Turberticus Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Currently working on the Revell Corvette C7.R for a client. I had already built the #4 car for him and he recently expressed interested in having me build the #3 car. I was able to find a decal vendor to print up the #3 decals, driver name decals, and white windscreen banner that are unique to the #3 car. All other markings are identical. I've already made a lot of progress, but rather than overwhelm readers I'll post my progress in parts. I started by sanding down the body, followed by a coat of Tamiya fine surface primer. That was sanded down, and then sprayed with Gravity Colors Corvette Racing Yellow, masked, then sprayed with Tamiya X18. I then applied a coat of 2K clear to give the decals a smooth surface to adhere to. Next post will show the decals, as well as the chassis/engine progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadracer Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Lookin good !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchrisf Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Looks great.. it will be nice to see your process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turberticus Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) The decals have been applied. I'm missing the driver name decals as well as the #3 decal that goes under the right rear tail light. I also hand painted the brake vents. The A pillars and bottom of the windshield (Not sure what that part is called...) will be masked off and sprayed semi gloss black after the final coat of clear. I hope to have the missing decals applied so I can apply the final coat of clear! The chassis was pretty basic and straight forward, but it's complete. Everything is molded in white so lots of semi gloss black was used! Everything here is box stock. The window glass on the model is tinted so not a lot will be seen, but I ended up detailing the dash just a little. The most prominent feature in the engine bay are the air intakes, which unfortunately cover the engine itself. I wanted to detail this as much as possible, so I made own carbon fiber templates with masking tape and Scale Motorsport carbon fiber decals. I sprayed a layer of clear over them, then masked off the section that appears to be rubber hose and sprayed with Testors dullcoat. They were then topped off with bare metal foil. I also detailed the rear fan and components that appear at the rear of the car. Edited July 16, 2018 by Turberticus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadracer Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 It's looking Great! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3men2s Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Nice car! I see you already built one, but make sure it fits properly. The windows and the engine top were causing mine not to sit properly. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turberticus Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, ismaelg said: Nice car! I see you already built one, but make sure it fits properly. The windows and the engine top were causing mine not to sit properly. Thanks, Thanks! Oh yeah, I had to use a lot of CA glue to get my last body to fit properly over the chassis. Would it help if I cut the windows in to separate pieces so there is more clearance for the roll cage? I'm considering doing that. Edited July 19, 2018 by Turberticus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 It will help. I did that with mine. You need to go slowly. Don't rush it. After cutting, some cleanup and fine sanding will finish it. If it helps, you can check the workbench thread on mine. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/117667-corvette-c7r-daytona-winner/ Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turberticus Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 2 hours ago, ismaelg said: It will help. I did that with mine. You need to go slowly. Don't rush it. After cutting, some cleanup and fine sanding will finish it. If it helps, you can check the workbench thread on mine. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/117667-corvette-c7r-daytona-winner/ Thanks, Thank you! I'll give that a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinnober Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Its stupid why Revell didn't made both decals for #3 and #4 car. I have it also and since I'm dane, I would like to build it as car #3 with Jan Magnussen. Stupid Revell..how hats could it be ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) On 7/20/2018 at 9:50 AM, ismaelg said: It will help. I did that with mine. You need to go slowly. Don't rush it. After cutting, some cleanup and fine sanding will finish it. If it helps, you can check the workbench thread on mine. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/117667-corvette-c7r-daytona-winner/ Thanks, I'm sorry to derail your thread slightly Turberticus , but Ismael did you ever finish this build off? I was directed to it by another person on a different forum and I thought your's was one of the best examples I've seen, but it seemed to stop near painting. Is it still an active build or did you finish it? Edited January 4, 2019 by Madhatter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Hello Simon, Thanks for your nice comments. Yes, it was finished. Here is a picture and the link to the finished section post. Chris, did you finish yours? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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