In Progress - Revell Shelby Cobra 427 S/C

[mickbench]

I wasn’t going to start a progress thread for this, as I’m a little embarrassed about the Corvette C5R thread I started – another story but what a mess. But I’m making decent progress on this kit, a kit I’ve not admitted to actually obtaining. I’ve got a soft spot for certain US muscle cars, and I managed to get this one off ebay on a buy it now from the UK.

There are many more Revell muscle car kits I want, but this is the only one I’ve so far managed to obtain. I received the kit late last week, and I’ve been working on it ever since. The cobra to me is a true British Classic and the A/C cobra in the UK is so replicated that sometimes telling a real A/C from a kit car is sometimes pretty hard. But the Shelby Cobra is a British design with that US muscle.. All the power, and the looks and handle of a UK car. Best of both, how could it fail..!!

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’m building a street version, but will add the decals, so I’ve posted this in the street section.

I also posted complaining about the parts clean up. I’ve since been educated that Revell Monogram kits are not all bad, and so I’ve cleaned it up, tested fitted and just got on with it.

I will say though, that the chrome is truly awful. The whole tree was dunked in oven cleaner, as the chrome was just rubbish. And the parts had flash and pretty noticeable lines. Sorry chaps, it’s no Tamiya, but overall this is WELL worth the money and thus far I’ve had fun with it.

So far I’ve done the body. Black Satin base, Mica Blue only a few mists as the black does most of the work. I did scribe the panel lines out some more, as they were no way near deep enough. Still needs a clear coat yet, but overall this is a splendid colour, well suited to the shape of the car.. The inside of the body was sprayed black as well, and I masked it off to prevent blue over spray on the inside, as part of the body forms the door panels for the inside.



I’ve also done the wheels, and one tire in my kit has a mold error, but thankfully I’ll get away with. The rims are Alclad II aluminum with Alclad II chrome knock offs. The chassis is Automotive Satin black, and the rain cover is also Automotive Flat black sprayed from a distant to give a more textured look. Cockpit is also Automotive Flat black on both sides, as the underside the cockpit forms the underpanels for the car.



Assembled parts of the engine, test fitted to the chassis, chassis dry brushed with silvers to bring out details and slight weathering. I’ve drilled holes for engine wires, will install them once the engine is fully built.



Exhausts were chrome on the kit, and didn’t fit for shit..!! A lot of work needed to make them look one piece, and then sprayed Alclad II aluminum.



Test fitted on the body, and also sprayed one end burnt metal. i've just noticed that the part fitted is on the wrong side, but you get the idea of the look I'm going for..!!



Another shot of some of the parts, bit of detail painting etc..



Flocked the cockpit floors with black flocking.



All of the engine parts that were chrome have been stripped and sprayed with Alclad II highly polished aluminum. Looks whole lot better to me.



Detailed the dash with dry brushing, needs decals for the instrument and speedo readings. Shame the picture didn’t come out any better. Hard to get decent pictures on the UK at the times I work. Need to get something for the seatbelts. Not sure what though.



And last picture is where I’m pretty much at. Weeks worth of work, but I feel confident I’ll finish this one, and so I’ve decided to share with you all.



Comments good or bad, and VRIC I am sorry for pinching your mica blue idea.. It’s one of those colours that just suits this car.. Once I get it cleared the colour will look even better.

[white97ex]

great looking build. love that color!!!

[ol' dude]

Looks to be coming along nicely!! Keep us posted on the progress!!!

[Whumbachumba]

Damn you work quick. Looking awesome. Let me know if your drive shaft ends up being to long too.

[Eric Cole]

Mmmmmm.... one of my all time favorite cars and you are doing a fantastic job of building it.

I'm glad you decided to show it to us... thanks!!

[D_LaMz]

so this is the secret car!
love the progress already started!

[americanmuscleman]

when i built mine i had to shorten the drivetrain, and had to cut some thing from the chassis to head the exhasut headers to fit right on the pipes. otherwise its a good kit, i did one in mica blue with white stripes, and one in black with black rims

[Merkava]

Looks Absolutely perfect! Love the color, and the detailing is awesome so far. Keep it up.

[mickbench]

I too had to shorten the drive shaft. Doesn’t fit correctly, still little too long I think now I’ve shorted it by a few mm.

So far though appears to be a good kit, wasn’t keen on the firewall attaching to the interior as I’ll struggle to get the pedals in now. I didn’t risk painting the two apart and then attaching, as when I test fitted, the fit was not snug. I had to do some filling etc..

And as for the exhausts, well I’m surprised on one has mentioned them already as the fit was not good.. I had gaps that I had to fill in, and it took hours of sanding and shaping to make good.

But the detail for such as cheap kit, I mean £5 off ebay even with postage this was only £7.50.. I’ll forgive the high postage for such a bargain. The engine is great, after some work I was able to get an engine block that TBH could put Tamiya to shame.. Even the pedals have little cobra markings, and the engine headers have clear “Cobra 427” written on them.. Can’t fault the detail, some fit is a little iffy though..

Ok, it’s very late in the UK I’m off to bed. I’ll clear the body tomorrow with X22 clear to get a gloss coat on for decals, and then clear the decals with X22 again… Not using TS-13, X22 is much safer.. I got a great shine on my last build with X22..

And thanks for the great comments guys.. Cobras always bring out the crowds..!! He..

[Whumbachumba]

Glad to know that I wasn't the only one with a driveshaft problem.

Mine is painted Bright Red of Silver Leaf and has a very nice color to it, I still have a bit to finish on it, but I shall complete it...eventually.

[Murray Kish]

Looks great! Very nice work.

Murray

[mugenhb]

looks good so far as for the seatbelts I use medical tape for bandages just cut to width and length then color with a marker. and there self adhesive so there easier to put together. hope this helps

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[sideshowscrappy]

looks awesome. I too have one of these in the box still. Now you have me wantin to pull it out and start in on it. Yors is lookin great with all the little details that your adding............*Ryan*

[Samurai75007]

Wow looking nice... Love the cover I had an old Lotus 7 that had that...

[Lurchio]

Glad you revealed your secret kit Mick - looking good, great eye for detail as always!