BDSchindler

Thanks for that tip. I have hit that with other models and have been able to get around it by trimming/sanding and buffing out the windshield. It's not easy but I think with patience, it can be minimized if not fixed. I will make sure to test fit and adjust as needed.

I’ve talked about this WIP in various areas of this forum and figured I’d start a thread. A little background…my brother handed me the Revell (Germany) kit and asked me to build it for him. Figuring the kit was the Germany kit, I thought it would be a good one…in theory, yes. Reality…what a pain in the backside! Nothing fit, everything was off just poorly engineered. So I had purchased a junk Danbury Mint 78 corvette for $10 and pirated a ton of parts like the twin snorkel air cleaner and the fan belt assembly since it had the Power Steering Pump and A/C units. The kit just had a floating alternator. I mocked up some resemblance of a PS rack… The interior door panels were barely noticeable so I cut the ones out of the kit and fit the interior of the door panels in place…yet to be finished. I also de-chromed the wheels and painted them Alclad bright aluminum then tried to apply the red trim to the wheel but those decals fragmented on me…so I hand painted them. They still require some touch up, add the center cap decals (provided they don't fragment on me) and clear them...but I’ll get it shortly. Figuring the rest of the decals would go the same route, after I primed the body, I sprayed the red on for the pin stripe about a week ago. Today I masked off the red with 1/64” tape and sprayed the silver lower body and removed the tape IMG_3376.mov That’s it so far. The black upper body will come next week after the paint cures a bit.

I have ordered from both TX3DCustoms and Iceman Collections and both companies have stellar products. Most recently, I ordered and received a 1/16th scale FORD FE Cobra 427 to drop into a Revell 1/16 Cobra from Charles at TX3DCustoms and I am completely blown away by it. Pictures coming in a separate thread. Although not a "parts" provider, I also need to give a shout out to Splash Paints! Some of the best paint products out there. I am not the world's greatest painter by a long shot but Splash Paints go on so effortlessly that I swear that even a kindergarten finger painter can get a professional looking finish with a decent airbrush

thanks...I was trying to avoid cutting my own but that seems like the best option at this point. I'll attempt it with Tamiya tape.

I'm working on a 78 Corvette Pace Car (1/24th Revell Germany) and I have a plan for the red pinstripe that encircles the body. I don't want to use the decals in it as so far, I am not too happy with the kit in general. Nothing fits correctly. When I tried using the red trim decals for the wheels, it was a fiasco. First wheel went "ok" but the decal for the next one fragmented and I ended up just hand painting the red wheel stripe. So I do not want to use the decals. I trust nothing on this kit So for the body, my plan is to spray the red for the pinstripe...let it cure then mask off the pinstripe and paint the lower body silver...then mask that off and paint the black upper body and use 2K clear. I'm using Splash Paints. But I need to find 1/64th" tape...I have 1/16th" but its too wide. 1/32nd is still too wide so if I can locate 1/64th", that will work. All help is appreciated

I use Firefox and have the same issues. Also, Firefox is set to automatically clear the cache every time I exit Firefox. Even if I do clear the cache manually, I still have those issues and have for close to 2 years now.

Looks great! The rear window that was supplied in my C1 kit was somewhat stiff and flat. I had to shave the top of the window at an angle and glued it with Canopy Glue then clamped it in place for 2 days. Otherwise, it caused the rear wing to not sit tight to the body. Love the color on yours and I agree...the wheels are much better!

Steven...Thanks for taking us along on your journey with this build. I have learned so much and employing some of the little details in a current build of a 78 Corvette Pace Car. I opened the Defroster Vents and shaved off the hunks of plastic Revell called radio knobs to replace with scratch built knobs... I have yet a few more details planned that I picked up from you in this build. Thanks again!

So I’m looking for an L-82 engine with the twin snorkel air cleaner with AC that was used in the ‘78 corvette pace car. thoughts?

NICE!!!

I used Black BMF on my Novcam (Camaro side panels on a Nova). Although worked well, the Sharpie Industrial worked better in my opinion.

I found that Sharpie permanent markers give you a "purple tint" that is not believable. There was a post here on MCM regarding this very same topic...someone suggested "Sharpie Industrial" fine point permanent markers. These are different that normal Sharpie Permanent markers. The Industrial ones are more of a true black as opposed to dark purple. So I took a trip to Office Depot and bought a 3-pack. I chiseled one down to a fine wedge shape and used one to do the window trim of the Bronco below. It was with one coat initially...let it fully dry overnight and hit it a second time. No streaks, covered like paint.

I've the same issue for a LLLLLOOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGG time! This is the ONLY site it happens on...no other forum site has this issue. Nobody knows what the issue is. Right click the page number and select open in a new window. I've just gotten used to it.

Looks great! Love the wheels!

I'm honored, Cruz!

I started working on this kit today digging out the panel lines and test fitting the nose and rear of the body as well as test fitting the interior tub. In just those few pieces...nothing and I mean NOTHING fits correctly! I was also shocked to see just how thick the plastic is. This is the German kit...is the American kit this bad also? Is it worth the effort to find the Revell American kit?

This is a Revell Germany kit and from what I am told...all of the Revell Germany kits have decals made by Cartograf. I don't know how accurate that is but that is what many have told me that. What I do know is that Cartograf are some of the best water slide graphic decals available.

My brother handed me a Revell (Germany) 78 Corvette Pace Car and asked me to build it for him. My brother has turned into a Corvette FREAK since he bought a used 2006 Corvette but he has a shaky hands issue and realized that he just won't be able to do it justice. So he asked me. So here's my question...has anybody here attempted painting the detail stripes as opposed to using the decals? My concern is trying to match the silver lower body to the silver in the decals My options so far are... Sand and Prime as normal then paint a red center line around the body, run some extremely thin tape around the body to mask off for the red pin stripe. Paint the body black then mask off the black and spray the lower body silver. Remove all tape and clear Sand and Prime as usual, paint the body black, mask off and spray the lower body silver then mask off for the red pinstripe and hand paint it with a liner brush. Use the Decals as the directions call for. Any opinions or thoughts are appreciated.

So I was getting really annoyed by the fact the Spare Tire Carrier kept swinging out so I devised a small but simple latch to keep the carrier swung into the body. I drilled a small hole in the tail gate and insert a small plastic dowel with a rounded dip in it just slightly higher than where the carrier arm sits next to the body. End result is the spare tire carrier now sits tight to the body and since it is just slightly elevated, it take the stress of the weight off the carrier and not cause the plastic carrier to warp/bend out of whack... I also corrected the wheel so the locking hub on the front now and replace the side windows this time using a white glue as opposed to Tenex. Thank you everyone for the feedback!

Dang...I thought I put the locking hubs on the front...Nice catch. I will try and correct.

I thought about that but I'm thinking more of scratch building a small latch where the bar of the swing arm will physically rest on it to take the stress off the weight of the spare tire hanging on it. That swing arm was only designed to bare the lighter weight of the plastic tire cover on the model.

I need to come up with some kind of latch to hold the swing away spare in place, Right now, all it does is swing away. I also got Tenex glue all over the side windows so I will replace them.

She loved the pictures I her sent of it but she won't actually get it until the end of January. Both my Daughter and her friend are working at Disney in Florida as part of the Disney College Program from this past June until January 2024. The build was fun...mostly box stock with a few mods and a lot of detail panting of even the most minute of details (hinges, Dash Details and so forth). I'm considering doing another one and add some custom work to it. I have 2 more builds in the queue that I want to do first and at the speed I build, it may be closer to 2025 before I get to it.

So 2 months ago, my daughter and her best friend from college were hanging out in the basement where the best friend discovered my chaos that I call the modeling shop. As she was looking around, she came across an unbuilt kit of Revell’s Bronco and told my daughter it was her dream to own a 70 Bronco in a teal blue with white top. She helped my daughter move out of her college apartment, I decided I would build this for her and surprise her. Took me 2 months using Splash Paints Cockpit Turquoise and Insignia White with Splashes 2K Clear over the paint, decals and BMF. I used black embossing powder for the the carpet, dechromed the grill, bumpers and wipers. Rather than using the spare tire cover on the rear, I had a second set of wheels and tires so I pirated one to use on the spare tire carrier. I also wired the engine and added a mechanical fuel pump to the mix with plumbing. It was a fun build and everything fit so nicely. Overall, I like it but there are several flaws. Enjoy the pics…

I've watch a handful of A4's videos that Mike posted. While very informational on how to use a variety of tools and so forth...THIS GUY HAS SOME MAD SKILLS!!!!