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Post by mrmike on May 3, 2022 8:12:44 GMT -5
This is the remains of my Grandson's Revell '63 Vette Coupe. The '63s have been a C2 favorite of mine for a while and I felt I needed to rebuild this in my favor since this model car has long since been abandoned by him. My rebuild will include Pegasus Chrome Ts and tires, new rear bumpers and a new dark green paint job. This Snap Kit will get many chassis mods to adapt the new wheels and tires.    More Split-Window to come... |
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Post by mrmike on May 3, 2022 20:52:54 GMT -5
The suspension is where I want it.    More Corvette to come... |
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Post by Jcon on May 5, 2022 9:11:41 GMT -5
Nice save of a classic Vette!!!
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Post by mrmike on May 5, 2022 21:47:20 GMT -5
Thanks Joe! I knew this model had something left to it!
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Post by mrmike on May 6, 2022 10:36:34 GMT -5
I painted the 'Vette this morning with Dupli-Color Emerald Green Metallic and it looks great! Now to let this dry and give it a coating of Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear.    I've been thinking about adding a set of sidepipes to the car. This should look great with the Pegasus Chrome T's. More Corvette to come... |
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Post by DusterEd on May 6, 2022 16:42:20 GMT -5
Hey how does that clear work for you? I bought some but haven’t used it yet. What do you reduce it with?
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Post by mrmike on May 7, 2022 10:24:52 GMT -5
Tamiya TS series are a spray can so you don't have to reduce anything. Shake, spray, throw it away!
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Post by Jcon on May 8, 2022 10:21:33 GMT -5
That's one of the coolest Vette body styles!!!
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Post by mrmike on May 8, 2022 21:53:33 GMT -5
Absolutely!
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Post by mrmike on May 9, 2022 13:54:21 GMT -5
You are probaby wondering, "What the heck did he do?" I started to find flaw after flaw in the paint and instead of repairing each and every single flaw individually, I sanded the whole thing and will give it another paint job! Gotta wash the body first!    More Corvette to come... |
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Post by Jcon on May 9, 2022 15:33:13 GMT -5
Wow, what did he do???
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Post by mrmike on May 9, 2022 16:47:52 GMT -5
I found so many small flaws that I just started sanding and sanding. Fish eyes, hair and other trash embedded in the paint all over the body. I started sanding and one thing led to another and away I go! Time to wash the body and to repaint it.
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Post by mrmike on May 13, 2022 14:52:49 GMT -5
I washed the Corvette body and now it is drying in my paintbooth. I made a set of rear wheel tubs for the Vette. Since I never made anything like these before, this took me a while before I came up with a plan to make them. Now, to paint them with Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black.    More Split Window to come... |
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Post by Jcon on May 13, 2022 18:20:01 GMT -5
That should work fine Mike!!!
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Post by mrmike on May 14, 2022 7:48:40 GMT -5
Thanks Joe! I had members from my Model Club tell me I should use perscription bottles or tubes and I felt I had greater control cutting out the four pieces I needed from sheet styrene for this project. It took me a little bit trying to figure out how and why I wanted to work this and it was worth it in the end. The perscription bottles were a bust for me.
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