MrMiles

Here it is with the starter. I straightened out the starter after taking the picture. I didn't realize how crooked it was until after You were right. It definitely looks better to me today. Way better than if I left it super shiny

The glue looks like it held against the spring. Unrelated I looked at my finger where I cut it and the skin around it is dead and completely pale. Anyway, I think on the Corvette I just need to primer and paint the body and finally put everything together. All the other bits have been painted and detailed.

im searching for Corvette (1964,64,1965,65,1966,66) on ebay to get all corvettes available in the models section between 64 and 66. when i sort by price lowest first i get 160 results. when i sort highest first, i get 320 anyone else see this

oof, the working suspension is dog poo on this. im gluing it down in place because any movement and the axle falls off. i will let it sit overnight and hope that it holds for good

I tried to black wash the engine. I think it's too much but I can't seem to be able to get it off now.

I tried a black wash on the engine. Looks a little better

im actively working on 4 cars right now. when i get to the point where i need stuff to dry before i can continue, i move onto the next one. for example, i was waiting on something for my challenger and then started on a fairlane, until i was stuck waiting for paint to arrive for my fairlane, so i started working on a corvette. now im stuck on the corvette until everything dries overnight, and I will either go back to the fairlane or the challenger. i have a 67 mustang that i work on in between each of these but that one is only when i have had enough of the others. i suspect I will finish the corvette the fastest because its easy, and I would like to start a different corvette that is better

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Here is the engine. The paint wasn't fully hardened but the ford engine I painted almost 2 weeks ago with the same brand is still not dry so I decided to glue the transmission on and hold it from there. Hopefully the glue holds ok. I need to put on the starter still and paint the oil filter. I started to detail the interior as well and need to put the flocking for the carpet

A quick note in case anyone is interested I compare the body shape of this to the 63 amt, 63 revell, 65 monogram and 67 revell kit. All of the ones mentioned are incredibly similar in size and shape. However this kit, the MPC looks much smaller in the roof area. It also doesn't peak out in the roof by the windshield. I suspect this is the least accurate for the body shape I can take pictures of them all side by side so you can compare

I sprayed the interior a navy blue but it almost looks black. It's too dark but I'm going to keep it as is. I have lighter color flock material so it will help lighten it up

The chassis is painted and dry brushed. I painted the engine as well but it will take a bit to dry before I can continue it. I still have not decided if I'm going to paint the body white or blue. I think I would prefer white. I guess after I primer it I will decide. I'm going to paint the interior blue either way. The razor slipped while working on this and sliced my finger pretty bad. My wife nearly passed out from the blood. Since it's razor thin I don't think it will need stitches

What's the best way to make an engine look used but not rusty and decrepit. For example I'm looking for what would be equivalent to a car that has been used for a couple of years. So not paint chipped or rusty but not shiny showroom fresh either

I got all the pieces primed now and the body is mostly prepped for primer I found the figure. It was in the box all along.

The instructions have browned unless they were printed on brown paper. Not sure. I have run my 1500 grit and then I used my 3m pad and polish to clean up the plastic to make it uniform. Washed it up and ready to go.

If my original research is correct. This kit was released in 1965. It looks like it was reboxed a couple of years later but has a different product number. Originally I wasn't going to build it because it's so old but then I thought that it would be neat to do. No sense in keeping it boxed up. Plus once it's done the box will look the same as it did before. I don't collect models to collect, I do it to build https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mpc-2-149-65-corvette--944622

I got this kit a couple of years ago I think and I kept it locked away. I stored it in a plastic bag so it would be safe. Today I decided it was time to build it. It's been stuck in this box since 1965 (I believe). My kit is missing the parachute and I think the driver only. I guess I will find out. I'm building it as a street car, not a racer Here is my progress The door lines were very shallow so any amount of paint would fill them. I used my razor to add depth. There was also some chips in the doors on both sides in the window area. I fixed that as well Then I removed all the mold lines I could find. Tomorrow I'm going to give a full sanding to clean up the 1000 grit used to get rid of the junk. I will also prep some other parts. One side note. The plastic is incredibly hard. It's really nice to work with. Mine was pretty yellowed but sanding cleaned it right up. Not a ton to look at yet. I spent about 1 or 2 hours only Final pictures

Ok thanks. That's the same one I used

How did you request it?

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i ordered the new revell chrome paint from ebay. i messaged the seller with no response. finally, the seller decided to ship it after i put in an ebay claim that the item was not received. i been on hold on 2 projects waiting for this joker to ship it. i have used ebay for many years, and i have left only 2 negatives. this was the 3rd. i think i might also record the opening of the package in case this joker shipped a 41 dollar empty box.

Hi Your hood looks quite similar in the warping that mine does. Mine is warped on the opposite side but very similar. I'm going to keep mine taped to see if it helps. Thank you so much for the offer

Thank you so much

its the stock hood, not the cobra jet with the hole in it. Right now i have taped it down and put it back in the box and i am going to work on a different model to see if works. im afraid to use hot water, the last time i did that, i actually made it worse

If that's the case I'm just going to return the worse one and just glue down the hood and not bother detailing the engine