*FINISHED* C2 Corvette Showrod project from 1/43 junkers

[tatocorvette]

Hello,

  It seems this will be the year of 1/43 for me.  For a while I've been looking at the AMT 'Vette Showrod custom Corvette on ebay, waiting on a bargain. I know, I'm cheap. 

Picture from my friend Rob:


It seems the model was released back in the 60's as the Mini Trophy Series, then reissued in 1974 as the 'Vette Showrod and then in the late 70's early 80's as the Street Magic.

Anyways, I got my bargain in the form of 3 junkers:




All 3 are missing the rear bumpers. But been a custom, no big deal.

First order of business was to disassemble all 3:



And one thing led to another and all of a sudden I was hacking the worst chassis (glue bombed) and combining with the best body.






Glued in place to work the bodywork blending. The square holes were plugged with styrene and will eventually be smoothed out.  I have an idea for the rear.



This was never intended to be a serious model. More like a toy in the 60's. So fit is not expected to be spectacular. That's where blending will come in.


Stay tuned as I'm suffering from a Severe Project Hopping Syndrome attack.


Thanks,
Ismael

[sam]

Did that Mustang make you homesick for a Corvette?

[tatocorvette]

It was the bellhousing...  

[sam]

Jan 9, 2024 14:03:23 GMT -8 tatocorvette said:

It was the bellhousing...  

🤣 😂 🤣 😂

[tatocorvette]

Hello,

  Don't you hate it  love it when something pops out of nowhere and gets center stage for a while? 













And this is just scratching the surface...

Thanks,
Ismael

[Joel_W]

Ismael,
The transformation taking place already is shaping up to be one of your best special efforts.

joel

[tatocorvette]

Hello,

  You have no idea how many times I have drilled, plugged and re-drilled every one of these holes...  Even "moving them around": plugging a side and re-drilling sideways.
Since this is a custom anyways, a popular custom touch in mid year Corvettes, adding a third tail light to each side.  
I have found that precision drilling by hand in 1/43 is quite challenging no matter how much and how careful you measure.
















Still more work ahead but slowly getting there.

Thanks,
Ismael

[Joel_W]

Ismael,
Your eyesight is truly amazing. 6 lights is really another step up the Vette ladder.

joel

[tatocorvette]

Thanks Joel!

Well, I do use a shop magnifier. Not a huge magnification but very bright and helpful.



Thanks,
Ismael

[tatocorvette]

Hello,

  This is just the very first single coat of Jetstream blue.  I like where this is going. 






Thanks,
Ismael

[sam]

Love that color!

[tatocorvette]

Hello,

  WHAT?  Do you want to do a body fade paint job in 1/43 toy-ish model?  Are you insane? Are you out of your mind?

YEP!














 

Scalefinishes Corvette Jetstream Blue with a Badger 150, Cobra Colors Ferrari Argento Nurburgring silver (leftover from a 2004 model project) with a GFX airbrush.

Thanks,
Ismael

[kyledehart5]

Your normal stunning work Ismael. That's beautiful.

[Joel_W]

Ismael,
Paint just looks insane. You sure that you didn't sub a 1/25 scale body and found some giant Alligator clips to fool us old guys with poor eyesight?

joel

[tatocorvette]

Hello,

  Let me double check:

Ahh... Nope!