Curt.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Very nice build!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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