majel Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 This is my version of the AMT/ERTL 1/16th scale 427 Cobra. I'm not a big fan of all of the chrome on Cobras so i went with a more race ready utilitarian look. The car is painted with Testors One Coat lacquer and no clear coat. Upgrades to the model include Pro Tech racing harness for drivers side, Pro Tech distributor and wiring, rod ends and throttle linkage and Top Studio A&N fittings. Pro Tech braided lines are also used for the fuel lines and the throttle cable. The instruments are decals covered with Model Master gloss clear acrylic and the bezels are chromed using a Molotow chrome pen. The doors use the latch from the kit with a straight pin head to keep the door closed. Even with all the mistakes I made the model turned out ok and it was nice working on a larger scale for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Absolutely beautiful! LOVE the color! Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Real nice Cobra. Especially like the big tires and the texture of the seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I like the color and the added details on the engine. Was this a Die Cast or Plastic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Very nice job on this kit. Looks mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 A lot of real nice work in this , looks great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Looks great and well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 David: It is a plastic kit by AMT/ERTL first released in1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 427 thumbs up. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Very nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Excellent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Beautiful Cobra! Love the color and the engine details. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 6 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Beautiful Cobra! Love the color and the engine details. Well done! I agree. ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivesuns Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Well done sir, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Mistakes?? I sure don't see any! Absolutely loooooove the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Thanks everyone!! The color is Testors Fiery Orange. Originally it was going to be for a '68 el Camino, but i thought it would be a great color for the Cobra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Well done and nicely detailed! Nice color choice too. I have the MPC 1/16 Cobra kit to be built at a later date when my skills come back to me and get more refined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 The details and paint are beautiful! It really looks good in that Fiery Orange and black components! Good job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 beautiful Cobra!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Spectacular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Really nice job. What mistakes? Looks really good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Luckily most of the mistakes are hidden, but there are issues with the paint on the doors being a shade off although everything was painted together. One of the hood stripes tore which i had to cover with the number gumball. I wasn't going to use the gumballs, but they helped eliminate the door paint issue and cover the torn decal. I probably should have decanted the paint and use my airbrush rather than spray directly from the can, but honestly I've never tried that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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