2022 C8 Corvette Z51 coupe

[Rich Chernosky]

Sometimes when you get a new kit you are just so excited that you have to tear into it. This was the case with this recently aquired 2022 C8 Corvette. As a matter of facrt the kit was so nice IO just had to finish it as well. Color is Model Master laquer Fathom green metallic. this color was so dark and there was almost no hint of green. Afew coats of Mr Color #138 clear green with a few drops of gold cured that. Topped it off with Mr Color GX100 clear. Interior was a combination of Tamiya LP73 Khaki and LP55 Dark yellow. I found an old bottle of Testors flat green that I liked for the accents.  More build comments in the picture captions. Thanks for looking and feel free to comment. 

Revell did such a nice job on the engine and everything fit well. Too bad most of it is hidden under the bodywork when completed. So this picture was a must.

Interior on this kit was very well detailed. I added some seat belts and dark brown Tamiya accents. Decals were a nice addition.

Getting the rear deck to open properly took some trimming of the panels and the hinge pivot. Otherwise the rear deck was a nice fit.  Lots of wonderful detail on the back end too. 

Here's a pic with the top in ( I prefer it out)  Wheels fit on this kit nicely and are not likely to fall off in the future. They are sprayed AK Stainless steel. 

In retrospect I think I would like to see the front lowered just a tad. I was in such a hurry to get this done I failed to do a proper mock-up. Still its not all that bad. 

Wheels steer quite nicely so there was one thing I didn't have to bother with.  Overall I really liked this kit and construction was completed with only the usual problems associated with Revell.

[Jim B]

Great looking Corvette.  Very well done.

[KWT]

Very nicely done

[bisc63]

Nice non-red color choice. Well done.

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[XYHARRY]

Very nice C8 there Rich, the colour fix was a good save. Well done. 

Cheers,

David. ??

[Rich Chernosky]

On 8/29/2024 at 5:43 PM, Jim B said:

Great looking Corvette.  Very well done.

Thank you Jim

 

On 8/29/2024 at 6:07 PM, KWT said:

Very nicely done

Thanks 

 

On 8/30/2024 at 2:59 PM, bisc63 said:

Nice non-red color choice. Well done.

I have a huge Ferrari collection so I spray a lot of red. Was looking for something that suited the Vette and was a little racy.

 

10 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Looks great!

Thanks Larry

 

8 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Very nice C8 there Rich, the colour fix was a good save. Well done. 

Cheers,

David. ??

Not the first time I have used this trick and it got me the color I was looking for.   Thanks

 

[karbuildr]

Very nice Corvette, appreciate the info. about fit and finish. Excellent idea to brighten up the Fathom Green paint. I have a 2012 Corvette painted that color and you’re correct, it’s very dark. Very well done build.

[Mike 1017]

Outstanding build.

[70 Sting]

I like that you went off-factory colour.? It looks pretty darned s*xy in the 4th photo. GM should reevaluate their colour choices. The engine looks pretty sweet - its a shame that much of it is hidden when installed. 

[ChrisR]

Nice.

[slusher]

Great looking Corvette!

[galaxyg]

Very nice, great colour choice. I completed one too recently.

[Len Woodruff]

Well done.

[Rich Chernosky]

On 8/31/2024 at 5:09 PM, karbuildr said:

Very nice Corvette, appreciate the info. about fit and finish. Excellent idea to brighten up the Fathom Green paint. I have a 2012 Corvette painted that color and you’re correct, it’s very dark. Very well done build.

Thanks David...I was looking for a dark green and used the Fathom green .It was too dark for my taste and not enough green showed. The clear green on top of the silver flake of the Fathom Green got me what I wanted without having to strip it. 

 

On 9/1/2024 at 10:39 AM, Mike 1017 said:

Outstanding build.

Thank you Mike

 

On 9/1/2024 at 4:17 PM, 70 Sting said:

I like that you went off-factory colour.? It looks pretty darned s*xy in the 4th photo. GM should reevaluate their colour choices. The engine looks pretty sweet - its a shame that much of it is hidden when installed. 

Thanks Harry. Most of my Corvette builds are paint experiments. If a kit has some great detail I like to photo it especially since it may never be seen again. 

 

On 9/2/2024 at 9:23 AM, ChrisR said:

Nice.

Thanks

 

On 9/7/2024 at 12:46 PM, slusher said:

Great looking Corvette!

Thanks you Carl.

 

1 hour ago, galaxyg said:

Very nice, great colour choice. I completed one too recently.

Thank you kindly Michael.  This kit has been a great hit for Revell. There are still a few WIPs on this forum so we will see even more. Always nice to see someone elses take on a project you have done. Left you a nice comment...thanks again. 

 

 

1 hour ago, Len Woodruff said:

Well done 

Thank you Len.

 

[mrm]

Looks good in green.