1978 Silver Anniversary Pace Vette

[moparmagiclives]

Just like a decal Harry, the vinal "sticker" wont set the adhesive untill the water is evaporated...so you have a short window to move it around and place it.

On a side note, what brand and model of plotter do you have Mark?

I would like to get one for airbrush work. But all I get from the sign shops is info on big industrial models.

Great looking wheels and tires, even for the age that chrome SHINES !!!

Edited May 4, 2012 by moparmagiclives

[Harry P.]

Just like a decal Harry, the vinal "sticker" wont set the adhesive untill the water is evaporated...

Oh, ok... I get it.

I was wondering how he could possibly apply a sticker dry, in a perfect circle. Now I know how...

[brodie_83]

This is my favorite C3 Corvette of all time (the '78 pace car) and you're definitely doing this justice, even building box stock. Great work man!

[Scale-Master]

Oh, ok... I get it.

I was wondering how he could possibly apply a sticker dry, in a perfect circle. Now I know how...

Actually Harry, there is an easy way to apply then dry too, but floating is even easier.

[martinfan5]

Mark, dumb question, well I have a few, but only asking one, what scale is this kit? I dont recall seeing it posted, but I might of missed if it was

[Matt P]

Fantastic Mark, you're a real craftsman...

I've tried to build this kit at least four times in the past and I never could figure out the interior color as the 1:1 car is very metallic. You have done a great job replicating it. My questions to you are, what types of paints do you use? obviously you use a mixture of paints, but what paint do you prefer. And what type of detail brushes do you use?

Thanks,

Matt

[Scale-Master]

The silver leather on the interior is Tamiya Bare Metal Silver (Lacquer) and the carpet is a color I mixed from Tamiya Flat Aluminum and Japanese Gray(Acrylics).

The body is all Tamiya Lacquers.

I use Windsor Newton Sable Blend brushes.

It is the big eighth scale one.

The black has been applied and the masking worked well enough...

[Art Laski]

Love the tires, Mark!

[Jantrix]

The black has been applied and the masking worked well enough...

Well enough he says..... that's a pretty crisp parting line Mark, if I do say so myself. Fantastic work.

[Tony T]

I built that kit back when it was new. I built it in black with a red interior. Let me just say that it could use a freshening...I now remember the orange plastic.

The body looks great in pictures, Mark. You sure are doing this kit justice!

[jaydar]

This is a great build. I will have to look for one on eBay.

Please tell me what your technique is for texturing the engine parts.

Thanks for sharing this build.

Joe.

[Monty]

This is a great build. I will have to look for one on eBay.

Please tell me what your technique is for texturing the engine parts.

Thanks for sharing this build.

Joe.

From post # 41: I use talc (baby powder) for the texturing. I add it to the paint and spray. The more talc, the coarser the texture. And it makes the shop smell lilac fresh... with just a hint of lacquer.

[cobraman]

This Vette is turning out beautiful. You nailed the tires and wheels.

[Scale-Master]

Here it is with the red pinstriping. Next step is to apply the Pace Car decals.

[Scale-Master]

The decals from the kit did include the hood spears, but they were done in halves, and the first half disintegrated as soon as I put it in water. Not a big problem and the silver didn’t really match the paint I used on the body. So I made new ones using the same silver paint as I used on the lower portion of the body. I painted some decal paper silver then printed the red pin striping and a black perimeter and used a black Sharpie around the edge.

[Matt P]

Mark, is the stripe on the body paint or decal? either way, how did you do it?

[moparmagiclives]

The decals from the kit did include the hood spears, but they were done in halves, and the first half disintegrated as soon as I put it in water. Not a big problem and the silver didn’t really match the paint I used on the body. So I made ne.......

No, no problem at all !!! Lol

Great save on the hood. Really keeps it all flowing.

[Scale-Master]

Mark, is the stripe on the body paint or decal? either way, how did you do it?

The red pinstripe is thin vinyl I cut to match the masking of the silver/black paint line. Same material I used on the rims for the red rings. I cut the body stripe and the masking from the same pattern so they would match.

I also made a pair of license plates. I used the same art I made for the 1/24 scale production decal sheet in the last Pace Corvette re-release and enlarged them to fit.

[Scale-Master]

The firewall and master cylinder are done, very plain and not much detail compared to more modern kits. But a few shades of black helps a little…

[Scale-Master]

The door decals were as fragile as the hood ones. I clear coated them last week to hopefully make them useable, but they were still too brittle and the first one I tried to apply broke up. (Also the red in the lettering was way too dark.) So I made new decals for the doors, (I already had the art on hand, just needed to resize it). At least I was able to use the smaller Limited Edition and Indy logos from the kit.

[sjordan2]

When you re-made the decals, did you use white decal paper (and painstakingly cut them out) or an ALPS printer for the white outlines?

[jaydar]

From post # 41: I use talc (baby powder) for the texturing. I add it to the paint and spray. The more talc, the coarser the texture. And it makes the shop smell lilac fresh... with just a hint of lacquer.

Thanks Monty, I will give it a try.

joe.

[Badluck 13]

Mark,the work you do is just phenomenal!!,you stated in the beginning of this thread you are doing "Out Of The Box" build and it just goes to show that a model can show of nicely with just paying attention to prep and various paint work and this is proof,.....can just imagine if you were to do your "Scale-Master" high detail talent to this Vette.....either way you build it,its still going to be a work of art!

[Scale-Master]

Slow going with the wait for paint to dry and some fit issues.

The body is mostly done and the interior and firewall have been installed into it. I didn’t like the way the hood pinstriping looked, so I redid it with the same vinyl material I used for the pinstripe on the body.

The glass fits very poorly (especially the windshield) and took a lot of work (and glue) to fill the gap between the clear and the body.

[Danno]

SWEET!!!!!