1988 Corvette

I’m building a replica of my Mom’s first Corvette using an old AMR 1/43rd scale white metal kit. It has been on the to-do list for almost 20 years, but since the kit did not have to correct wheels to make her car, it sat. Until I figured out how I could make the right wheels.
I made the outer rims from brass tubing. I made the centers also from brass using the etching process I have been fine tuning.
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I made decals for the center caps. Still some clean-up to do…
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The kit’s tires were hard and brittle; I test fitted one to a rim from the kit and it promptly (and as expected), split in half. I repaired it and made a mold of the four kit tires and cast a new set in soft rubber-like resin. Until fully cure (about a week) they tend to get all sorts of dust and junk stuck to them. The dust will wipe off before I need to install them on the car.
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Good start, Bro
If no one didn't made it,go built it.

Above average interior parts for this kits contemporaries. Still Spartan compared to a traditional plastic kit… All white metal, with some brass in the chassis.
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These wheels look great for 1:43

Thanks!
The body was cleaned up, but not as well as I’d like since it had already been assembled (by someone else before I got the kit). The individual body parts were not prepped fully and the epoxy bond is stronger than the white metal’s integrity.
I used Testors Gloss White enamel as the base color. Now to start detailing the mostly black trim…
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The black window and beltline trim are done. Decals for the emblems and side marker lights are up next.
I made a decal for the front panel where a license plate “might” go, (barely visible). It is the word Corvette in relief so I tried for a shadowed effect.
I used a dark gray wash over the front parking lights. It seems to work OK since it is a white car and those lenses are an off white…
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The door handles have been blacked out and the decals applied as well. I made a replica license plate too.
The taillights had to be filed down to about 30-35% of the thickness they came in the kit. They looked like they were from a ’53 Corvette(?).
Glass is in, waiting for the paint to cure then it is time for final assembly…
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