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Post by 70 STING on Nov 27, 2023 14:54:42 GMT -5
Coming along nicely Joe. Ger 'er done! 8^)
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 1, 2023 10:30:55 GMT -5
Beautiful work Joe. I really like the finned valve covers. All the details you're adding into this makes it look like you just hit a real one with a shrink ray. Incredible job. Lots of work in that engine bay Under the hood is looking properly busied up! Watching for more! Thanks fellas. As with all detailed builds....a guy has to know when to call it and this is where I'm calling it. There are a couple more things that I could add but how far does a guy go? In any case....this part is completed. I'm now moving on to the car body so I can get this puppy wrapped up this month.    |
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 1, 2023 10:34:29 GMT -5
Stunning work on the engine! You nearly has me fooled once when I looked at first image thinking it was the real thing. LOL
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Post by atomicholiday on Dec 1, 2023 10:52:54 GMT -5
You’re making some great progress here. Everything is coming together beautifully.👍
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Post by project510 on Dec 1, 2023 12:21:05 GMT -5
That is stellar work. Wow.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 1, 2023 14:14:49 GMT -5
Yep. Really beautiful work. Excited to see some color on this.
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Post by eaglecash867 on Dec 1, 2023 14:15:12 GMT -5
What the....?!!! I had to do a double-take on those photos Joe. I thought they were reference photos of the real deal. Wow! Awesome work dude!
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Post by themongoose on Dec 1, 2023 20:29:28 GMT -5
BEAUTIFUL
‘Nuff said!
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Post by keavdog on Dec 1, 2023 20:34:25 GMT -5
I don't know joe - that alternator is supposed to be floating in space according to other builds I've seen 😁
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Post by handiabled on Dec 2, 2023 4:29:22 GMT -5
Gorgeous work on this! Looks real enough my friend!
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Post by Joe Rix on Dec 2, 2023 7:47:54 GMT -5
Oh Man, Joe! That is seriously realistic looking. That engine is fantastically done as well as the whole compartment.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 2, 2023 8:46:10 GMT -5
Stunning work on the engine! You nearly has me fooled once when I looked at first image thinking it was the real thing. LOL LOL! Thanks Andy You’re making some great progress here. Everything is coming together beautifully.👍 'Preciated that Jeremy That is stellar work. Wow. Thank you James Yep. Really beautiful work. Excited to see some color on this. Thanks Kyle. I know right??!! What the....?!!! I had to do a double-take on those photos Joe. I thought they were reference photos of the real deal. Wow! Awesome work dude! Thanks eagle!! Thank you Chris! I don't know joe - that alternator is supposed to be floating in space according to other builds I've seen 😁 LOL!!! I've seen it alllll too often John. Thanks dude. Gorgeous work on this! Looks real enough my friend! Thanks alot Brent!! Oh Man, Joe! That is seriously realistic looking. That engine is fantastically done as well as the whole compartment. Really appreciate the good word Joe! |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 2, 2023 8:48:48 GMT -5
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Post by atomicholiday on Dec 2, 2023 9:09:58 GMT -5
Body work is now coming up and this will be the look that I'm shooting for with the Bridgehampton Blue and LT-1 trim. I'll be going with BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires though.   Dang bro… that’s stunning.🤟 |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 2, 2023 11:00:40 GMT -5
Beautiful color choice
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 9, 2023 8:14:29 GMT -5
Body work is now coming up and this will be the look that I'm shooting for with the Bridgehampton Blue and LT-1 trim. I'll be going with BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires though. Dang bro… that’s stunning.🤟 Thanks fellas. I think I'm about ready to gloss the car body as I've got all the bare metal foil work done. There were also a couple of areas that I had to touch up some paint that got scuffed off somehow. I did cheat on the rear C O R V E T T E lettering by applying the kit supplied decal. The PE lettering was just WAY to large. After the gloss clear goes on I'll start the process of applying the emblems on it.  |
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Post by atomicholiday on Dec 9, 2023 8:19:32 GMT -5
Man that color, wow!🤟
Hey what did you end up doing with the door handles? They’re a mess on my kit. PE?
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 9, 2023 8:36:06 GMT -5
Man that color, wow!🤟 Hey what did you end up doing with the door handles? They’re a mess on my kit. PE? Thanks Jeremy. Out of all the colors that I saw available for this car, Bridgehampton Blue was my favorite. I had PE offerings for the handles but they were WAY to large....just like the letters for the word Corvette on the rear of the car. I used BMF on the handles and it seemed to work out okay. |
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 9, 2023 9:13:35 GMT -5
Paint looks so smooth!!!
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Post by eaglecash867 on Dec 9, 2023 10:13:43 GMT -5
Man that looks good Joe!
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Post by rondriaan on Dec 9, 2023 18:38:40 GMT -5
Looking good and now some clear on it.  |
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Post by 70 STING on Dec 9, 2023 23:10:07 GMT -5
Super colour choice. You’ll probably find the PE ‘Stingray’ badges are out of scale, too. :^(
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 10, 2023 0:00:46 GMT -5
Beautiful paint and foil work, my friend.
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Post by handiabled on Dec 10, 2023 9:58:54 GMT -5
Beautiful paint work Joe! The bright work looks perfect!
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 29, 2023 7:34:14 GMT -5
Looking good and now some clear on it. Super colour choice. You’ll probably find the PE ‘Stingray’ badges are out of scale, too. :^( Beautiful paint and foil work, my friend. Beautiful paint work Joe! The bright work looks perfect! Thanks fellas! Really appreciate the comments and heads up. Well, I've been working on the wheels and tires for the last few days getting them to look right. AMT did a pretty good job on this kit overall but sometimes I wonder....  .....about things like wheel/ tire fit as well as the stance and wheel positioning issues relative to their location in the wheel openings. If this kit were to be built straight from the box assembling everything up without modifications to correct stance issues then it just wouldn't look right. The following video from Vics Miniatures shows some of the issues. He doesn't mention it in the video but I know exactly why he didn't use the chrome rallye wheels on this kit. The steelie wheels are a LOT thinner so that when the wheels & tires are assembled, the wheels aren't sticking out of the tires. Here's the video to show what I'm talking about in terms of stance and wheel / tire location in the wheel openings. |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Dec 29, 2023 7:41:38 GMT -5
To address the wheel and tire fit there's some work that has to be done. This is what the assembly looks like with no modifications using the chrome rallye wheels. OOB assembly on the left and modified parts on the right  The wheel backs don't play nice either and cause the wheel and tire to stick outside of the wheel opening a good 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch  This is how much has to be taken off of the wheel backs AND the wheel to make everything look right. Unmodified parts on the left and the corrected ones on the right.  Corrected assemblies now ready for tread scuffing, BF Goodrich Radial T/A lettering decals and wheel painting and detailing.....  Let's not forget that car body now. This is JUST with the gloss coat applied. This still has to be wet sanded and polished to bring the shine out even more. Yeah... ..I'm good with this....   |
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Post by Joe Rix on Dec 29, 2023 8:06:28 GMT -5
Great work on the wheel correction Joe. Your alterations worked wonders. I am sure looking forward to seeing the paint after your polishing treatment considering it already looks awesome.
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Post by rondriaan on Dec 29, 2023 8:31:10 GMT -5
Thats looks really good with the gloss coat on it.👍🏻
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Post by 70 STING on Dec 29, 2023 8:38:51 GMT -5
Ahh, good fix on the wheels!
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Post by handiabled on Dec 29, 2023 9:03:35 GMT -5
Joe if you held this car in the sunlight the right way I bet the reflection could start a fire. I can't wait to see the tires with the lettering on them!
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