Aluminum Bodied 427 Cobra

[Eric C]

Last model kit of 2011 for me. I finished this one up last week. It's the Revell kit made to look like one of the bare aluminum bodied Cobra's. Painted with Krylon Dull Aluminum then rubbed out with Rub-N-Buff Silver Leaf paste to bring it to a natural metal sheen. Otherwise I added spark plug wires and various decals to give it a racer look.

Thanks for looking...

[Draggon]

Thats one nice looking Cobra! Im surprised how good Rub-n-Buff turned out.

[krazyglu]

You have a real clean building style. I really like the bare metal look, It is a nice change from blue. This thing looks wicked, thanks for sharing

[Chillyb1]

It is good to know that method works for the true look of bare metal. Did you clear over the Rub-n-Buff? Or does it polish away and leave no residue? Whenever I use the stuff I end of getting it all over my fingers and then fingerprints all over other things.

That is a really great looking Cobra.

[wgflatliner]

I hope you don't mind but I saved those pics on my pc to look at later.

I am amazed at how realistic the metal look is. Come to think of it, that technique could work well in a body shop diorama..

I haven't heard of the rub and buff.. How is it compared to testers metallizer aluminum (buffing type)?

[ChrisR]

Your Cobra looks great!

[SuperStockAndy]

Very nice, never knew that there were any Cobras raced with an unpainted body.

[Haubenschild]

That looks stunning! , did you make your own # 11 decals?

[Boreham]

great looking Cobra.

nice job on the paint.

[bbowser]

Excellent job. Detail on the guages is sweet.

[Roger U]

That's a clean looking model. The paint job and detailing are really nice, very realistic looking.

[Speedster]

Great job!

[Flatearthman]

excelent work

[Eric C]

Thanks everyone.

To answer some of the questions about the rub n buff.

I didn't have any issues with applying the decals. They went on fine but since this is the first time I've done this I'm not sure what the long term effect will be.

There's no clear over the rub n buff. The rub n buff is petroleum based but I've never tried clearing over it.

Rub n Buff is a paste that comes in a small tube and is available in various metallic shades. You rub it onto the surface with a soft cloth like you would if you were polishing the paint. At first it looks dull but as you buff it the sheen starts to come out. This was the Silver Leaf color. You can buy it at Michael's or Hobby Lobby in the aisle with the silver and gold leafing supplies.

The decals are various decals from the kit. The kit I used is the most recent release of the Cobra, the green colored kit with the white flame decals. These are the optional decals that come with the kit.

[mrm]

Fantastic build. It really looks metal.

[randx0]

_{I agree with ervryone else great looking cobra and excellent tips for finishing.}

[Sixx]

WOW!!! That turned out nice!!

[Greg Pugh]

That's just a fantastic looking model. There's no doubt. Probably the coolest/nicest Cobra I've seen.

[Art Laski]

Great looking Cobra!

[Hiusken33]

im making the same model

[jeffs396]

Very nice!

[427HISS]

Looks awesome !

I have the Franklin Mint model, but really like yours !

(I also built a full size replica)

[Chuck Most]

Another one of those beautiful models that make me wonder why I even bother. Just a stunning job all around.

[mikethepoormodeler]

I can't see your pictures here at work (blocked, you know) but here is an aluminum bodied Cobra I saw at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Las Vegas. Could you perhaps put some of your pictures in a post so I may see them? Thanks.

[Eric C]

Could you perhaps put some of your pictures in a post so I may see them? Thanks.

Mike, I'm not sure I know how to do that but for now I posted a link to my Photobucket album that has the pictures in it. Hopefully that'll work for you.

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/justdande/BMF%20Cobra/