1/16 Shelby Cobra by MPC

[Mittagskind]

After a completely unsuccessful attempt...

...it finally turned out to be satisfactory.

The paint is a mix of different acrylic paints with some blue ink, applied with an airbrush, three coats of clear varnish from a spray can from the hardware store and finally polished with Tamiya compound and Meguiar's TechWax.

Unfortunately the decals on the hood have some wrinkles. The first coat of paint was probably a little too thick.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[Jim B]

Great looking Cobra.  Very well done.

[Yeah Nah]

Just gorgeous! Produced a superb Cobra after the initial no start.

Edited February 20, 2024 by Yeah Nah

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very very nice! Can't go wrong with the classic blue with white stripes on a Cobra. I have this kit to do as well, but I'm waiting until I have a place to display it before I build it, lol.

[Safire6]

Very Nice! That's a beautiful blue color! I like all the little details.

[happy grumpy]

Turned out super well Hanjo. That deep blue sure fits well with the white stripes.

[Chinacar]

Lovely build. The blackout of chrome gives it a modern feel, I really like.

[XYHARRY]

Fantastic, all it needs now are some numbers and a race track. ? Well done Hanjo. 

Cheers, 

David. ?? 

[Mittagskind]

19 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!!

 

19 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Cobra.  Very well done.

 

11 hours ago, Yeah Nah said:

Just gorgeous! Produced a superb Cobra after the initial no start.

Many thanks my friends.

[Mittagskind]

10 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Very very nice! Can't go wrong with the classic blue with white stripes on a Cobra. I have this kit to do as well, but I'm waiting until I have a place to display it before I build it, lol.

Thank you Craig. Building this kit is really fun, only the decals are very sensitive.

[Mittagskind]

9 hours ago, Safire6 said:

Very Nice! That's a beautiful blue color! I like all the little details.

 

8 hours ago, happy grumpy said:

Turned out super well Hanjo. That deep blue sure fits well with the white stripes.

Thank you Steve and Mario.

[Mittagskind]

7 hours ago, Chinacar said:

Lovely build. The blackout of chrome gives it a modern feel, I really like.

Many thanks Alex. Yes I didn't like the chrome parts, these look cheap and unrealistic. Because I din't had a good chrome paint, I chose this black flat.

Edited February 21, 2024 by Mittagskind

[Mittagskind]

1 hour ago, XYHARRY said:

Fantastic, all it needs now are some numbers and a race track. ? Well done Hanjo. 

Cheers, 

David. ?? 

Thank you, David. Numbers are parts of the kit, but I wanted it naked.?

[slusher]

Stunning in every way'

[Mittagskind]

5 hours ago, slusher said:

Stunning in every way'

Thank you Carl.

[Mattilacken]

Came out great! Looks very real and with the limited amount of aftermarket parts (exept now when printing is availble) it for sure looks the part! 

Need to get my hands on one of these in the future.