Daytona Cobra

[cobraman]

Possibly the worst Daytona kit ever made. I had 2 in my unbuilt Cobra collection so I thought I would play around with. It is a 1/40 scale kit made by Kawai. Total of 11 pieces. No interior or engine. Plans call for puttying the body seem and finding some wheels and tires from a die cast car. Not too much to work with but I will try my best to do something with it.

Edited June 18, 2016 by cobraman
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[cobraman]

Funny thing, I was thinking I has seen this body before. I went through my collection and found this. Exact same body. I guess it was also sold as a toy with a friction motor.

[cobraman]

I was able to finally get back to work on this little kit. I glued the 2 piece body together and slung some putty on the seam. Sanded and primed and then sanded again and put on some more putty where it still was rough. I cut out the molded in chassis so I had room to get the windows in. I got the little Cuda for the wheels. They are oversize on the die cast but I think will look ok on the Cobra. I am modifying the chassis from the Cuda to use with the cobra.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Like it. Wheels look good on it.  Are you going to do an interior for it?

[cobraman]

Thanks Bob. I had thought about modifying the Cuda interior but the Cobra does not have clear windows. They are black plastic. Maybe I could make some windows from some clear stock. I will have to think about that.  

[superbike-shaun]

hi Ray! wow now i think ive seen just about every kind of  scale model cobra there ever was?????????? have fun !

[cobraman]

Thanks Shaun. When I started collecting Cobra's about 1999 I had no idea how many different ones there were. When I discovered ebay a whole new world of Cobra's opened up to me. I still get surprised when I find one I don't have. There are many high end ones I don't have and most likely never will.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Neat little model. You find some really unusual Cobras.

Already a big improvement in how it comes off at first glance with tires / wheels that fill the wheelwells better. 

[Randy D]

Hi Ray,

   What Bill said above x2 !!!!!

 

Randy

[cobraman]

Thank you guys. Always on the hunt for Cobra's I don't have but can afford.

[cobraman]

Here is an update and mock up of this project. Wanted to make clear windows and also an interior but the only interior I had I just could not make work so I will just go with the blacked out windows. Painted Root Beer and then decals were added. Modified some headers to form some side pipes.

[slusher]

Ray just found your project. Man, those wheels are a great find for your model. Looks good also..

[Brizio]

The kit probably is not the best, but you are doing a great job on it.