Snake45 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Bought this built Monogram '65 Corvette at the toy show last month for $3 (actually, $3 for both the Vettes in the pic). It seems to be a first-issue (no emblems, molded in black) from the '80s. Dirty and in need of repair, it looked like a good candidate for some simple Snake-Fu. A baggie stuffed into the interior turned out to contain the missing rear bumpers and rocker panels. Kewl! Cracked it down, washed the body in soapy water, and gave the unknown red paint a light polish with Wright's Silver Cream on a damp cloth. This went pretty smoothly and brought out a decent though not spectacular shine. The rest was all 1st Degree Snake-Fu: black wash on the grille and alloy wheels, Silver Sharpie on the window trim, sand the tire treads. Also cleaned some flash from the edges of the wheel rims. Cleaned the interior up with soapy water. Nailed it all back together. Total time spent, maybe somewhere in the 3-4 hour range. Certainly not my finest Covette model, but it now displays very well on my 1/24 diecast shelf with other Corvettes (it's more at home there than with other 1/25 kits). WELL worth the $3 and few hours in fun alone! Thanks for looking, and as always, comments welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Quite an improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Not bad at all, especially for minimal monetary and time investments. It's amazing what the right kind of attention can do to improve some things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Very nice! Good clean up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Looks good! It's nice to see survivors restored and saved. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian-w Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Sometimes it has to be a small restoration in between. I like those work too. Your C2 turned out nice and I like the "old" look. It looks like it can tell stories of it's road life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Nice recovery, you always do an awesome job with these "barn finds." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromecop Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Good job , nice to give the life back to an old kit like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Very well done. Based upon your description, molded in black, no emblems, and the wheels and tires, I'd say it is the Monogram '65 Vette Street Machine, copyright 1986. I have one sitting right here. Always wondered about the dropped front end though, guess that was part of the "Street" look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Nice save on these two Vettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 hours ago, espo said: Nice save on these two Vettes. I didn't save the yellow one, and probably won't. There is a LOT of excess glue around the window trim, which is almost certainly impossible to fix. I'll probably end up breaking it up for parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Nice save! It could also be this kit maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Might be. I never put it together that those are two different kits. Could those be the same plastic? Is that Revell really 1/25, or is it really 1/24? (I know the Monogram is 1/24 because some time back I investigated swapping the Monogram fender vents into the Revell '67 body and found that they'd be way too big.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Diggin’ the Snake-Fu on that ‘vette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 nice save, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Nice find and save , that's a nice addition to any shelf ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 12 hours ago, Snake45 said: Might be. I never put it together that those are two different kits. Could those be the same plastic? Is that Revell really 1/25, or is it really 1/24? (I know the Monogram is 1/24 because some time back I investigated swapping the Monogram fender vents into the Revell '67 body and found that they'd be way too big.) Just checked and it is definitely 1/24th, it measures 7-1/8” overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Another super nice save from your snake pit, friend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 52 minutes ago, slusher said: Another super nice save from your snake pit, friend!! I agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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