WIP - Dale Earnhardt 2001 Corvette C5-R Daytona 24 Hour Rolex

[TheCat]

Here's my next Dale Earnhardt Race Car Project. It's the 2001 Corvette C5-R for the Daytona 24 hours Rolex Grand-Am Race.

Here's the picture of the actual car:

Here's what I've done so far:

Primed and Painted the body

More to come...

Edited September 12, 2011 by TheCat

[johnnyb]

Toughest part of the paint on this car is the black section on the rear of the car. Couldn't get that done without making a mess of it.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d171/lawman362000/Rolex.jpg

JB

Edited September 12, 2011 by johnnyb

[3men2s]

I have this vette in my list so, I will be watching.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bella-Model-Cars/260452153976718?sk=wall

[Dr. Cranky]

Beautiful! Keep it going, please.

[TheCat]

Toughest part of the paint on this car is the black section on the rear of the car. Couldn't get that done without making a mess of it.

http://i35.photobuck...62000/Rolex.jpg

JB

Hi JB - Well, I painted the black on the rear of the car and it came out looking great. Here's what I've done:

First - I used Tamiya's Masking Tape and masked the area I wanted to cover. And then I took some extra papers that I had around (regular 8x11 printer paper) and used Tamiya's Masking tape to cover the rest of the model.

Second - I sprayed the rear of the model with Testor's gloss clear spray paint. This will seal any little cracks that the paint may bleed through the masking tape. Waited 30 minutes to an hour (Testor's clear drys pretty quick).

Third - Then I applied the black spray paint on the rear. Waited for about 20 minutes and removed all the paper and masking. This gave me a very smooth edge on my black paint. You don't want to leave the masking on there for a day because the paint may stick to the masking that will give you a chip look on the edges.

Now I left it for a day or so to dry properly.

I wish I took pictures of the process, but my camera's battery died and I didn't have spare ones. And I was on a roll and didn't want to chance it.

Hope this information helps for your other future builds.

[johnnyb]

Thanks Felix. I am going to give it a try again. These Corvette Racing cars are too cool not to build. BTW, are you using an airbrush or cans?

[TheCat]

Thanks Felix. I am going to give it a try again. These Corvette Racing cars are too cool not to build. BTW, are you using an airbrush or cans?

You're most welcome... On my model cars I use Spray Cans. I usually use my airbrush mainly on Aircraft or Armor models.

[Mooneyzs]

Very nice so far and its looking goood. Going to br a greay build.

[TheCat]

Ok, here's some more process update pictures that I've done so far:

Started working on the engine and chassis

Here's the start of the interior as well:

Did some interior wiring detail.

[TheCat]

Added the oil Pump

Here's a closer look of the oil pump

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Also added the first half of the cage.

Edited September 20, 2011 by TheCat

[TheCat]

Here's the body with all the decals applied: