'68 Corvette project *PICS*

[Jon MW]

I started this about two weeks ago. It's the Revell L-88 kit, but I wanted to something different with it. So after looking throught some Scale Auto mags I got the idea to build it as a base model Corvette with a 300 hp 327 engine and not the 560 hp 427 engine that comes with the kit.



I finnaly got the last coat of paint on the body today. It's painted Tamiya Black stright from the can, no clear coat.





I realy think it came out nice, Very deep gloss and almost no orange peel. Going to wait a week and the polish it.



The engine is from a AMT '70 Camaro with manifolds from a Revell '64 Impala.

[Jurva]

That paint looks fabulous.

[white97ex]

very nice paint. this is looking to be a nice model. im currently working on a 57 vette. only mine is leaning more toward a street machine. i've got about 4 other vette kits waiting for some attention. can't wait to see more of this one

[Amazon]

Nice so far! Black is a good color for this car as it highlighs the curves on the body.
p.s. Ser att du läser rätt litteratur vid modellbyggandet d.s.

[lancer07]

awsome paint job

[cooltc2004]

looks sweet. Why are you downgrading the engine tho!?

[ProSStreet]

nice paint man

[tonioseven]

That paint is awesome!!!

[Merkava]

Gorgeous paintwork! What color are you planning on painting the interior/top? Call me crazy, but it would look sharp in white , just like it is now...

[Jon MW]

Thanks for all the comments!

Amazon: Skulle det finnas något annat att läsa?

cooltc2004: Well I have never seen a '68 Corvette with a big block engine in real life. And most people build this kit with the big block L-88, so why not some thing different. And I also think it adds some thing interesting to the model, it makes it stand out from the crowd. Just like the rare big block cars does in real life.

Merkava: The top will be white, they only had three options in '68, black white and tan. I don't like the look of the tan top and too much black is just boring. The interior will be red, at first I wanted to do it white/black. With white seats and doors and the rest black, but Chevrolet never offered that in 1968. And a red interior realy stands out from the black body and it's more interesting to look at then a black one.

[spidereddie]

how'd you prep the body for paint, as I don't get nearly as good results with the spray cans?
(primer sanding etc..?)

[Cobra Colors]

Very nice progress. The paint looks excellent, especially considering it was delivered with an aerosol nozzle.

[GvEman]

looks sweet! keep it up!

[1986Z28]

paint looks sweet cant wait to see more progress

[cooltc2004]

kool beans, paint job looks great