Rich Chernosky

Gorgeous build of a rare kit.

Very nice conversion Helmut. Your attention to detail has really paid off on this one. Very well done. The period photos were a nice bonus.

Harry...somehow overlooked this so I am a little late to the party. This is one fantastic build. I can certainly identify with your engine cover fit problems. Had it happen many times but you got over it. Great job.

Since i was a diecast dealer and owned a retail store back then I suppose i would be qualified to answer this. Exoto/s heyday was from (approx) 1997 to 2002. Most of their best models were released then and after that production ground to a halt. They still produced catalogs with future releases but those were few and far in between. Retail price for an Exoto was $130 to $160. The piece above was purchased off Ebay after I inniated a search. They alerted me by email when one would come up and eventually I took the best offer. Hope this answers your question?

The fifth in my series of 13 Corvette builds. AMT's 1962 Corvette. A fairly simple kit but this one came with lots of extra custom goodies. Since I wanted this build to be stock most of those parts went into the spares bins. More than half the kit were extras. I believe this kit was purchased very early in my building career. It was painted in 2019 and the color was Model master Champagne Metallic #2922. I used Pactra Crystal clear and this was recently all polished out. More details and modifications are in the picture captions. thanks for looking and comments welcome. Despite the simplicity of this kit I thought the body was fairly decent. Moldifications included poseable front wheels and opening trunk. Lots pof bare metal foil work too. rear veiw and the color in this shot really pops in the sun. Fit of most parts was what to be expected of an early AMT kit. Lots of flash on the parts too. Used quite a bit of Tamiya black detailer to tone down the chrome and bring out the detail. Kit came with this optional hard top that didn't fit too well. I have quite a few miles in one of these as i had a friend who owned one. Since he rarely had a drivers licence I was tasked with a lot of the driving. Too many stories to tell here but one that stands out is I discovered that this car was good for and honest 125mph but the drum brakes didn't work above 85mph. Many of these cars were destroyed because of this. The 62 Vette was the first one to get the 327 engine. It was optioned with fuel injection, two four barrel carbs or just one. This car had some serious power for its time.

Here is the fourth in my series of Corvette builds. Revell's 1/24 Corvette Z06 Commemorative Edition. Color is Testors Laquer Deja Blue with their clear coat. Graphics were sprayed and the color of choice was AK Stainless steel SM204. I used the red/gray part of the decal. Kit decals were aged and cracked and took some care to get them right. Kit was a pretty straight forward build with few problems. I opened and hinged the trunk and made the wheels steer. Liked how this one turned out. Was painted in 2010. More details in the picture captions. Mode4l sit nice and flat and the kit stance was good. I used a mixture of Tamiya LS German grey and mixing blue on the interior. The windshield came in two pieces in the kit and I had to vacuum from a new one. Rear end detail was good. The chassis and exhaust in this kit were excellent. I think it was nice of Hot Wheels to make a 1/64 minature of my model. I have many of these in my collection. The 2004 Corvette was a return to dcivility and featured many luxury items not found on previous models. It was meant to be an every day driver with an exotic flair. A nice veiw of the 5.6 litre V-8 engine. The Z06 package had 405HP so it was fast but reliable too.

Mark...this is one awesome kit and you are off to a great start. Your paint technique is spot on and you got very good results. You will really enjoy this build. Look forward to the finished product.

Bill you are in luck. I just posted this model in Under Glass. Here is the link: 1967 Corvette 427 convertible - Model Cars - Model Cars Magazine Forum To attach the windshield ( I did this last to avoid knocking it off during assembly) I used three different waterbase glues. First you have to glue the glass to the frame. It fits quite nicely BTW. I used Micro Liquitape in the corners on both the glass and frame. Its a contact cement and dries very clear but is tricky to use. When dry you can position the glass until it fits. The beauty of contact cement is that you can release it if you make a mistake. Once in position I filled the rest in with a mixture of canopy glue and craft glue. Let this dry overnight. To attach it to the car I used the Liquitape on both the body and bottom of the windshield. Do the whole area. Takes about 1/2 hour to dry clear. Then position it on the car. There are two slots that align it. Easy peazy. Liquitape can be removed with water when wet but you must use solvent when dry so make sure you get it only where you want it. On occassion you can get small amounts off by peeling but don;t count on it. This should get you there. Look forward to seeing your take on this kit.

This is the second of my 13 1/24 Corvette builds. Monograms 67 427 Corvette convertible. Coklor on thisone is a Pearlescent ink called Liqui Acrylic sky blue. Clearcoated with a latex clear around 2012. Interior is a custom mix of Tamiya LP13 IJN gray and LP81 Mixing blue. Nice kit with some good detail. The usual problems with an early kit but it all turned out good in the end. More details in the picture captions. Thanks for looking. Real good interior detail and I like the way it turned out. Engraving on the dash was good enough to paint. Used a hi shine silver then Tamiya black wash to highlight the details. Engine also had some good detail and i added some ignition wires. That big tri power 427 looks like it belongs in there. The wheels steer through the stock tie rod. Along the way I was able to lower the front slightly and that was just the trick to give this a nice stance. Side pipes attached easily after some careful planning. Rear end also had some great detail . Emblems were nice and sharp and lent themselves to my bare metal foil trick. Kit came with this soft top. Personally I like it with the top down. Tire decal on the front will have to be fixed..no biggie. This was the last year for the body style Corvette. It was best known for its 427/435hp engine option. That engine was a beast in this car. Got a ride in one and can attest to that. Thanks for looking and comments welcome.

A real looker, great job.

Don't think "pretty nice" really covers this build. Its more like fantastic. I owned one of these cars and have this kit done so I can well appreciate this model.

Vince..you did awesome job on this kit, and believe me , I know how finicky it was. My hats off to you.

Real nice Acura, Mark. Its a great kit. I see you have discovered Tamiya's LP line. I have the whole line and use them extensively. they are great.