carro Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 New year new W.I.P. im not a big fan of AMT kits but looking at my stash this one caught my eye so why not give it a try. looking at the contents I already dont like the way that the A pillar and the windshield is all one piece but other than that seems ok, just your bit of normal flash clean up. Hopefully the fit and finish wont be so bad. Im planning just a box stock build not sure on what color ill be using on the body yet, but im planning on a tan and black interior. Now to start gluing and cleaning the parts to get the engine ready for paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Looking forward to this. I don't think I ever built the AMT kit. Only the Revell ones. Love the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 21 hours ago, carro said: looking at the contents I already dont like the way that the A pillar and the windshield is all one piece IIRC it was the same with my AMT '95 Camaro Convertible kit, but the windshield fit in quite well and after all it wasn't really a problem. The Corvette kit looks got to me, looking forward to your progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 On 1/2/2019 at 7:54 PM, ismaelg said: Looking forward to this. I don't think I ever built the AMT kit. Only the Revell ones. Love the car. Thank's 21 hours ago, Tommy124 said: IIRC it was the same with my AMT '95 Camaro Convertible kit, but the windshield fit in quite well and after all it wasn't really a problem. The Corvette kit looks got to me, looking forward to your progress! Nice Camaro! I hope my windshield fits well like that. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Got all of the engine parts painted and detailed, just need to glue the valve covers and the manifolds which i will glue one's the chassis is completed so I can lined them up with the exhaust. I had the front cover on the engine here on the wrong position, it needed to go up which I fixed when i put the belts piece on. Now that step 1 is for the most part completed on to step 2 the chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Had more time on this one and im done with engine and chassis. Mask the chassis for the second color. And here is the result. Also decided on drilling the exhaust pipes, not perfect but better than just leaving it as it was. A small amount of brown wash to give it depth and all parts ready to get glued on. Finished engine in its home. Next step the interior. Till next update, Thanks for looking . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Well I started with the seat backs, and then got the base coat on the interior parts. Masked the interior parts for the second color. Next to apply the decals on the dash and do some detail painting on all the interior parts where needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super28 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Nice job so far. Looking forward to the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Good looking vette!,I like the clean work on the exhaust and suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Nice work so far. I've never seen anyone else with this kit, let alone, building it. I bought this kit when new and used the interior, engine and chassis as the basis for my 53 Studebaker custom. It is a nice kit. Any plans on the color? Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 On 1/14/2019 at 4:21 PM, ismaelg said: Looking good! On 1/14/2019 at 4:23 PM, Super28 said: Nice job so far. Looking forward to the rest On 1/15/2019 at 10:12 PM, kelson said: Good looking vette!,I like the clean work on the exhaust and suspension. Thank you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 21 hours ago, Modlbldr said: Nice work so far. I've never seen anyone else with this kit, let alone, building it. I bought this kit when new and used the interior, engine and chassis as the basis for my 53 Studebaker custom. It is a nice kit. Any plans on the color? Later- So far it has been a good kit to build, it looks like the hood may need some sanding to make it sit level and the body is very thick plastic compared to other kits and I'm still not to thrilled about the windshield/A pillar being one piece but the chassis and interior really didn't give me any issues. For the body color I decided on a burgundy color I mixed myself with mostly red and a couple of drops of black. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Well I finally finished the interior. I was wrong thinking the Dashboard had a decal for the instrument panel, so i had to paint everything the best I could with a good old toothpick. After letting the paint dry i applied some micro krystal klear to simulate the plastic cover. Also applied some B.M.F on the door panels followed by some Tamiya clear red, and some flat clear on the floor area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 If you are not happy with the instruments, I have some photoreductions I printed long time ago for my C5 projects. I can send you some if interested. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 9:17 PM, ismaelg said: If you are not happy with the instruments, I have some photoreductions I printed long time ago for my C5 projects. I can send you some if interested. Thanks, Im really thakful and apreciate the offer but Im ok with the results. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Next step on the instructions is putting the wheels together. The chrome wheels look to chrome so to tone them down I just gave it a black wash around the wheel nuts followed by some matte clear. Here is the before and after for comparison. Here is a finished set all together and I also sanded the tire threads down a bit. Thank you for looking, all comments welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Outstanding detail painting, really like the way those wheels turned out. Keep those updates coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 7:25 AM, TarheelRick said: Outstanding detail painting, really like the way those wheels turned out. Keep those updates coming. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 I had time this weekend to tackle the body. I sprayed the base color plus the clear coat and as you can see in the pics the clear came out rough, so i will be wet sanding it with some 1200 grit trying to save it and respray it next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Good progress. Those wheels look great. You can lightly sand the tread on the tires to knock down a bit the shine. Nice color choice. Make sure the paint is as smooth as possible before applying the clear. The clear will augment any roughness in the paint. One suggestion is to lightly sand the next to last coat before applying the last color coat. Same with the primer. Make sure it is smooth before applying the color coats. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) On 1/28/2019 at 6:03 AM, ismaelg said: Good progress. Those wheels look great. You can lightly sand the tread on the tires to knock down a bit the shine. Nice color choice. Make sure the paint is as smooth as possible before applying the clear. The clear will augment any roughness in the paint. One suggestion is to lightly sand the next to last coat before applying the last color coat. Same with the primer. Make sure it is smooth before applying the color coats. Thanks, Thank you for the tips, The Primer and paint were smooth It was on the clear stage where it got rough, I dont know if it was the weather or air pressure or a combination when I sprayed the clear on, but it got rough. I was able to wet sand the first coat of clear with 1200 grit.I sprayed another coat of clear and after it dried I was able to polish it and save it. Edited February 2, 2019 by carro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carro Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Next step to get started on the little details on the body, paint the windshield and hopefully finish it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Nice save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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