Hmann68 Posted March 5, 2017 Posted March 5, 2017 Hi again! This 68 Corvette was built 3 or so years ago for my son who is a big fan of this gen of vettes. I like them too! This one is out of the box with fireball model works tire decals. Paint is a GM color from that period in Testors lacquer but I don't remember the name or code. The kit went together really nice and was fun to surprise him with! He wants a 72 to add to it soon in Elkhart Green he says. Someday soon! Thanks for looking
maltsr Posted March 5, 2017 Posted March 5, 2017 Nice, clean build - I'm not surprised your son likes it!
Snake45 Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Very, very nice! I think your paint might be Honduras Maroon. I did a '62 Corvette in that and it looks very very similar in pictures. Great color for a great build!
Hmann68 Posted March 6, 2017 Author Posted March 6, 2017 Very, very nice! I think your paint might be Honduras Maroon. I did a '62 Corvette in that and it looks very very similar in pictures. Great color for a great build!that's it,Honduras maroon! Thanks Snake, the memory is the first thing to go lol
Hmann68 Posted March 6, 2017 Author Posted March 6, 2017 Thank you guys, much appreciated. Looking at it now there's a few things I shoulda done but it looks nice
espo Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Very nice OOB build. Amazing what can be done with a little attention to painting detail under the hood. The color Maroon went by different names at different times. Honduras Maroon is probably the best known name. The other name I recall was Marlboro Maroon. Not sure if there was any difference in the color, just marketing. Either way it looks great.
Snake45 Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Very nice OOB build. Amazing what can be done with a little attention to painting detail under the hood. The color Maroon went by different names at different times. Honduras Maroon is probably the best known name. The other name I recall was Marlboro Maroon. Not sure if there was any difference in the color, just marketing. Either way it looks great. Well, there were also different shades of the maroon. Honduras Maroon was a '61-'62 color. Marlboro Maroon was the '67 color, and I know that it was not the same as Milano Maroon which was the '65 or '66 color.
espo Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Well, there were also different shades of the maroon. Honduras Maroon was a '61-'62 color. Marlboro Maroon was the '67 color, and I know that it was not the same as Milano Maroon which was the '65 or '66 color. Well see I knew that they had several different names. I just never realized that they different shades. You seem more knowledgeable on the subject.
Hmann68 Posted March 6, 2017 Author Posted March 6, 2017 Good info! I'm not super knowledgeable about GM colors but had this in the paint drawer and thought it would look good on this car, and Dan loves it.
High octane Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Very nice build on that 'Vette Chris as I was wondering if I should build my '68 'Vette kit, or sell it. Guess I'll keep it and hope to build it.
Againmikewins Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 This looks killer! I'm also a huge fan of this generation of Corvette! I've got the '72 kit that I'll eventually get to. Not much difference between the '68 and '72, right?
Snake45 Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Not much difference between the '68 and '72, right?The major visual difference is in the front fender vents. Several little detail differences, but yes, they're pretty much the same car.
Againmikewins Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 The major visual difference is in the front fender vents. Several little detail differences, but yes, they're pretty much the same car. thanks for the heads up!
Hmann68 Posted March 6, 2017 Author Posted March 6, 2017 Very nice build on that 'Vette Chris as I was wondering if I should build my '68 'Vette kit, or sell it. Guess I'll keep it and hope to build it.yep go ahead and keep it! Heck, I've got a closet full of kits I'll never get to lol
High octane Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 yep go ahead and keep it! Heck, I've got a closet full of kits I'll never get to lolI kinda think that a lot of us do.
RestoModGuy Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Nicely done... Love these C3 Vettes. Clean build
TooOld Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Super sharp Vette ! Nice work on fine paint details .
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