Completed - Revell Shelby Cobra 427

[mickbench]

Shelby Cobra 427. I completed this one quite a while ago now, or so it seems. The kit is the Revell Monogram kit, that I couldn’t buy in the UK no matter how hard I looked. I ended up getting the kit imported from the states. I think the kit is now out in the UK, as I have seen one or two retailers now stocking this one.

The kit itself is fine, its well detailed, lots of parts, all molded in white plastic. Makes painting a whole lot easier. But I soon realised that after all the Tamiya kits I’ve built the Revell required a lot more test fitting and preparation. The fitment of some parts was atrocious. The exhausts were so poor I had to rebuild them with putty. The windscreen was also warped in my kit, so I couldn’t use it.

The kit chrome was all but useless. I stripped it all off, and used various shades of Alclad II and Alclad II Chrome to give me metal finishes.

I flocked the carpets, added the engine bonnet latch, made engine wires out of old USB cable and made engine wire clips out of silver painted masking tape.

I painted the body with Satin Black, with light coats of Mica Blue over the top and then applied a whole lot of X22 clear. 9 coats of X22 if I remember. 3 before decals, and then 6 after decals. X22 is a great clear, and whole lot safer then TS-13 when decals are concerned.

The end result wasn’t too bad, and I’d build the kit again, but it took a long time, as fitment was poor in places, and the parts required a lot of cleanup.

Excuse the pictures. I’d just got a stand at the time, and was messing about. I’ve just realised they are all at funny angles, but in focus if nothing else. LOL

[Mr. Me.]

WOW! that`s so realistic. and i like shelby. and this one i like too

[Whumbachumba]

Another great build. Mine's sitting in the closet collecting dust.

[MPWR]

Terrific work, another beautiful build! You have been busy lately, haven't you?

[AmazonSprite]

WOW!!! That is amazing! Not only does the metallic shine appear 'in scale', but even the tonneau cover looks like it really is material stretched across the cockpit!

Do the doors & boot also open? If not, those are probably the best blacked-out panel lines that I've ever seen. Also, those camera angles show off the shape very nicely

[RallyRaider]

Man that is gorgeous! Superb finish and very realistic details in the cockpit and the like. Is the cut down curved windscreen your own creation?

[white97ex]

great work. I've got this on the build list. hopefully it will get started in the next week or two

[D_LaMz]

I need to build me one of these!

looks great btw.

[winstona]

This is awesome. I am trying very hard to match this...

Winston

[mickbench]

Rallyraider -

the windscreen was kit supplied. I just painted a silver band, and added a few black dots to look like bolts. The full windscreen was warped, and I tried to bend it round using a hairdyer, but it didnt work. The glass was too out of shape, and using a hairdyer hazed the clear. Oh well.

Thanks for the cool comments guys. Makes me want to keep building models.

Winstona, keep working on your Cobra. I'll keep watching your WIP.

[Lurchio]

Lovely work Mick, been a whole since I saw the WIP thread but finished car is beautiful.

You just keep getting better and better!

[DasWiesel]

B E A U T I F U L !

[Cobra Colors]

That's a really well done, beautiful model!