cobraman Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Just finished this replica of the Corvette I used to have. Monogram 1/20 model kit. Duplicolor yellow with High Gloss Clear. Built box stock except for engine wiring. After seeing the photos I see I need to do some touch ups to side marker lights.
jeffs396 Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Very cool Ray! I've always liked the looks of these last C3 model years, but they were all underpowered. I'm surprised we don't see more 1:1s with modern LS transplants in them. What a neat pro touring type car these would make!
cobraman Posted October 19, 2012 Author Posted October 19, 2012 Your so right Jeff. Mine was a California car so it was mandated with a 305 with only 180 hp. The 350 in other states tho had only 190 hp. Mine had a shift kit and was quicker than you might think with such a small low hp engine. Not saying it was fast because it was not, just moved better than you would have thought.
Renegade Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Great job Ray. Bet you wish you still had the full size one.
Monty Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Ray, how can you call this finished when the tires still need lettering? Glad to see you got it done! Just out of curiosity, what did you think of the parts fit/kit design. Any tricky parts?
cobraman Posted October 19, 2012 Author Posted October 19, 2012 Shoot ! I knew someone would call me out on the tires. Would you believe that after the photos of the real car I put new black wall tires on the car ? Ya, thats what happened. : ). No fit issues that were too bad except I did not care for the way the front and rear clip mounted. However it wasn't that great on the real car. Don't really wish I still had it but hoping I can get my Mustang GT back after my daughter finishes law school since she has that car in San Diego.
ThomasR Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 This is really, really well done Ray. Good job! -Thomas 8)
slusher Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 Thats a really nice build. Love the color and finish. l really like it...
Hawk312 Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 Nice work Ray. So you didn`t have any major issues building this kit? I have it here and am hoping to start it soon. This is a pretty rare kit. What was it like driving the 1:1 when you had it? I always thought the C3`s looked like fun to drive with those huge swells in the front fenders.
Monty Posted October 21, 2012 Posted October 21, 2012 What was it like driving the 1:1 when you had it? I always thought the C3`s looked like fun to drive with those huge swells in the front fenders. That's one of the neat aspects. When the sun's behind you and there's enough space ahead of you on the road, your car casts sort of a Batman shadow. (I can't seem to find a pic to explain this better).
cobraman Posted October 21, 2012 Author Posted October 21, 2012 It really was a fun car to drive. I loved poping the t-tops and taking a cruise at sundown. It wasn't a fast car but that didn't bother much. I also bought a brand new 1978 King Cobra which was one year car and that wasn't very fast either. That had a 302 but I don't recall the hp on that. This kit went together pretty good except for the front and rear clips were a bit of a pain.
Hawk312 Posted October 21, 2012 Posted October 21, 2012 Thanks Cobraman, and nice picture. Ohh, to go back to the 80`s! ... your car casts sort of a Batman shadow. Probably one of the most awesome things ever posted on the MCM forum!!!
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