Andrew McD

Very cool rendition of one of my favorite year Corvettes! When you say the chrome was "retouched" was it completely stripped and repainted or just hit spots where the parts came off the sprue tree?

I think that's the way some hot rods are built; from the parts laying around. You've done it justice, cool looking little ride!

Those wheels give the car a great stance. A high quality build!

Never previously heard of this car much less realized Tamiya made a model of it. Very cool and impressive build!

Excellent !

Thanks for the comments and ideas. I could not work out a clean way to pin the bumper but I think I’ve got a solution that should work. I will press some epoxy putty into the void in the back of the bumper, the area that contacts the fascia. The putty should hold the bumper in place with little risk of smearing liquid cement on paint or chrome. I did the experiment with some Sticky Tack used for hanging posters. It has a viscosity similar to putty and allowed me to position the bumper without making a mess.

Doing some preliminary test fitting and having a terrible time trying to get the front bumper to fit. There are no pins or notches to provide a secure fit . I have scraped the chrome plating from the inside of the bumper in an effort to get a snug fit but to no avail. I believe a number of people on this forum have built this kit and I'm looking for some advice on how to mount the front bumper. Given its current lack of positive fit when glue comes into play and there is paint on the body I am not going to be happy with the result. I have included some photos to show how the instructions say the bumper should mount and some crude mockup efforts with a bit of tape. Not sure if it will be evident that the bumper just doesn't want to line up evenly where the ends wrap around.

Really impressive work on the interior! I’ll be watching this one and learning a lot!

Spectacular!

I annotate instruction sheets and keep a rough log of progress during a build. Writing things down helps me remember what techniques work well during a build and noting my errors helps avoid them in the future.

Thanks Andy!

A number of people have suggested using a "NASCAR chassis"; any thoughts on a good kit to scavenge such a chassis from?

I've been resisting buying this kit but your beautiful build may have put me over the edge! Now it's not a matter of wanting but needing. Awesome color!

Rattlecan Dan's comment is exactly what I was thinking. Vicious but nice!

Every build is full of lessons learned. I feel your pain but dig your build!

What a badass hot rod. Love it!

That's one cool hot rod! Great build.

I do admire your sense of innovation! Nice work.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments.

Thank you Larry, a fun one to build.

Thanks Carl!

I would venture to say that I like your "not period correct" paint even better than the original. Really nice looking clean build.

Thanks guys!

Thanks Jeff.

Thanks Greg. I agree this is quite a nice kit, I might even consider building another in a different style.