In Progress - Revell Shelby Cobra 427 S/C

[godfather23]

I´m glad as well that you decided to open a progress thread. The color looks great, decent paint job.

[99civichic]

Very nice! That's a great interior. Flocking scares me, it's all fluffy...

I have this kit too...It's #4,789 on the to-build list

[Vric]

Originally Posted by mickbench

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I’ve very sneakily posted about using black for a base over mica blue. I was sure someone had done this, and it was VRIC, and on a Cobra 427 S/C. So I am sorry for pinching the idea, and also using it on the same model, but I saw the colour from BMOM and it’s just so perfect for the car.

I have no copyright on my ideas This is a real nice color.

You make a great work, better than mine ! and I also had problem with the fitting of the drive shaft. (and the windshield is terrible fit !)

[Rickard_Olsson]

Hey Mick.. you call this decent progress? Looks GREAT to me.. givin´up your C5-R huh? anyway.. your waiting for the resin kit... Good Luck with both of them..

[mickbench]

Ok. Some more progress on the Shelby cobra. Also, good news I’ve managed to get my camera working 100% better inside the house and so the pictures are little clearer, only taken me a year of owning the camera to work out how to use it without a flash in the house..!!

I’ve mostly assembled the engine. Washed with black, dry brushed with silver, picked out small details, drilled holes for engine wires and installed the wires to make wire looms.



I’ve also now assembled the main chassis arms. I spent hours last night, CA gluing, messing about, tweaking and drilling etc to get the holes all lined up and level. I’ve fitted the wheels as a test (not in this shot) and the chassis sits level, all four wheels on the ground but I’m sure if I hadn’t tweaked around with it this would have been a three wheels on the ground and one in the air job..!!

I painted the springs silver, but I wasn’t able to detail well. They are a bad mold, and really needed rebuilding. Rebuilding springs is a skill I’ve got to learn.. For now this will do, but the springs could have been better..



The rocker /cam covers were chrome, and was the thickest and most toy like chrome I’ve yet seen. The breathers were also chrome. I’ve stripped the lot off and applied Alclad II polished aluminum to the covers, and Chrome to the breathers and then slightly washed and IMO this looks 2000 times better then the kit chrome.



The wheels were also chrome. Again, stripped and I applied Alclad II aluminum and detailed with chrome knock offs with a slight black wash to the knock offs. Again much much better then the kit chrome.



And finally I’ve cleared the body with X22 clear. 2 mists followed by a slightly heavier mist and a final wet coat to get a gloss up to allow me to apply the decals. Oddly I’ve not done the panel lines, but I did deepen then a lot, and yet it looks like I’ve done my black wash already..

I also got the dreaded orange peel on the rear trunk.. Always get orange peel in the worst places, although it isn’t that bad. I’ve polished much worse out before.. Decal will cover much of it, and anyhow it needs another 2 or 3 coats of clear once the decals are applied. And then I’ll just polish it up. Should be ok.



And that’s it for today. Much more to do.. I’ll keep you all posted on progress.

And VRIC, my cobra is not as good as yours… I saw your build on BMOM and had to build my own.

And the C5R is not forgotten, I just need to wait for replacement parts.

[pettercardoso]

Mick, it's looking wonderfull! I'm still amazed how you guys are able to use acrylic and enamel clear coats and get such a great shine out of it!
How do you thin it to use on the airbrush?

[eph2]

Nice work!!!

[mickbench]

When I apply X22 from my airbrush I thin to around the consistency of milk. I tend to measure by eye and if it looks thin and milky I then shoot a test to see if it runs or doesn’t shoot out of the airbrush at a low PSI I thin some more..

X22 is superb. 10 ml goes much further then a 150ml TS can. Just takes little longer to go hard. And it normally doesn't orange peel too bad as well. Normally..!! Well it hasn't for me, I got orange peel this time around, but not bad..!!

OK. I’ve wired the engine and I made wire clips out of painted masking tape. I’ve had a devil of a time getting them to stick. The shot below still has masking tape on them holding them down. CA glue sets fast, but not fast enough for this.. This is the second time I’ve struggled with wires and fuel lines. It really is like sticking the tail on the donkey but the picture is moving in a gale force wind..!!

Hope they are OK, the breathers are higher then the wires so should be OK and the hood will fit.. Wait and see..!! Not the cleanest of work as I did struggle but at least I’ve attached wires, and added to the realism..

Anyhow, thanks for the comments guys. I’ll keep you all posted as I’m going to start the decals tomorrow. Should be fun.

[Murray Kish]

Looks awesome. Very nice work. Your wheels turned out great!!!

Murray

[bkvj]

wow i love it....i always loved shelby's.

i love the detail on the seatbelts!

[mickbench]

Another update on the Shelby Cobra, done a fair amount today, and it’s starting to take shape.

I’ve applied nearly all of the body decals. Not done the hood yet, as it’s still being painted. The decals in the kit are by far the best I’ve worked with. They are really thin, do not tear easily and register very well to setting solutions. They also slide off the backing paper very well.

Oddly though as good as they were, I had a hell of time with the rear decal stripes. It simply refused to line up correctly. I get on side right, the other side was off.. In the end, micro sol and messing around get it as best I could and I then applied Micro Set. Sadly though, a crease did appear. I’ve applied a VERY hot towel to the crease, but it’s still there. I’m hoping the next round of clear will remove the step up, but I’m pretty sure the crease will be forevermore visible.

I also took a massive chance with the rear decal, and cut the panel lines. Before it looked all wrong.. No matter how much set you apply it never conforms down the panel line. A cut with my knife and then set allowed the decal to form around and into the line, and it looks more realistic. But it was a risk as if I had slipped or the set didn’t work it would have looked a mess.

Also the body still needs a lot more clear. I only applied enough to allow me to work with the decals, as without it the base coat did not have enough gloss to allow easy movement of decals. I’ll let it now dry, apply the hood decal as well and then re-clear over the lot.





I also finally got those bloody engine wires in. The masking tape with silver paint worked a treat to hold them together, along with a drop of CA glue on the tape to stop it coming apart. And I’ve also managed to bend them down some more. So not as high now, so hopefully the hood with close unhindered.



I’ve attached the dash, detailed and decaled. The decals were good, very good, not a lot of decal film, but enough to create a few small problems. But all in all, the dash looks very realistic now, and I just need to make some belts. I want simple two point waist belts, as this is a road going race replica, hence the carpet and being posted in the street section. This isn’t a race car, just a replica of a race car that would be used on the street.

There are some door catches to install yet, but I’ve no idea how to attach them cleanly. There isn’t a lot of plastic to glue them with..



And I’ve applied the tire sidewall decals. I wasn’t sure about them but due to the tires having no wall marking, they looked a little bland. So I applied the decals in the end to try and take away the blandness.



And that is it for now.. I’ll keep you all posted.

[Captain Mark]

Damn you build quick! You must have cross-hired the team of chinese that Manu uses over on F1M.com ...!

Coming along very nicely, looking forward to the final pics of the finished model!

[mickbench]

Originally Posted by Captain Mark

Damn you build quick! You must have cross-hired the team of chinese that Manu uses over on F1M.com ...!

Coming along very nicely, looking forward to the final pics of the finished model!

I've been on holiday for the past few weeks, so had plenty of time to build this. Plus I've done nothing other then build it box in most places.

Thanks for the comments..

[Wheelin75r]

It's a pleasure to follow this thread, keep it commin'!!

[sideshowscrappy]

That is lookin great mich. You are doing a great job with this. Now your inspiring me to go dig mine out and have a go at it. great job really............*Ryan*