1/43 monogram 427 corvette

[Brudda]

A monogram 427 corvette in 1/43. From 1/8 scale to 1/43? Am I crazy ? Yes I am. Building this as an out of box kit to clear my mind of big scale and mfh kits. Pretty cool little kit. Bought it for $2 at our club contest. Painted her marina blue) automotive) with a very reduced clear sprayed thru a single stage pasche air brush. The rest of the colors are testors orange for the engine and tamiya paints for everything else. I have several bbr and starter kits in 1/43 and they are not as detailed as this monogram kit. Hard on the eyes but it’s a blast to build. You hardly use any materials at all. I can really get interested in this scale. If my eyes hold out. It’s a very fun kit. The fit is fantastic. Very surprised for such a small kit. Hope you like. 

[BERT100]

Looks very cool, like a road racer, but  looking  forward to how it turns out. 

[drodg]

Looks great and I build a lot of 1/43 kits and you are right this has quite a bit more detail!  

[Brudda]

1 minute ago, drodg said:

Looks great and I build a lot of 1/43 kits and you are right this has quite a bit more detail!  

David I did not realize how cool these kits are. The fit is better than most 1/25-24 kits. I know they fit better than a very very expensive mfh kit. I’m building this out of box. But there is a lot of potential for extra detailing. I have a bbr Ferrari 246 Dino and the detail on the body is great but there is no suspension detail and those kits cost a lot. I’m very surprised these did not take off, especially in Europe. I’m trading a Porsche model for a 1/43 cobra kit. Hope that’s just as good as the corvette

[Brudda]

Just now, Brudda said:

David I did not realize how cool these kits are. The fit is better than most 1/25-24 kits. I know they fit better than a very very expensive mfh kit. I’m building this out of box. But there is a lot of potential for extra detailing. I have a bbr Ferrari 246 Dino and the detail on the body is great but there is no suspension detail and those kits cost a lot. I’m very surprised these did not take off, especially in Europe. I’m trading a Porsche model for a 1/43 cobra kit. Hope that’s just as good as the corvette

And thank you

[drodg]

38 minutes ago, Brudda said:

And thank you

I have heard the Cobra kit is a really nice kit also.  I am actually in the process of building a Marsh Models 289 Cobra kit.   

[Brudda]

23 hours ago, drodg said:

I have heard the Cobra kit is a really nice kit also.  I am actually in the process of building a Marsh Models 289 Cobra kit.   

Cool. Please send pics

[Brudda]

More finished. Really cool kit. Fit is great . This is out of box. 

[Stef]

Great job, Bruce! Super smooth paint that looks 1/25 scale!

I always passed on this one cuz I assumed it would be on par with a typical 1/32 snapper.

But no, looks just like Revellogram's 1/25 and 1/12 C2 kits.

I've never built a 1/43, so if I see one of these, I might just pick it up, thanks to you!

[Brudda]

1 hour ago, Stef said:

Great job, Bruce! Super smooth paint that looks 1/25 scale!

I always passed on this one cuz I assumed it would be on par with a typical 1/32 snapper.

But no, looks just like Revellogram's 1/25 and 1/12 C2 kits.

I've never built a 1/43, so if I see one of these, I might just pick it up, thanks to you!

Thank you Steph. This is my first one. I have some starter and bbr kits in 1/43 but never built them. I had a friend from the Bay Area that built 1/43. He gave me a few kits and I did not realize how expensive these little guys were. I bought them at swap meets for a really reduced price. This corvette was purchased for the great sum of $2. And it’s a better model than the starter , bbr kits. I have put the chassis in the body with the interior and no fit issues at all. Fits better than any of my model factory hiro kits. I traded a tamiya 1/24 Porsche kit for the 1/43 monogram cobra. If it’s half as good as this kit I will be very happy. I built this as a relief from the mfh kits and big 1/8 kits. I’m really liking this scale. You hardly use any material at all. The only problem is me, as the parts go flying across the room with my tweezers. But I have developed new skills to pick up these tiny parts. Thank you and you should try one. I think you will have fun. 

[Brudda]

Installed the chassis and interior in the body with no fit issues at all.  I really like this kit. 

[Brudda]

On her wheels. Stance is not perfect but it’s stock and I did not modify the kit stance. Not bad , usually I have to modify the stance on most kits. All four hit the ground . Now for the little details. Side pipes might be fun as it’s a photoetch cover over the pipes. 

[Brudda]

Bumpers installed. Front was an easy install. The rear not so much. Rear was a lot harder. If you build one of these, the rear bumpers have a cutout in the bumper. But you need to remove the little plastic inside the bumper.otherwise it will not sit on the body correctly. I had to spray the rear bumper with revell chrome paint as the chrome was very bad. There was a little extra plastic on the back side of the bumper that has to be removed in order for the bumper to sit flush to the body. Naturally I found this out after I painted the bumpers chrome. Tried to mount the bumpers and they would not sit straight, so I removed the extra plastic with a very small dremel and it worked out good. But if you test fit the bumpers before gluing it will be much easier. The whole build was totally free of any issues, until I got cocky and just about screwed up the rear  of this car. Now the final stages of the build . windshield , sidepipes and the emblems that I can hardy see. 

[Stef]

On 5/28/2025 at 9:02 PM, Brudda said:

...you should try one. I think you will have fun. 

I will certainly look out for one, Bruce. Loving this thread, and I've added this kit to my bucket list!

Though my eyes aren't as good as they once were, they're still OK with 1/24, 1/25.

Liking the idea of a 1/43 challenge, and yeah, some of those parts must be microscopic!

[Brudda]

11 hours ago, Stef said:

I will certainly look out for one, Bruce. Loving this thread, and I've added this kit to my bucket list!

Though my eyes aren't as good as they once were, they're still OK with 1/24, 1/25.

Liking the idea of a 1/43 challenge, and yeah, some of those parts must be microscopic!

Hello Steph. I went to our club bbq and I received a 1/43 cobra for free. I just traded a 1/24 Porsche for one. So I will have 2 cobras. Might make a racing team with them.  These are not expensive and make a fun build. 

[Brudda]

Here is a bbr kit. The body is very good. But look at the under side. Not even close to the inexpensive monogram kit. I’ve said it before, I do not know why these were not a great hit in Europe. I will build the 246 Dino in the future. But the cobra is next. 

[Brudda]

The wheels and tires on the bbr kit. It’s very nice

[Brudda]

Sidepipes installed. And the photoetch covers. I wish they had this on 1/25 cars

[Stef]

18 hours ago, Brudda said:

The wheels and tires on the bbr kit. It’s very nice

Right you are, that sure is a nice Dino. I remember Scale Auto used to have a 1/43 column, and most kits were, IIRC, multimedia offerings with resin, vacuform, white metal, and photoetch bits. While I'm sure I'd enjoy this Ferrari, you REALLY sold me on this amazing Corvette, thanks!

[drodg]

This kit looks amazing.  You are doing a great job.