John Jacobs Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 This is a 1:25 Revell Monogram kit of a '67 Corvette 427 Roadster. This is one of many kits generously given to me by a friend from work. It turned out almost exactly as I imagined it. The only differences were the omission of the white hood stripe and the redline tires. The decals were really old and had been stored in a garage with poor air conditions. Some of the decals disintegrated in water. I found a product online, a brush-on film for preserving old decals I can use on future models. Most of the parts under the hood and in the interior have a color scheme based on Corvette part pictures I found online. The Workbench thread is located here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Nice clean build John Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Like they said. Great job. I'm becoming more and more jealous of everyone's paint jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Like your color choices, really turned out sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Love the SHINY and the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Very nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I agree with everyone else, great paint job on this. If you still want to try the Hood Stinger Decal, Testors offers a spray can they call Decal Bonder. I have used it on home made decals also since the Ink Jet Printer decals are given to smear. You might check with your local hobby shop and see what they have to offer. Very nice interior work on this also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Louis Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Very nice, the interior rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 A real beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Can't beat a convertible vette!,looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 very nice work, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 9 hours ago, shoopdog said: Like your color choices, really turned out sharp. x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Very nice, love the colors. What green is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Nice! Beautiful interior and paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gilkeson Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestoModGuy Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Very nice! Great color choices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Caballo Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Beautiful green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Jacobs Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Thanks for the comments. The body is Testors green metal flake enamel. I thought it was going to be glossy, but it had more of a dull metallic finish. I used at least 5 coats of Future to give it some gloss. The metallic paint really soaked up the Future like a sponge. The interior is Testors flat brown enamel. This kit comes with a lot of chrome parts. Some parts I wanted to keep chrome but with a different color on detailed areas. I learned a little trick about painting on top of chrome. I sprayed just a little white Tamiya primer in a bottle cap and then brush-painted primer over the areas of the chromed pieces I wanted a different color. After dry, I painted the new color on top of the primer and it worked really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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