Hawk312 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Ok, I am going to attempt a WIP on this, but with the rate at which I build, it may be a while til the next update. I am going to try to replicate Tom McEwens Coors Corvette funny car: I already have the Competition Resins body, which appears to be pretty decent, although I am working on the flares in front of the rear wheels which I feel should be more noticeable. I also have the Slixx decals which will be going on once I am satisfied with the body and have it painted. I will be using the CR body, the frame and drivetrain will be from the Revell NEC funny car, Slixx decals, rear slicks from Pegasus, wheels from the `66 Malibu street rat kit, and other details from the BlueMax Mustang and Cop Out funny car kits. I will be shamelessly raping my Chuck Etchells Avenger build for test fitting. Thanks to everyone on the tips for the super trick wheels. I am not sure yet if I am going to use the chrome ones from the Malibu kit, or paint the CR ones with Duplicolor chrome for a polished aluminum appearance. Here is what I have so far. I am test fitting everything before paint: Here is the size difference between the Pegasus and kit rear slicks: The kit tires appear way too small. The Pegasus slicks scale out to about 35". I wanted to paint the frame gloss black, with semi-gloss or flat black side panels, and I didn`t want to risk a noticeable glue mess from the inside of the cockpit on the backside of these panels. So I used the panels as a template to cut thin panels out of sheet styrene, which will be glued to the frame and sprayed. Then the semi-gloss kit panels will be applied to the sheet styrene panels: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 This is the only Vette FC I ever liked so I'll be watching. Looks like an epic build in progress. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk312 Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 Thanks guys. Does anyone know if you can use the decals on these Pegasus slicks? They seem really flexible for decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Lookin really cool so far!!!!!!!!! I'd stick with the chrome wheels, myself. I like those Pegasus slicks! I didn't even know they had drag stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk312 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Thanks for the help guys! I apologize for the slow progress on this. There are not enough hours in the day! Anyway, here is the body. Notice the slightly exagurated flares in front of the rear wheels. I didn`t go to crazy with them since this is my first time working with a resin body. The color is Testors Classic White lacquer. You will have to trust me that the white is truly white and not yellow....I took these pics under incandescent light. I am also at work on the frame and engine. Hopefully I`ll get more pics up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Nice project, Corvette drag car is something you can't see every day... Yours is looking very good and that paintjob is looking awesome! Great! Don't really know, how those tires fit to the car, but I prefer those Pegasus ones... Thank you for sharing this, I like it very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk312 Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Thanks again guys. I apologize for the slow progress. I am getting a little sidetracked with the Chi-Town Hustler kit (great kit!!!!!) I just started. Anyway, I was holding up the stripe decals to the body, trying to get a perfect line for masking that would be covered by the decal, and just decided it would be easier to mask and paint all the stripes, which I did. The red is Testors "Flame Red" lacquer which went on great. After allowing to dry and a quick wet-sand (and a little touch up with a brush), I shot about 5 coats of duplicolor clear on it, which also went on great. Yes, for the purists out there, it will be inaccurate in that respect. I am going to be shamelessly wet-sanding and buffing this out to a high-gloss shine. You don`t paint a car red and then leave it dull. :D Let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Boy Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Looks great from MY vantage point, Dave! Great wet-look shine, and the stripes look very sharp and crisp. Beautiful job so far, Sir! Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I agree looks great from here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 One of my favorite F/C`s........looking really good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 This is looking outstanding. The finish looks great. Nice work on the stripes as well. Better than the decals in my opinion. Let's see it with all the decals on. drool...... Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Excellent paint work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caine440 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 This is looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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