Matt Bacon Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I wanted something quick and simple that I could get a good result on swiftly to blow away the cobwebs and a mild case of modeller's block... and there in the stash was a recently acquired Revell Germany release of the kit that's a snapfit, I believe, in the US. The body was pre-painted, of which more later... Despite being a "simplified" kit, the detail on the parts was pretty good, so a bit of careful painting was all that was needed to bring a bit more realism. The colour scheme is a real one, albeit intended for the 2017 "Grand Sport" model. As soon as I saw it, though, I knew that it was the one for me. The same applies to the chassis and transmission -- not many parts, but nicely detailed and moulded, and responds well to painting. If there's one thing that really looks toylike on the kit, it's the chromed headlight area. Needless to say, the real thing isn't all chrome, and looks rather more like this. I pretty much stripped the entire chromed sprue... The wheels, too, are chromed. But when stripped, this rather nice varnished black look emerged, so I've left them like that. And finally, that colour scheme: I know there's more to a Grand Sport than a paint job, but I'm keeping this simple! It is soooo cool, though, that there really was no alternative... The clear coat's not on yet -- this is Zero Paints Mercedes "Palladium Silver" and "Jaguar French Racing Blue" base coats. bestest,M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Pretty cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_ashman Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Nice! Cant wait to see more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I really like those blue touches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntdl Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Love the progress so far. I have the same preprinted C7 and wanted to repaint mines a different color than the red. What kind of primer did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) Thanks, gentlemen. This one is a speedy build: And the body gets some shiny... Not long now... bestest, M. Edited April 18, 2016 by Matt Bacon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMCMAN52 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 nice looking Vette you got going . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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