Corvette Grand Sport - Sebring 1964

[RancheroSteve]

It's done! The Accurate Miniatures kit of the Mecom Racing chassis #003, driven at Sebring by A.J. Foyt and John Cannon to 23rd place.

Mostly out of the box, with a few aftermarket items and some extra detailing. There's detailed build thread here that should answer most questions, but ask away otherwise. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/111989-1963-corvette-grand-sport-update-81616/

It ain't perfect, and there are a small list of things I would have done a little differently, but I'm mostly pleased with it.

Thanks for looking - comments & questions welcome.

[randyc]

VERY NICE.  Those can be tough kits to build.  Yours is as nice as any I've seen; better than the 3 I built.   

Look Great!

Randyc

 

[maltsr]

Superb, Steve.

[Ron Hamilton]

That is so nice Steve.

[Crazy Ed]

  Really Good Job Steve!

[MrObsessive]

Steve, that is dang near perfect! I don't see a thing wrong with it! The stance is dead on (VERY important for this car!), and I love the blue line tires you added-----that's a nice touch!

I had to save your pics.........these'll give me some inspiration if I ever get around to doing mine. I've got THREE of these including Harold Bradford's excellent roadster transkit.

[crazyjim]

Very, very nice.

[RestoModGuy]

It turned out amazing. I was following the build and was blown away at your level of craftsmanship and to accurate details. This is a show winner for sure

[Phildaupho]

Very attractively built model of a truly iconic race-car. I know these Accurate Miniature kits are considered very challenging but you have certainly done it justice. It is regrettable AM went out of business as I think they had a FIA 289 Cobra in the planning stage which I am sure would have been very popular.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Great looking model, important car as Phil already said. Your fine work really makes me want to tear into one. 

[slusher]

Great build..

[RancheroSteve]

 It is regrettable AM went out of business as I think they had a FIA 289 Cobra in the planning stage which I am sure would have been very popular.

I was really hoping for that FIA Cobra - one of my favorite cars ever, as well as one that's never been kitted.

[yura1961]

Very nice looking indeed! Well done!  

[afx]

Turned out great Steve.

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[Silver Foxx]

I love the look of these Grand Sport , they look like real race cars . Your build is really nice work , it looks great , well done . Got a couple of these to do myself .

[Dann Tier]

Extremely nicely done!!

[bbowser]

Wow!  With the right backround it would be hard to tell its a model.  Congrats.

[935k3]

Great job Steve. I wish I would have built mine when I had one. I would probably solder the photo etch vents for strength.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Very sharp

[txfatboy]

Good looking car. I have a couple of these waiting. i also bought a few of the upgrade parts and the photo etch set. Hope mine looks as good as yours.

[RancheroSteve]

I would probably solder the photo etch vents for strength.

A good thought, but there's not really any need to. As I mentioned in my build thread, they're a pretty tight fit once they have some paint on them - I didn't even use any glue. The other possible reason against that idea is that they need to be painted before they're assembled (as the instructions advise) - I think it would be tough to get a decent finish on them once they're put together.

[Mr Stock]

Beautiful work Steve !

[Mike C]

Very nice build. I built one of those in the mid 90's.

[Codi]

Cool build Steve.