cobraman Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Finished this "thing" a little while ago. I started with the AMT 53 Corvette kit and whacked offsome of the body and attached the front end to the firewall area. Used some sheet plastic and putty to smooth out the transition. I used the chassis, engine and wheels and tires from the " L'il Coffin" kit. The paint is "Go Green" lacquer with 3 coats of clear after I applied the parts box decals. I am not very happy with the interior as it did not go as planned. Because I lowered the body on the frame so much I left little room for the interior. I guess I didn't plan ahead very well. Anyway, here she is for good or for bad. Comments are always welcome pro or con. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Crazy cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porscheman Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Beautiful build!!! Now you have to do a Cobra. Edited July 29, 2013 by Porscheman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 very cool, nice paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Thank you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Okay that's scary! Too bad it's not rusty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 That is one wild looking build Ray. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Thanks fellows. Tom, I'm not a huge fan of rust. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Ray.......U did it again.........and way fast too........Great job man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Very cool and unique hotrod Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Thank you John. Thank you Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlow Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT That cut off wheel and center brace in the interior is great detail. Just wondering if the seats could be separated top from bottom and then cut down the bottom of the top and put back together, to get the set height right. maybe lay a seat belt across the seam afterwards. Just a thought. Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Very cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 just soooo cool i love it .. i only have one point of critique and thats the fact that the flames run over the panellines .. would have been so much nicer if the panellines where "free" but like said before the idea and execution is very very cool , love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 This turned out very nice, I think the Register Plate says it all. Nice work with the conversion and the idea is really good too. And when the build is executed as nicely as this, I really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 That's just too KOOOOOL Ray, I think it looks great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Ray, I really like this. The whole design speaks to me and the use of the Lil Coffin chassis was inspired. Great color, stance, and graphics. And yeah, interiors are the big challenge when channeling anything. Maybe just pull out the seats and shave them down until they are nearly on the floorboards. And I gotta agree with Richard about the decals over the door gaps. But that can be fixed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragfan Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 interesting build Ray, I like it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Wonderful model. Original to boot and the skeleton adds that last little bit of pizzazz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxton Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 excellent ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I love these kinds of builds and yours looks great ! I like the Li'l Coffin chassis and Mr. Bones too ! I am also a member of the F.D.R. Club ( Fiberglass Don't Rust ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Svendsen Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) Surprisingly... That works. Nicely done! Edited July 30, 2013 by S. Svendsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Very KOOL Ray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 Thanks to all of you for your comments. Cutting down the seats would have been a good idea. I also forgot to fill the door lines before I threw the paint and decals on. Been building for 50 years and I still screw up ! Time to build a stock kit. 4 crazy builds in a row is a bit much for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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