C5-r street converstion progress

Here's my latest project (revell c5-r corvette) I'm not sure I know what I'm getting myself into, but I love corvettes but I'm not big on the stock box kits that are available. I want to give it the agressive look of the lemans corvette but I want it to be 'street legal'. It's an awesome looking car and I can tell I'm going to have some fun with this one. So here goes nothing.

I want to add regular panel lines to the body and putty/sand over the metal latches. I also want to remove the metal window trim and give it a more regular look. As for the wheels I'm probably going to use a set of 40 series tires with some chrome 18's (t.b.a.)

and what color should this be? I don't want it blue, red, gray or orange.

So if any of you have any comments or ideas of how to make this project a little easier on me, let me know.

I plan to smooth over the two panels under the tail lights and smooth out the lip
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/109320c5-r_before_sand_back-med.jpg


window panels will be leveled out
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http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/109320c5-r_before_sand-med.jpg

ok, how about some progress pics then?

hey i think a retro color like a teal would like kinda neat but thats just an idea

yellow?

Well here's what I've done so far...baby steps.
I don't know if this putty is bad or what (white putty by squadron in orange and white tube), but it's so difficult to get a nice smooth look.

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To get a smooth surface with Squadron you need to gradually work your way down with the sanding grits.

You shape it with coarse grit and and then use fine grits to smooth it out.

A set of Flexi-Files from Micro Mark are absolutely needed for what you're doing. Especially the ultra-fine red one.

To get a smooth surface with Squadron you need to gradually work your way down with the sanding grits.

You shape it with coarse grit and and then use fine grits to smooth it out.

A set of Flexi-Files from Micro Mark are absolutely needed for what you're doing. Especially the ultra-fine red one.
dont you mean work your way up in the grits?

Here's a before and after pic of the rims I'm going to use. These xs tuning rims measured at about 19.5mm diameter which made them 18's at 1/25 or 17's at 1/24 scale according to the pegasus reference pic supplied by hiroboy. But using styrene at about .8 mm thick I added more than a milimeter and a half to the diameter of the rims bringing them to just over 19's in 1/25 scale (which is the scale of the vette.

Super props to GTI1800 for the motivation and instructions. btw. What brand has the best chrome paint or spray to get a better look for the rims?

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/109320first_deepdish-med.jpg


the sanding, puttying, priming is done. here's some pics

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/109320vette_primed_back-med.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/109320vette_primed_front-med.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/109320vette_primed_side-med.jpg

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Those rims are killer! You really did a great job making them deep dish. Very cool trick!

Lookin' good! Alclad makes a chrome spray which is widely regarded as the best, but it requires an airbrush. you could always just paint the rims black if that doesn't work out for you. I'd personally get some different wheels, while those are racey they kinda aren't tough looking enough to go with the aggresive scoops and lines of the vette.

Very nice conversion. It looks great so far.

Are you using another kit for the interior? Or will you be using the tube frame from the C5-R kit? I think the Z0-6 interior would look sweet inside that body. I'm not sure it fits correctly though.

Will you be putting the wing on? Or leaving it wingless?

Can't wait to see more!

I would posit not to try to achieve a chrome look on your wheels because nothing short of getting them plated will really look chrome. I would just spray them with a good fine pigment metallic silver and clear coat them. Most silver wheels are done in that method anyway.

Very nice conversion. It looks great so far.

Are you using another kit for the interior? Or will you be using the tube frame from the C5-R kit? I think the Z0-6 interior would look sweet inside that body. I'm not sure it fits correctly though.

Will you be putting the wing on? Or leaving it wingless?

Can't wait to see more!


Well as for the interior, I don't want to just keep spending spending spending, so I don't really want to use another car's interior (I usually end up cutting it and using putty to make it more 'ice' friendly anyway). So I would assume I will just be doing the same with this one. I'm probably going to use an extra set of seats that I have around (either the amt eclipse racing seats or the bucket seats from the amt supra). Or I'll just use the passenger side as a nos tank resorvoir like the 2f2f skyline and keep the one seat that came with the kit.

I see the problem coming with the doors. Being as would dremel off the bars, I would want some kind of panels to use for the inside but I don't know how i can get just some door panels.

As for the wing...I just don't know...(decisions decisions)

no wing, vettes don't need them. btw, for your rims, i find, if you lay down a nice black gloss coat on them, and spray them with dupli-color chrome, they look good. but maybe leave the rims in the color they're in now, that grey looks cool.

There is only one thing I have used that looks as good as chrome and that's Kosutte Ginsan powder. It needs to be applied over a gloss black (enamel seems to work best). I didn't have anything around in gloss black apart from this old hotwheels truck so I've done the hood to show you how good it is. The glossier the surface the better. I found that it wears off of polished black plastic. It lasts best on enamel, especially if it's applied before it's fully dry. You can easily do complicated shapes by applying it with a cotton bud. HLJ (http://www.hlj.com) sell it.

Here's a before and after. This is not quite as good as it gets either as this was just on an old toy car with tired old paint...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/105911kosutte.jpg

The headlight covers make it racey! Good job on the bodywork.

Major set back! as I was cleaning my airbrush today I dropped it! Now I have no idea how i'm going to finish painting anything = (


I've got a badger 150 and I just dropped it on my basement floor straight on its tip. The needle was off (cleaning) as was the nose (i think that's what it's called )...what can I do, the website has no part ordering page. This is the part that's now broken, the metal tip was crushed in (hard to see in pic), This is the piece that connects directy to the body of the airbrush (not the tip)

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/109320Dsc00772.jpg

You might want to thin the window trim, too, not just smooth it. It looks a little oversized and the side windows look small. Maybe it's just my crooked perception. Looks great though, I can't wait to see it done. It looks like something I would hide from under a park bench if I saw it on the street!

The Vette looks good. Nice work so far. I'll be waiting to see this done.
Sorry to hear about the airbrush. I can't help you with that. I don't know to much about them

Yup that is going to look awesome.

I love the rims and offset.

I been wanting to do an art rendering of a C5-R street car.

Maybe if you can and are willing you can provide some picts. of your model when you are done so I can render that baby.

Can't wait to see that finish.

Alfred

well here's the interior. I've added some 15" subs, an amp and decided to oust the passenger side seat for some space and use the intake piece (seeing as the hood is sealed) as a nos shelf..(i don't know but I think it's kew).

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/109320vette_interior-med.jpg

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Looks like its coming along great...I cant wait to see it done!

looks cool but I'm nt feelin' the chrome subs. thats just me though. good job so far.

going the right way the interieur looks great so far with the subs and the nos bottle :iceslolan

looks cool but I'm nt feelin' the chrome subs. thats just me though. good job so far.
I don`t think he is going to leave them like that. Are you? :eek7:

I don`t think he is going to leave them like that. Are you? :eek7:



No...lol...=p

I somehow don't think chrome is the best material to conduct sound through. Call me crazy.

and even if it where it's tacky, and no...i won't leave the interior white. I'm still contimplating color schemes.

Hey ur doin the same as me. I've been doin the some kinda conversion on my C5-r. I have cut the front clip and plan on doin some remodeling to the rear end.

So here is some progress. I've been really busy with school and a newborn son but still making some time for the plastic cocaine. I switched the rims (see previous) and decided to opt for a dark red, no wing and the interior in black. Nothing is finished in terms of color or detail. I plan on some harnesses, more color, flock and maybe an amp in the interior. On the outside well of course I need to finish the job and do the regular details.

f.y.i. this was the first time i've used tamiya spray....surprisingly easy...WOW took me a whole 20 minutes to go from primed to this. As opposed to at least 4 hrs with setting up, painting, cleaning, putting stuff away, sand and polish before clear (just for a shine somewhat like this). See my gallery for the diff.

the pics of the paint are before any sanding or polishing. just paint.

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Sweet. Can't wait to see this finished.

I got my bro to send me some ref. material of the C5-R road car. That info combined with your model I should be able to do a nice artwork rendering.

alfred

well i've been able to color the interior, buff out the paint a little and add some details. here are a few pics. I'll post more as soon as I'm free enought to finish this thing. (big test coming up)


notice the nos...i made it from some other canister that came with the kit. I added the little nubs for the brace with some putty and the label was cut out from a picture from an add in an automotive magazine (fixed with pva glue and given a clear over it).
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/109320DSC00891-med.JPG

the interior isn't glued together yet
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Lookin' sweet!

Vette-y good work so far!! :)

Looks very hott.

thanks for the comments. but quick Q.

what if anything should I do to the body, as I think it looks a little plain.

not plain at all. just gorgeous! :D

it's done peeps! thanks for all the comments along the way. Please check out the 'finished' thread

Finished Thread