IJ001 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Twenty year old Revell kit, and not a bad one too. Wanted a contemporary look without changing the 'structure' too much, so de-chromed throughout, faired-in and cut down bumpers front & rear, steering wheel from a Tamiya R34, the rest is just paint. Tamiya Gunmetal, polished & buffed, not clear coated, a dark red interior which I carried through to the outside accents and finall a little carbon-fibre decalling on the valence. Ta Daaaa !! Wheels & tyres are 18" SA-70s from Aoshima and just don't look right. I'll replace them with 16" when I can, also need to source some brake discs, there's a set in the R34 spares but I'll need to perform a fair bit of surgery to get them to fit the Revell axles. Hope you like it, AFN Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 That does clean the Corvette up significantly! Great looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Your few changes really make a big difference in the appearance. You mention changing the wheels and tires, do you have any way to get Pegasus products ?? They offer several different wheel designs and stand alone disc brake sets. The colors you used to detail the undercarriage look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJ001 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 13 hours ago, espo said: Your few changes really make a big difference in the appearance. You mention changing the wheels and tires, do you have any way to get Pegasus products ?? Only from eBay, David. There may be one or two outlets here in NZ, but TBH I've not found any in six years !! - I know Pegasus AM products and they are very good however Aoshima & Fujimi extras are quite easy to get here, there's a few guys importing and selling on-line at good/competitive prices (not as cheap as Europe or the US, but not trying to rip-off the modeller like some do !!). Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Different and interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Like you say it is a good looking kit build originally, and you have just taken it one step further. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 It has a modern european tuner vibe to it. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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