Kennyboy Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Hey guys! I was commissioned by a fellow club member to build him a copy of my Jetstream Blue ZR1. I purchased a new kit and feverishly copied every detail from the original build but kept the wheels box stock (his request.) Stripped the chrome from the kit wheels and painted them gloss black, then coated them with a layer of Alclad chrome. The roof was decaled with Scale Motorsports carbon fiber and coated with Future once dry. The tire stance width on the kit is not even close to the 1:1 car so I corrected that by adding 3 mm shims to the wheelback mounting point on all four corners to push out the wheel edge to the edge of the fenderwell......also, I dropped the suspension down in the front and rear during mockup to ensure the car would sit almost level but would match the 1:1. I am pretty happy with the end result given the road to get there. Photos were done on my Canon EOS 30D.......enjoy! Edited October 12, 2014 by Kennyboy
Kennyboy Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 Thank you James!! The color was achieved by a 3 step process.......a custom teal I mixed myself for a basecoat, a medium pearl blue misted over that, and before clear...a HOK Aqua pearl mist.
Maxicoop Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 awesome lookin' corvette !!!!!! and a fantastic color !!!!
Kennyboy Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 Thanks so much guys!! Glad you all like it! A week well spent!
Chris White Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 nice work, the customer should be happy with that
Kennyboy Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 Thank you Oscar, Shane, Carl, and Chris!
Tonioseven Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 I keep coming back to this one; was the lowering process difficult? I have one I want to build but have only gotten as far as paint. Thanks for any help you can offer.
BVC500 Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 Nice job, and thanks for the tip re: the wheel spacing and lowering!
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