70 Sting Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Good Evening, I've been wanting to build a kit to match this '70 Vette... it didn't turn out perfect, however I'm generally happy with the final result. The body is Donnybrook green with a light saddle interior. The car has an automatic transmission powered by a 350 with 300 hp and 3.08 rear end (a cruiser). The paint dramatically changes appearance from full sun to shade. The build: To match the green I mixed TS-43 Racing Green, TS-16 Yellow, TS-29 Semi Gloss Black and X-31 Titanium Gold (Yeah, I know... acrylic mixed with lacquer. Don't know what I was thinking.) The interior is a custom mix of colours I blended months ago - I don't recall the formula. The carpet is Ranger marigold embossing powder. The gauges are from BestModelCarParts on eBay. Used some photo etch parts from Model Car Garage. What I learned: 1. Second time building this AMT kit: the first one was loaded with flash and required trimming/sanding of nearly all parts; this one was much cleaner with the only issues being several sink holes on the body and a twisted interior tub. 2. I filled in the hood 'vents' as the kit is an LT-1/ZR-1. Tamiya putty was a real pain this time as I continually got ghost seams after filling, sanding and priming. 3. The parking brake is weirdly moulded into the console, I cut out the bottom section to make it look more realistic. The kit comes with a manual transmission so I converted it to automatic by making a new shifter and plate. 4. Made my own antenna out of hobby wire - it's a little on the thick side but it was smallest size my hobby shop carried. 5. First time using a little pin to hold the side mirror to the body - will definitely be doing this going forward! 6. I opened up the front grills for a more realistic look. 7. First time doing a little plumbing in the engine. Finicky work. 8. Changed the shape of the washer fluid jug by adding putty. 9. Sanded off the Firestone decals and replaced them with BF Goodrich decals from Fireball Modelworks. 10. Printed my own license plates on gloss photo paper and coated them with Microscale Liquid Decal Film (for a little protection, I guess) 11. Used black acrylic paint diluted 1:1 with water for panel liner. If you've made it this far, here are the photos: Plus a few outdoor shots: Thanks for your time :^) 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Wow Harry, this one's a true eye candy. Great attention to details. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Beautiful work! The interior detail is outstanding! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 That is an impeccable build right down to the carpets and engine bay. Great work on the paint finish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 It looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Great color and interior!Corvettes in the 70's had some really nice color choices.👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Super clean build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Outstanding Corvette! Great job on the paint and details! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Great looking 'vette! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheyenne93 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Nice clean build, Love this body style vette. 👍👍👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) Fabulous Work! Clean, tight and pretty, it looks great from every angle. The interior is especially nice. David G. Edited September 21, 2022 by David G. typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Very nice, well done. It certainly was worth the extra effort you put into it, oh so clean and well presented. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Nice work!👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 12 hours ago, happy grumpy said: Wow Harry, this one's a true eye candy. Great attention to details. I agree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Absolutely beautiful work! This is the best Corvette model I've ever seen! Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Looks great!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Looks great! Next time, instead of hobby wire, pay a visit to your local music store and ask them if they have any old used guitar strings. Tell them what you're doing with them and more likely than not they'll just give you some. They come in a variety of sizes, including thin enough to make a convincing scale antenna. I'm using a couple sizes up from the smallest for these radiator braces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Wow, We have in city where I live a green 70 or 71 Corvette that color. The guy who owns it doesn't really keep it that pristine but it seems still in good shape. It looks to be survivor. Anyhow your build is fabulous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I agree with everyone else on how good the finishes look, and especially the interior detailing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Great looking model. The exterior and the interior detailing are beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Man.....you just did such a beautiful job with this kit. I mean, you really nailed it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Looks great, especially nice touch with the grilles! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Well Harry, you have done us C-3 fans proud. That is one great looking model, superb in every way👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Great looking Corvette. Very well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 21 hours ago, happy grumpy said: Wow Harry, this one's a true eye candy. Great attention to details. Thanks Mario, means a lot coming from you. 20 hours ago, larman said: Beautiful work! The interior detail is outstanding! Thanks Larry. I cut the tub doors off to better access the interior. Unfortunately most of the interior can't be seen once fully assembled. 20 hours ago, AMT68 said: That is an impeccable build right down to the carpets and engine bay. Great work on the paint finish. Thanks Tom. I spent more time on this kit than my previous models. 20 hours ago, kelson said: Great color and interior!Corvettes in the 70's had some really nice color choices.👍 Thanks Curtis. Green, especially those close to British racing green were certainly popular back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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