'60 Corvette

[Mahogany Rush]

I wanted to build an old vette with dual headlights and this reissue looked like the winner. It was NOT. This MPC re-issue was garbage to build. Fit issues, over-pouring of the sprue so that the part numbers were not legible as well as excessive trimming of sprue needed. This kit is a 6 in 1, which means there are so many ways to build it that is did get confusing for the simple mind. I would not recommend this particular version at all, unless of course you need to brush up on your cursing skills! The end result was just ok. I went with a Tamiya Candy Lime since I have no green cars! Did the inlets gloss white and added extra BMF on the tail fins. The engine is the kit one which is a 283 with a blower. Nice fit for this although the headers were a complete joke. Of course I added bigger Mickey Thompson Sportsman meats to it which were a tight fit without cutting any wells out. I did trim the outside wells at the bottom just a tad. Thanx for looking!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2017 by Mahogany Rush

[Dann Tier]

Extremely nice!!!! love the colors, stance, and how cleanly built it is!!!

[bbowser]

Nice job on a dog of a kit!  

[PARTSMARTY]

That is way cool !!!

[Snake45]

Whine and moan all you want, but that's a pretty nice looking model!

[Foxer]

I like the color ... very nice.

[smhardesty]

Looks pretty darned good to me! I like the colors, for sure. An eye catcher.

[Mercuryman54]

Looks good!!

[Mahogany Rush]

Thanx for the replies. Yes the model is a dog, but it came out pretty good nonetheless. It's just that I had a hell of a time with it. I wasn't sure about the color when I picked it, but it did fit well with the white inlets and interior. Be warned if you buy this one though.

[Metaldrumm]

Thats pretty nice, nice color fits that car.

[DumpyDan]

Well done, looks great and the foil job looks perfect

[espo]

Fit issues aside your build turned out very nice. 

[donb]

You pulled off nice build even if the kit was crappy. Very cool color combo too!

[John Goschke]

Nice job in spite of the issues!  This kit has been around since the mid-late 1960s so the molds may be a kinda tired, which contributes to the flash problem – but better to much plastic than too little!

I really like the color combo. I've been wanting to see that Candy Lime Green on a model for awhile, since I've bought a couple cans cheap and haven't found the right project for it yet, this gives me an idea!

If you still have an urge to build a quad-light 'vette you should seek out the Monogram Pro-modeler '58 which has been reissued by Revell I think, it's a much better kit.

 

 

[Hmann68]

For the trouble you had it looks fantastic! 

[ChrisR]

NEAT!!

[vintagercr]

Very nice looking vette

[carrucha]

Good job on making a lousy kit look nice.  I finished this kit last year and it was fighting me all the way to the finish.  It is one of the worst engineered kits I have ever built.  Nothing seems to fit well.  It seems that MPC slapped together a kit with parts from different Corvette kits.  The interior tub is from a 1957 kit, they even include a 1957 Corvette dash.  The hardtop is missing the rear quarter windows so I had scratch build that.  The chassis is too narrow for the body so the body would keep sliding off the chassis until I glued styrene blocks to the inside of the body to keep it from sliding out.  The only good thing about this kit is the box art.

[Mahogany Rush]

Good job on making a lousy kit look nice.  I finished this kit last year and it was fighting me all the way to the finish.  It is one of the worst engineered kits I have ever built.  Nothing seems to fit well.  It seems that MPC slapped together a kit with parts from different Corvette kits.  The interior tub is from a 1957 kit, they even include a 1957 Corvette dash.  The hardtop is missing the rear quarter windows so I had scratch build that.  The chassis is too narrow for the body so the body would keep sliding off the chassis until I glued styrene blocks to the inside of the body to keep it from sliding out.  The only good thing about this kit is the box art.

Spot on.