'62 corvette, from hell!

[90lowboy]

I purchased a AMT 1962 corvette at NNL east this year and just started to build it as a NHRA stocker("buck shot"). OMG! the body was the worst I have ever seen... I have seen resin in better shape. Mold lines,parts not fitting, It has to be completely cut to fit. Any of you guys seen this ?

[Junkman]

That thing is not from hell. It's from AMT's darkest dungeons. It was atrocious from teh beginning and didn't get better during the umpteen reissues since then.

[Marc @ MPC Motorsports]

Simply the result of 50+ year old tooling. Enjoy it for what it is, use your skills to make it as good as you can.

The modeling community really could use a modern-tooled 1961-62 Corvette. Revell has a good start with it's beautiful 1959.

[Junkman]

I once grafted the front clip of a Revell '59 (which is really a '60) to the AMT '62, door to door. Improved it by miles. Basically the AMT '62 looks so odd because the front is too stubby.

[ChrisPflug]

I think Marc was referring to the modern Revell- Monogram 58 and 59 Corvettes series

The old Revell multi piece body 60 Corvette is actually a '59 (based on seat upholstery)

Ironically enough the AMT '59 Corvette that's been reissued to death as well is actually a '60

[Junkman]

I think Marc was referring to the modern Revell- Monogram 58 and 59 Corvettes series

The old Revell multi piece body 60 Corvette is actually a '59 (based on seat upholstery)

Ironically enough the AMT '59 Corvette that's been reissued to death as well is actually a '60

Yeah, you got it the right way around, I screwed it up.

Revell's multipiece 60 is a 59 wheras AMT's 59 is a 60 and they most probably called it a 59 just because Revell called their's a 60.

I used the front clip of the multipiece Revell for my AMT 62. It's easier, since the front clip is already separate.

[ChrisPflug]

Was pretty sure you were talking about the Revell multi-piece

I've got a couple stashed away for future "donor use" as well- maybe even a low budget way to do a '61