1/25 Revell Corvette ZR1

[Guest]

nice kit a bit of work but iam sure you can pull it off.

scott

[Guest]

Arse arse arse just tried a dry fit and the engine is a bit to high in the chassis so intercooler surround (shown on yellow car) won't fit- this will require surgery.

As pleasantly surprised by the paint finish though :-)

[Guest]

Nice paint weathering mate!

John

[Guest]

I hate this now !

I'm made up with the body shell and paint finish, got exactly the finish I was after but far from pleased with engine & interior,

I'll re do dash & seats ( was trying to recreate the Alcantara patchy/shaded look of the real car)

Engine bay I'm need needing some help with,

I think I've just put too much paint on now and have lost detail, do I:

Strip paint off (how?)

Or scrap it & start again, it's a £10 kit after all, re use this shell with a new interior?

Oh and I've managed to smear windscreen so think I've answered my own question now !

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[eddiesolo]

Damn, it's a shame about the windscreen Dave, could it polish out? If you're unhappy and will always look at it and feel unhappy then I would get another kit, strip back the old one as best you can and use it for practise. Nice finish on the shell though.

[flyjoe180]

It's hard to see what the exact issue is from the pictures, but if you are unhappy strip it. Oven cleaner removes paint nicely, do a search on the forum there are tutorials about. It won't hurt you clear parts. I'd get that engine sorted before doing anything else. One little step at a time I find helps to rectify things. Annoying to have to redo it, but you have to be happy with it yourself.

[Guest]

Not quite that shiny when dried !

When I use Tamiya synthetic lacquer (spray can), assuming you did, I make sure to make the final coat wet all over the part, no sign of surface uneveness at all, otherwise it will not be a hard mirror gloss.

[Guest]

Still no windscreen (have emailed revell but no reply yet bit thought I'd do a bit more,

Firstly it's had interior and engine bay stripped with oven cleaner & acetone nail varnish remover.

Cabin colour scheme changed to black carpets with dark grey/dash/seats & door panels

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Engine bay looks much tidier (IMO)

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And with the intercooler a WIP

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It needs to look like this, closet blue I could find was a citadel one, quite pleased with match

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And the obligatory dry fit shot (Bodyshell finished part from a polish) boy does it attract dust !

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[Wendall]

That looks pretty sweet Dave. Hope you get the screen soon, it'd be a shame not to get it finished after all that effort.

Jason

[Guest]

Little update,

Car is now done except windscreen which has been dispatched from Revell so will do a completed build slot then,

In the meantime :-)

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[Guest]

Not quite that shiny when dried !
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You will have to put a clear coat on it. Metallic paints require it. Don't polish the metallic.


Sorry if you already know this

[Guest]

That's looking real nice but those wheels have to be changed not keen on them.


scott