Andy Oldenburg Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 The Cobra is one of my favorite sports car. Even more so, after I was able to take a good look at even 2 of them at a car meeting this summer. On most images I encountered the Cobra in a light or medium blue. I decided for a metallic blue. The base coat and primer is a metallic silver, the blue is Aero Color Airbrush acrylic with a 30% part of metallic medium. I chose to make the typical white stripes much bolder than the original stripes. last coat is AK clear and a polish with Tamiya polish creme. The original wheels were not polished chrome so I had to spray the mags in a dark silver. The kit tires I replaced with much better detailed tires from my scrap box. Same goes with the sidepipes, which were not polished chrome. I found those real looking headlights at one of my suppliers. It seems to be clear epoxy on thin sheet steel. The interior I pepped up with sheet rubber on the floor and metal rings for the gauges. Plus racing seatbelts, although back then I believe they only had simple hip belts. Carrol Shelby offered to sigh my models dashboard😂not... As I had predicted, there is not much to see of the engine once the model is assembled. I was wondering where the battery was placed and learned that they either packed it in the small trunk or tucked it behind the shotgun seat. A really cool legendary car with lots of stories to tell about. Thanks for taking a look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) Beautifully done. Looks great with the body off as well! Edited November 28, 2022 by 70 Sting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Pretty kewl looking Shelby Cobra. Nice finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Super clean Andy. Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Well done and looks great ! Always happy to see another Cobra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew McD Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Nice detailing of the engine and the paint looks terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Looks great! Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Great job on the cobra. The blue suits it very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Nice looking Cobra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Fantastic build! The details make it stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Beautiful Cobra! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulbo Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Great one👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Well done Andy ! That color looks great and I really like those headlights ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Looks amazing, great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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