Revell 69 Vette

[Kmb0319]

I'm not a huge Vette fan personally.... but I have always liked the 63-67 and 68-72 versions, and my collection lacked any Corvettes.  When Revell re-released the 69 Vette coupe, I decided to remedy that.  

Nice kit... simple build.  I added some wiring and hoses, but not much else.  Probably my all-time favorite GM color is Fathom Green, so it got that with the saddle interior.  I thought I'd want the Chevy Rally wheels, but actually liked the torque thrusts better on this car.  Fireball Modelworks tire decals completed the build.  The only oddity of this kit is the dash... strange that there isn't the storage pouch or even a glove compartment molded in, but other than that, it's a nice kit.  Hope you like it.  Happy Holidays everyone!

 

Interior

Engine

I hadn't put the tire decals on yet, but this shot of the green in the light shows why I love this color:

And, done...

 

 

[Snake45]

Very nice, a real clean build! Dark metallic green w/tan interior is a combination I've used several times and will again as it "works" for so many cars and as you show it works for this one. Well done and model on!

[Jim N]

Very nice!

[shoopdog]

Great looking Vette, love the interior and engine detail. Can't wait to start on mine.

[TooOld]

Very nicely done !  The interior and engine detailing looks great !

Where did the Torq Thrusts come from ?

[El Caballo]

Wow, that rocks, my brother in law had one same color combo.

[kelson]

2 hours ago, Kmb0319 said:

I'm not a huge Vette fan personally.... but I have always liked the 63-67 and 68-72 versions, and my collection lacked any Corvettes.  When Revell re-released the 69 Vette coupe, I decided to remedy that.  

Nice kit... simple build.  I added some wiring and hoses, but not much else.  Probably my all-time favorite GM color is Fathom Green, so it got that with the saddle interior.  I thought I'd want the Chevy Rally wheels, but actually liked the torque thrusts better on this car.  Fireball Modelworks tire decals completed the build.  The only oddity of this kit is the dash... strange that there isn't the storage pouch or even a glove compartment molded in, but other than that, it's a nice kit.  Hope you like it.  Happy Holidays everyone!

 

Interior

Engine

I hadn't put the tire decals on yet, but this shot of the green in the light shows why I love this color:

And, done...

 

 

Nice color combo!,i'm doing the same build except mine is a smallblock with deluxe wheelcovers and side exhaust.

[Hmann68]

Beautiful Vette! Nice job on that interior!

[donb]

Super clean and sharp. Nice!

[tbill]

Man, that is sharp! Well done, love it?

[Classicgas]

Nice Vette.

[BigTallDad]

Extremely nice work, with great attention to details.

Too bad it gets bumped by all the "2017 Album" etc. reposts; right now, I'm looking at the Under Glass topic heading to weed them out, and I'm glad I found this post.

 

[charger74]

Very nice, that color looks great on it

[restoman]

Very nice. Love the Torg Thrusts with that colour!

[Mr. Muppet]

There should be storage pockets.  There are on the dashes of both of my Revell '69 Vettes (neither are the latest issue).  What the heck happened? 

 

Good looking build, BTW.

[Kmb0319]

9 hours ago, TooOld said:

Very nicely done !  The interior and engine detailing looks great !

Where did the Torq Thrusts come from ?

They are in the box!  You get the rally wheels with white walls for the Yenko version, but the side of the box shows a non-Yenko 427 Vette with Torque thrusts, a different good and air cleaner.  It’s all in there to pick from.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[peekay]

Very nice.

[Dodge Driver]

A Corvette for guys who don't like Vettes... I agree with all the positive comments above. You've achieved a classic, iconic look for this one.

[vintagercr]

Very nice build

[espo]

Super nice build. I agree with you, the Green Metallic/Saddle combination likes timeless. Excellent engine and interior detailing.   

[crazyjim]

Looks really good in SHINY

[bbowser]

Well done, the Torque Thrusts look right at home.

[RAMBENNA]

nice job , looks great

[JJ Deuce]

Great looking corvette!  I like the color combo and like others have said, the Torq-thrusts are a good fit.

the dash is weird, that's the '68 dash treatment with no map pocket.  I've built an earlier issue of the '69 kit (the orange one) and it had the map pocket molded in.