Art Laski Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) This build wasn’t in my queue, but the San Diego Model Car Club and the Las Vegas model car club were doing a joint build off, with each club judging the others entries. It was originally supposed to be a tri-five subject, but they opened it up to any 55-57 Chevy, including trucks and Corvettes, so I thought I would jump in. Unfortunately, I missed that deadline by a mile! And the next one, and the next one! The build is now finished, but I am going to post up a WIP anyway, which won’t take too long because there was a lot of work done towards the end that didn’t get photo documented, but it should be enough to see what went into it. I happened to have this 57 Corvette Gasser kit in my stash, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to showcase all of the Pro Tech, Detail Master, and Model Car Garage (and other) aftermarket parts available on my store at scaleproshop.com. I’ll be calling them out as I go along. It’s funny, because I had this exact kit since I was a kid, but it became separated from me for probably 35 years and I had totally forgotten about it until my stepmom moved and had me come get a bunch of kits she had stored that I didn’t even know about (score!). It was given to me as an open kit when I was a kid, and I hadn’t opened it at all until now. I had no idea what I was going to find inside, but it turned out that all the parts were there, even though 90% of the parts were off the sprues. The only thing is, the engine was just not a good piece, so I went looking for a big block Chevy to put in instead of the small block that came with the kit. I found just what I was looking for in this kit. Started off cleaning up the parts, and modifying the chassis to add a Halibrand quick change rear end, resin cast by my good friend Dutch Gorsha, @dog3models on Instagram. He does great work, so check him out at Instagram if you get a chance. Cut out the old pumpkin. Some of the front suspension pieces were not usable, so I made new ones with brass for a little added strength. More to come! Edited October 8, 2022 by Art Laski 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Nice work, Art. Looking forward to future posts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Looking good Art, I'll be watching your progress as I just bought a 1/16th 57 Vette kit and I'm looking for ideas as to how I'm going to proceed with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Nice work and customising, me fellow Temeculero resident! Quite looking forward to watching your progress on this beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Looks great Art!! Hopefully more to come soon. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Good looking project Art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 @Art LaskiThe pictures aren't coming up for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 8 hours ago, Dave Ambrose said: @Art LaskiThe pictures aren't coming up for me. Yep, I broke them. ☹️ Fixed now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 I went for an anodized aluminum look for the valve covers, so I shot them with Alclad Airframe Aluminum, then Tamiya clear blue acrylic thinned with lacquer thinner. I also applied the clear blue to the injector stacks, but didn’t need the Alclad because they are already machined aluminum. The stacks are Detail Master DM-3295 HOLLY VELOCITY STACKS, from Scale Pro Shop. Here are the engine parts painted up. The alternator and bracket is one piece, so an Alclad shade of aluminum chrome was applied to the alternator, then masked off, and Alclad chrome shot on the bracket. The "carbs" are actually Fireball Model Works FI Tech fuel injectors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy D Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Good to see you at the bench and working hard my friend!!! Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) Looking good Art ! It is always a pleasure to watch you build. Edited October 24, 2022 by Metalmad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Lotsa good stuff going on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Looking good. I like the mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I like it! Looking forward to seeing more! -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I remember this kit! My brother had one back around 1974! 😮 What you've done so far looks great! I'm sure you'll give it more than it's due. BTW, what kind of condition are the decals in? David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Nice. Luv Vette race cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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