Completed: Revell 2005 C6 Corvette

[Eric Cole]

This is a kit I finished today. It's the Revell C6 Corvette. The model is painted in Tamiya Mica Red over Tamiya Italian Red, then cleared with Tamiya clear and poilshed. I stripped the chrome off the kit wheels and resprayed them with Tamiya Silver Leaf.

Overall, it's a decent kit. I had some fittment problems in the end. Once the hood hinge was on, the body wouldn't fit on the chassis like it should. The problem was that the hood hinge interered with the air-intake/filter on top of the engine. I removed the hinge but then the hood still wouldn't fit flush with the body so I removed the filter and glued the hood on, for the most part, making it curbside.

Still... it makes a decent shelf model. Thanks for looking.

[blubaja]

Very realistic looking! The wheel slook good in silver too. Keep up the great work!

[Cobra Colors]

Looks great! Lotsa gloss on the finish.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Looks great

Sorry to hear about the fitment issues. I'm so disgusted w/all the paint problems recently I'm laying off models for awhile.

[Dean23]

Wow color looks great, great job on the wheels as well. Im about 3/4 done my c6 and lost interest. some fitment issues as well, with the hood closing.

[99civichic]

Amazing paint job! I'm...amazed. And your tips look great! What did you do, are they the kit peices? I like the brakes too.

[BRE350Z]

Looks absolutely great, the use of a red base coat and the Mica red makes the paint look miles deep, sorry to hear about the hood issues.

[Eric Cole]

Thanks to everyone for all the compliments....

Originally Posted by 99civichic

Amazing paint job! I'm...amazed. And your tips look great! What did you do, are they the kit peices? I like the brakes too.

Thanks 99civichic, the tips are the turned metal tips that come with the kit and I painted the inside with flat black. The brakes are also kit brakes painted with tamiya silver leaf spray and washed with a testors thinned flat black enamel.

[sjelic]

Very nice paint job.

[Jaimenew]

Great work and looks very clean

Great picts.

[klutz_100]

Great shine on that! Looks really nice.
Turned metal tips in the kit? That's unusual for Revell, I guess.

[ales]

Too many shiny, Eric! Love it.

[Merkava]

Bee-Yoo-Tee-Full! I love the paint, and the rims are much nicer than the stock chrome. Great job detailing the brakes and all, pity about the engine, though. Still, nice work!

[blueboost]

wow, I could sink into that luscious red paint. Beautiful work.

[CADguy]

Looks awesome!
The kit wheels look good repainted.