Revell C7R - 2019 #4 IMSA Sahlens Six Hours of The Glen

[JP Models]

Finished up my take on the Revell Corvette C7R. This one is done to replicate the #4 C7R ran at the 2019 Sahlens Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International. Unfortanently, the #4 car didn't make it more than 4 turns on lap 1 before being turned by an RSR...

The build - Started with the Revell C7R kit - arguably one of the most frustrating builds I've had in some time!! This kit is borderline terrible in fit and finish. A LOT of test fitting and sanding / cutting, followed by more of the same. Thankfully I was able to glean some tips from those of you that came before me! Used the Classic Racing Resins C7R upgrade kit that upgrades the nose, rocker panels, wing, and rear diffuser. Fit and finish of the resin parts was okay, a fair amount of sanding and profiling had them looking decent. Cutting the nose and diffuser was pretty straight forward and a decent fit. Required some body filler to get the high/low but otherwise fairly pleased with them. The clear pieces on this kit were a royal challenge... ended up cutting all windows and headlights apart and fitting individually. A Dremel with a thin cutting wheel works great for this. Gravity Colors USA paint was used and dressed with Indycals and few customs I made to directly replicate the 2019 Sahlens Six Hours livery. Wheels and brakes are KMP-Scale Modeling which I feel really dress up the car and add realism to the kit. 

Thanks for looking!

Inspiration: IMSA 2019 Sahlens Six hours of The Glen, #4 Corvette Racing C7R.

 

 

[Nacho Z]

Very nice, very nice indeed!

[bbowser]

The time you spent was well worth it.  Great job!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Mattilacken]

Beautiful build!

[TonyK]

Sorry to read about the difficulty in building this kit but it looks great. I enjoyed looking at it.

[Paul Waymouth]

Looks fantastic but sounds super challenging, you’ve done a cracking job despite the issues

[ismaelg]

Love it!   Very nice!  And yes, the C7R kit is not for the faint of heart.  

[ChrisR]

Very nice!