1/43 Shelby Daytona Cobra and Shelby Cobra

[jrherald420]

Been working on some of my small scale stuff here lately. The Cobra is done but the Daytona needs a few things touched up on it before it heads to the next club meeting.

The Daytona Cobra is from Starter. All resin with Vacuum formed windows and P/E parts. This one was kinda costly, got lucky and won it for 48.00 shipped on Ebay. They normally go for around 60-80.00.

The Cobra is from Monogram, built box stock. Fun build but the chrome was less than steller. One side of the tree was missed completely missed and all the parts were only half way plated. Got lucky since i have several of these in my stash. Next one will be a stripped down racer so i wont need good chrome.

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[slusher]

Great looking models..

[unclescott58]

Two very nice models of two very cool cars.

Scott

[OldTimer50707]

Those are great looking cars. What color is the Cobra?

[Maxicoop]

awesome !!!!

[cobraman]

Nice work. Me likes !

[jrherald420]

Thanks guys! The Cobra is Fathom Green Metallic (1996 GM color) and the Daytona Cobra is Flame Red (1965 GM color), both are from Model Masters.

Edited October 25, 2014 by jrherald420

[Danno]

Sweet!

[jrherald420]

Thanks they have been a blast. The next Cobra i build will also have a 5 point harness.

[vamach1]

The monogram Cobra was one of the best kits ever made in 1/43 scale for the money. The problem is 1/24 and 1/25 scales have been around for so long in the USA that these little jewels just did not sell well. As you mentioned the Starter and other European kits can be pricey and while nicely done but almost never have any engine detail. I've built a few dozen 1/43 kits from many different makers and the last one I finished a few months ago was a Daytona Super Coupe. Once I figure out how to get around the picture file size limit I'll post some pics.

The green color on the Cobra looks super. I painted the AMT kit the same color and it's on my very long "to be finished before I die" list.

[jrherald420]

Im hooked on 1/43! Its a nice break from full detail kits! I can bang one out in 2 days easy. I am going to start on my 2nd Monogram Cobra soon. Going to make it a racer and make a roll bar and do plug wires. That green is a great matching color for the Cobra! I was lucky to buy about 45-1/43 race cars from a fellow club member for 200.00. Lots of good stuff but i got rid of all the white metal stuff. Ive got alot of 956's and BMW M1's to build!

Edited October 28, 2014 by jrherald420