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Excellent Tom! I also employed the toothbrush on the build above.....not as easy to tell though. Your truck looks spot-on with that technique!

Amazing! Looks better than a kit! With different choices of wheels too......just WOW!

You are too good at this Jeremy! The body is spot on to the 1:1. Amazing work!

Thanks Kerry, used Polly Scale finishes weathering kit (for weathering train cars.) The color was "Mud." There is also "Dirt", "Dust", "Grease", "Oil", and "Rust" in the kit.

Thanks Ira! I bet that car was fun! Thanks Virgil! Should have more soon, was in the lab...I mean shop painting yesterday.

Love this build!! That is exhaust is just beautiful! Keep up the great work!

SMALL update pics:

Hey guys! Did not know this community build was going on or else I would have posted these a few months ago. Built this for an ex-coworker who was into demo. Kinda a "before" demo pre-feature

Thanks Mike, Carl, and Jason! Opened up the ZR1 exhaust outlets yesterday and made the exhaust fit the manifolds and also lengthwise on the car. Started opening the grilles on the front end. (they will have stainless mesh behind them.) Pics soon! Thanks for following.....

Thank you Jose.

Thanks a lot fellas! New stuff soon.

I plan to twist it around a little Mike so you could still build it like the 1:1 and it would be different than mine. Would be cool to see another one.

Thanks Larry! At this time, I think it is going to be black with satin black and red accents. Not sure if I will paint the centers of the wheels though.....hmmm.

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Ok, so the T's were not staggered annnnd they needed to be...... I ended up sanding off the backside almost flush to the "hub" of the wheel or 1/4", then found another pair of tires in the parts box that were narrower. As they say at Wendy's "Now that's better."

Thanks Jeremy! I have some Tamiya wheels that were very similar to the 1:1 wheels, but the more I looked at the 1:1.... I didn't really like the wheels. Will have some mockup shots of the T's soon.

Thanks Mike! Hope I don't disappoint!

To any that have built the '62 Corvette kit before....man the windshield is (was) thick!! Not anymore! I sanded it to half the thickness it was and re-polished it to clear. The car will have the windshield of the vehicle above so you can see the top of the glass without the frame on it.

A quick shot of the engine from below.....

1st task was to make the chassis fit the small '62 body (not easy......)

This build will be a low, mean, black machine. Inspiration for this was the beautiful black 62 C1RS that is all over the net. Yep that would be it. My model will look "similar" to this car........not exact though. -I have chosen 23" Pegasus T's for the wheels (which will be tucked to provide a low stance.) -The chassis/suspension is from a 96 Grand Sport that will be fitted to the existing body (with a lot of cutting and splicing.) -The engine is the aluminum LS7 from the 2012 Z06 Corvette. -Brembo brakes will handle the stopping. I'm sure I will add more along the way........ 1st and foremost though, I would like to thank a few individuals who have been outstanding in providing components to this build. Special thanks to: Neal "outlaw035" (for the donation of the gluebomb body/chassis) Mike Adams "Toylvr" (for the donation of the grille/front bumper) Darrin "gray07" (for the donation of the hood I did not have)

Thank you Jeremy!

Burlington.

Hood scoop was made by cutting two lines upward toward back of the hood, raising that section of hood up, and making styrene side supports to hold it in place. So essentially the top of the hood scoop IS the original hood. The vents were cut into it and the individual slats were laid in with styrene strips.

Wow Roy! No one would have ever guessed you "backhalved" that kit. Looks like it was molded that way. Great work!