1/12 `67 Corvette 427 in progress....like deja vu, all over again

[Hawk312]

Yep, it`s yet another 1/12 Corvette. This one I decided to go with a green/white color combination. I was a little more conservative with this one, and only went with about 7-8 coats of clear. With my other ones, so many coats of clear kept the hood from closing. I do have the engine and interior mostly assembled, and a good bit of the chassis done. But it will still be a while before I post a "completed" thread, as I am going to wait a couple weeks for the paint to fully cure before rubbing it out.
I did one thing completely different on this one. I decided to mask and paint the stinger stripe! It was a *major* pain, but worth it.
This is all in an effort to get P-Man to finish his 1/12 Camaro.




Ohhhhh, and you may see a couple more of these from me eventually!

[67Shelbymustang]

hey thats real nice keep up the good work. who makes this kit and what masking tape are you using bbecause that stripe looks flawless.

[Hawk312]

Originally Posted by 67Shelbymustang

hey thats real nice keep up the good work. who makes this kit and what masking tape are you using bbecause that stripe looks flawless.

Thanks. Monogram made this kit. If I remember correctly, the last time this kit was available was in the mid 90`s. It would be nice to see it re-released.
I masked with both masking tape and bare metal foil. I`m not sure what kind of masking tape I used, but I used the clear-coat trick method before painting the stripe, which is why the lines are so clean.

[D_LaMz]

Looks great and I like the shine. What are you going to do with all those corvettes? Make one of each in the factory colors?!!

[Dean23]

My oh my that looks great. Its my 2 nd favorite colour combo on a 67 vette. the first is red withthe black stinger. Cant wait to see more progress. great job on the paint. cant wait to see and outdoor shot of it

[eph2]

Amazin work

[americanmuscleman]

iv been trying to get my hands on one of these for a while off ebay. good job, i really like the color combo

[white97ex]

can i have one??? lol paint looks awesome

[Wheelin75r]

Nice paintjob!

[Hawk312]

Thanks everyone!

Originally Posted by D_LaMz

Looks great and I like the shine. What are you going to do with all those corvettes? Make one of each in the factory colors?!!

I only have a few more to go at this point.

Originally Posted by americanmuscleman

iv been trying to get my hands on one of these for a while off ebay.

I`ve seen a few recently. They seem to be going for $50-$70 typically. Have you checked ebay recently?

[1986Z28]

dam wanna sell one of those 1/12 vettes?

[americanmuscleman]

ya iv been looking on ebay but me buying a 50-70 dollar model is like u guys going out and buying a 50,000-70,000 dollar car lol. theyre re-releasingg the 1/12 camaro in november so maybe theyll do this one soon enough

[Hawk312]

Originally Posted by blownalcoholboy

dam wanna sell one of those 1/12 vettes?

Sorry. I`ve actually already built 2 of them, and ruined the other one. So I only have one to build after the green one, which will probably be either white or yellow. There are 4 or so on Ebay right now, and it seems there is always atleast 1 or 2 on there at a given time. I am actually hoping to get another one myself, but not for a while yet.

Just a quick update.... I started rubbing it out this morning. I wet sanded, went over with scratch-X several times, followed by several applications of tamiya "fine" compound, and finished with 4 applications of tamiya "finish" compound. I want the paint on this one to be perfect. Painting the stripe made a *huge* difference over using the decal, and looks 100% better. I`ll try to post pics as soon as I can.