AMT 1970 Chevy Corvette LT-1 in Dark Plum.

[LL3 Model Worx]

8 minutes ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

I sprayed the Createx UVLS 4050 Gloss Clear on this morning. Although Createx recommends a 10% Reducer ratio, I found about 25% for the clear is the sweet spot for my Paasche H airbrush at around 22 psi. I sprayed 3 medium coats followed by 2 medium-heavy coats with about 10-15 minutes in-between the coats. Createx also recommends a minimum 48 hours before wet-sanding, so I usually give about 72 hours which puts me hopefully wet-sanding on Thursday.

Looks sweet! Love the color!

[LL3 Model Worx]

9 minutes ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

In that case, I'd probably hang out there every day, LOL.

He has some awsome cars there... but not a dude I would call a friend.

But I get your point! ?

[slusher]

Absolutely beautiful color!

[Dragonhawk1066]

I wet-sanded, polished, and waxed the body a few days ago, but I see that I messed up a bit with the clear. I ended up over thinning it and spraying it on too heavy because while I was wet-sanding, after I wiped off the excess moisture, the surface was still a tad soft and some lint from the paper towels I used ended up getting stuck on. It's not bad enough, for me personally, to strip and start over but it is there. After that adventure, applied the BMF on Friday, which was a fairly quick operation as there isn't much trim to do on this year Corvette. I also managed to finish the interior and complete the rolling chassis.

[Dragonhawk1066]

The instructions say to sand the top front edge of the wheel wells, so I used my rotary tool to whittle it down. After a test fit, I noticed they needed to be ground down some more, but I went with the sprue cutters this time. I cut even with the indentation for the hood pin pivots so as to not have to keep popping the body on and off. There should be plenty of clearance now, and everything else lines up quite well with the stance looking pretty spot-on, so hopefully tomorrow I can pop the body on one last time and get it glued down.

[slusher]

Looks fantastic!   You going to strip the body or go with it!  Looks flawless from here.

[Dragonhawk1066]

5 hours ago, slusher said:

Looks fantastic!   You going to strip the body or go with it!  Looks flawless from here.

Thanks! I'm just going with it. You have to get pretty close to notice it, and while it may be quite evident on the show table, it'll never see one, lol. It'll look pretty good in my display cabinet whenever I get one, lol.

[Dragonhawk1066]

The hood sits nice and flush and opens nicely after the trimming of the front of the inner fenders. Also, while fitting perfectly initially, after attaching the body to the chassis the front air dam is about 1/2mm short. I ended up cutting a couple pieces of strip styrene and placing them on the edges of the air dam so they catch the inner fenders. I also had to trim the front bumper behind the turn signals to clear the strips. With that done, it's all finished.

[Jonathan]

Beautiful build!  Really like the color!

[mustang1989]

WOW!!! This really turned out nicely Craig. Great color, superb details and the car sits great. The wheels you used give the car a good look. I wouldn't have expected Cragars to "go" with this car, but they worked out pretty dang well. 

[Whosurdaddy209]

That turned out great, really like the color. I’ve got a couple of these lined up, Does this issue have hollow or solid tires?

[FLHCAHZ]

Very nice.  Your dash and interiors are always fantastic!