1:25 Corvette C5-R

[S Brake]

I went to walmart a few days a go and i went crazy, i got new paints, glue, brushes and ofcourse some models. this C5-R, a shelby series 1 and a 1:43 288 GTO. this is the only progress i have made with the car and i will include a pic of the box. the hardest thing on this i think, will be the paint job. i have painted it all yellow then i will have to put on the black decal stripes that separate the yellow from the white, but other than doing this and getting the white perfect, and also the many decals. this model should be a breeze. If you guys have any good pointers or suggestions for this model feel free tell me. i will keep you posted on the progress.

[Guiddy]

Cool! Nice kit!

I saw this years C5 at LeMans, and they should be doing this years decals for it too!

Keep us posted on your progress!

[primera man]

LOL....I had a laugh when i saw this thread. Yesterday when i was in the model shop i picked that model up and was going to buy it when i thought to myself...NO...You have enough to built now !!!!

Keep us posted.....i'll be intrested to see how it goes.

[S Brake]

so far i have painted the body, wheels and spoiler. i have fully assembled the inside of the car and i will soon paint that, now all i have to do is put the body over the inside, attach the spoiler and assemble the wheels, then the decals i will post mored pics of it assembled without the decals then with the decals, enjoy!

[primera man]

Intrested to see you have put the inside together first then will paint it .

[S Brake]

heh, i'm taking the easy way out. i put it all together and now i am in the process of spray painting it all black, i'm still not good enough nor have the patience to paint each piece individually...

[primera man]

Originally posted by snowboarder927
heh, i'm taking the easy way out. i put it all together and now i am in the process of spray painting it all black, i'm still not good enough nor have the patience to paint each piece individually...

hehehe...thats called cheating !!!!

[S Brake]

:angel: no, its called being creative, i'll paint every single piece on the shelby series 1 for you ok.

[Guiddy]

It looks like a really nice kit!
Will you see any of that engine when the body is on? Shame to hide it all!
Yes, you are a cheat, but at least you are having a go! Body looks good!

Make sure you chat with us before starting the decals, as there are so many little tips for doing that!

[S Brake]

Ok here it is, now tell me all the decal tricks because that is the very next thing i have to do, then i am done. waddaya think...

[Guiddy]

Shine on that paint looks good!
Well done.

Now, for the decals you need a bowl of warm water, with a drop of washing up liquid added after filling! (Not before! You don't want sud city!)

Cut each decal as you need it, with good, sharp scissors, cutting as close to the pattern as you dare, getting rid of clear carrier film.

Dip the decal into the water, hold for about 5 seconds, then take out and lay onto some kitchen paper.

Leave whist you cut out the next decal, shoud take about 20 seconds.

Go back and the decal should be lose on the paper, but slimey!

Wet the section of the model the decal is going on slightly.

Pick up the paper with tweezers, offer it up to the model, and with another pair of tweezers or something similar, slide the decal off the paper and onto the wet model.

Dab any excess water with a wet cotton cloth.

Move the decal into place using the end of the closed tweezers, adding a little water with abrush if it is getting abit awkward or dry.

once happy with posistion, dab again with damp cloth, and decal is in place.

Move on to another decal!!!

Good luck.

The model looks simple, but any stubborn decals can be forced to conform to shape with heat from a hair dryer, but really softening solutions are needed for that. Try to avoid that for the moment.

[primera man]

Model is looking good....Dan has summed most of the decal tips. Good luck

[S Brake]

Thanks guys, i'll get on that when i'm done with some errands, i can't do it tomorrow because i will be gone all day at the premier of Forum Snowboards new movie True Life, i can't wait!

[S Brake]

Ok, here is the finished product. the decals took forever and it was very tedious work. i thought this was going to be one of the hardest models i have done but besides the decals it was one of the easiest. the pieces fit like butter and there weren't a billion steps. here are some pics.



I will be starting the Shelby Series 1 model in a few days, i need a bit of a break...

[Jay!]

Originally posted by snowboarder927
...decals took forever...

Actually you did 'em pretty quick. Good work, too.

If you take requests, I'd like to see a shot of the underside and the exhaust area. Thanks.