Revell 1/25 1960 corvette Skips Fiesta

[eastrock]

Hi Guys!

I guess this would be my first time to build a civilian car, my brother sent
me an unfinished kit most parts had been assembled but not yet painted
only the chrome parts which need to strip to plastic its already crusted
and need to disassemble most of the parts its pack with injection molds
seam lines ang visible gaps and the decals are yellowed my brother just hope
it would not turn into armor lol

also need help about the engine details and front
suspension




the owner just assembled it but did not finished and stored it at their Attic for a decade lol

[TRM]

Hello ER!! Long time no type! Looking forward to seeing you have at the car! Fire away with the questions bud!! Always plenty of help here!!! Worst case, if the part end up being ...umm, fiddly, slap some armor on her and enter it in the PA GB!!! ;D

[`Boots`]

Good luck on this one ER ;D, look forward to ya rising to the challenge

[eastrock]

Thanks a lot for the vote of confidence guys!


this will be a challenging build lot to correct, especially the
V8 engine its a bit deform as well the engine body support
will hopefully tom I could post progress picd
just using my phone to access the net

[eastrock]

Never thought I'm up for a long ride lol

ready for disassemble and modification


the tub needs a lot correction


Molded together rear chassis and exhaust pipe


styrene sheets needed on all wheel wells


somebody help keep getting deleted error message

[eastrock]

Thanks for trying Buddy, hope PB will fix the bug soon...

[eastrock]

here's the progress for the corvette, already remove the muffler, will be using #14 solid copper wire, still need a lot of hacking and slashing. also need to extend the chassis to the body

discussion only





still need some research on how close the chassis sticks to the body front and back and need to redo the wheel well on the front.


Cheers!!

[TRM]

Nice to see you moving forward on this ER!!! Shame you need to extend the undercarriage...but it happens I suppose!!

Here are a couple of links that might help you!

s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll129/b_pappy/1960%20Corvette/ Some nice walk around shots fro reference.

ckautollc.phanfare.com/2121038 very cool reference shots during a restoration...some show the frame as it is worked on.

www.classiccarsltd.com/modules/auto/detail.php?id=602 Sick walk around of a finished Vette!! Detailed up close shots and some vids!!

ckautollc.phanfare.com/2120964_2277385 Another restoration with some undercarriage shots!!

Good luck on this one and keep it coming!!

[eastrock]

Much appreciated on the links, Buddy. Just need to ask local member if I could burrow their tube cutter since this is a huge leap for me.

Cheers!!

[eastrock]

Update:

A fellow member lend me his tube cutter and rotary tool to make work easier, question is I have to decide if I leave the deformed rear part of the chassis and cover it with epoxy putty or completely replace the part with 2mm styrene bar?



comments are highly appreciated

ER

[TRM]

Looks like the start to a nice looking exhaust there ER!!! Sometimes it's easier to replace the part than to modify. The lesser of two evils I suppose.

Back at you with a PM!

[eastrock]

Thanks for the suggestion, had to grind it to dust LOL

[`Boots`]

Great work so far ER ;D...............the exhausts are coming along very nicely indeed

[eastrock]

Thanks a lot buddies!!! have to work on it before my friend needs his rotary tool

[sabre]

G'day eastrock,

Mate I'm new to the forum and was wondering if you ever got to finish this build. I noticed this thread was started over a year ago but your build came to a complete stop, did you encounter too many problems to continue or did you just lose your mojo on this build.

I was hoping to see more on the build as the first part was very interesting. My motive... I just brought this exact same kit on ebay and would of loved to have seen the finish product.

If you have other photos of this build I would love to see them. Cheers .

[sabre]

Here's a little inspiration for anyone contemplating building the 1959/60 Corvette Convertible, not that I think it's needed for this car. To me it's the iconic symbol of American Muscle Cars but Hey!!!, that's my opinion. Here's a couple of walk around clips for the body work and interior.

[Deleted]

Sweet!

[eastrock]

Sept 19, 2013 8:47:45 GMT -5 sabre said:

G'day eastrock,

Mate I'm new to the forum and was wondering if you ever got to finish this build. I noticed this thread was started over a year ago but the your build came to a complete stop, did you encounter too many problems to continue or did you just lose your mojo on this build .

I was hoping to see more on the build as the first part was very interesting. My motive... I just brought this exact same kit on ebay and would of loved to have seen the finish product.

If you have anymore photos of this build I would love to see them. Cheers .

Hi there, this was pass on me from a previous owner due his dis-interest on the kit, its build-able if you plan to do out of the box... most of the parts are molded into one... I don't mean to discourage you this kit has a lot of issues... that's why I plan to improve the kit, scratchbuild parts or gets some spares to other kits... because some of the parts are already lost lenses already blurred... if you plan to start the kit, save me a seat

Cheers!!!

[sabre]

Thanks for the reply eastrock,

Mate I'm a total novice to the world of modeling and I joined the forum hoping to pick up some tips from those of you who have far more experience than me. The last time I built any sort of model was over 25 yrs ago, a RC Glider (Brolga by Areoflyte) which remarkably I still have. As far as plastic models go I would of been in my early teens the last time I slapped one of those together (emphasis on slapped together I might add). I actually Goggled the kit after I brought it, in the hope of finding a build thread on it, when I come across a link to your's. To tell you the truth I wasn't able to find too many and your's looked the most interesting one by far.

Here's a couple of links to what I could find if you're interested.
cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/modeling_subjects/f/30/t/52958.aspx
www.modellversium.de/galerie/12-autos/8705-1960-chevrolet-corvette-revell.html

Yes! eastrock if I ever get the time to build it I'll start a build thread on the forum. I only just received this kit in the mail today and I see what you mean when you say it needs a bit of work... I definitely paid too much for it. Plus I dare not open the plastic bag until I start the build as most of the parts are off the sprue already, except for the chrome & clear parts which are still attached. The windscreen is very distorted as well and I can't see a review mirror in the instructions either so that'll have to be scratched built.

Having said all that, I'm actually am looking forward to building it as it will be closest I'll ever get to owning one.  

So did you ever finish your build eastrock or are you still working on it. If so I know you were asking for photos of the chassis and engine - 
classiccarfusion.com/60-restomod-vette/
www.corvettereport.com/corvette-odd-ball-shocking-naked-c1-fuelie-corvette/
and this guy has posted three YouTube clips on a 60's Corvette restoration project which I hope will help.

[eastrock]

Well I'm not a car expert, still consider a novice in this category. if you build it straight out of the box there should be no problem to it, you just need some putty to fill some gaps. if you check the chassis, the flooring and the exhaust system its molded into one.

on my part I need to separate the chassis to the flooring, already remove the exhaust (will used copper tubing to it)as you can see the above picture, the chrome parts are already faded and bubbled, I still need to strip it and repaint it.

well I hope to see your build soon, thanks for the reference it helps a lot

Cheers!!!

[sabre]

Only too glad to help eastrock,

I hope to see more on your build mate, as it was coming along quite nicely I thought. Plus don't be waiting on me to start, I'm still getting my tools together and I promised the wife I'd clean the garage out and paint it before I start building any kits. Anyway thanks for the help eastrock, I'll be keeping an eye out for any updates and I'll leave you with a clip you might enjoy...  

  

[eastrock]

The video is wicked!!! way too cool looking forward with your build

[sabre]

Sorry to keep high jacking  your thread eastrock, but I found this site which I believe could also be useful to you proteam-corvettes.com there are lots of great detail photos of Corvettes on that site. You probably have already seen the latest releases from Revell 1/25 D&M '62 Corvette® Gasser Plastic Model Kit & the 1/25 1962 Corvette Roadster 2 'n 1 Plastic Model Kit but if not.

[eastrock]

Just post all the way, buddy it would be a good reference for other modelers who has the kit like us

[itsonlyakit]

Yes I agree, thank you for the video and info. I have a few more 'vettes that will get attention. Just finished a Stingray III, concept car.
Cheers Eh!

[sabre]

NP eastrock & itsonlyakit.

I found this site which would be very useful for anyone trying to choose or colour match a colour for their Corvette -


paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?manuf=GM&model=Corvette 

[bbd468]

Sept 23, 2013 23:48:42 GMT -5 sabre said:

Only too glad to help eastrock,

I hope to see more on your build mate, as it was coming along quite nicely I thought. Plus don't be waiting on me to start, I'm still getting my tools together and I promised the wife I'd clean the garage out and paint it before I start building any kits. Anyway thanks for the help eastrock, I'll be keeping an eye out for any updates and I'll leave you with a clip you might enjoy...  

  

Now thats my kinda Vette right there!

Hello brother ER, Vette's lookin sweet my man. Im bookmarked now bro!!!

[eastrock]

Ok Guys, here's a bit of an update regarding with the corvette, I got some excess primer on the cup, decided to spray it on... to protect the plastic for further deterioration, due to the weather and age of the kit, it becomes brittle and yellowed, If I can pull this off... Demi-God Nemo might had struck me with his Guidance lol

on the front fender need to be filled with liquified putty, to cover the damage from the chrome, its a slow process...



the Dashboard needs to be extended on the shell which gives a visible gap when its finish



Cheers!!!

[bullardino]

Gotcha! I couldn't believe you weren't building anything. You can run but you cannot hide (almost).

Great build, Ches. I'll be following

[wbill76]

Looks like this one will present some challenges, but with the guiding light of Nemo's inspiration for you, you'll pull it out I'm sure!