NART Corvette 17 years in the making!

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The body on paint.Unfortunately my photographic skills or lack thereof do not do justice to the color. It pops! Used a top coat of Humbrol red over Humbrol orange in an attempt to get bright red.

This shot shows the grill work, headlamps, and side marker.

Head on shot of grill work and headlamps.

[aurfalien]

Wow man, totally cool!

As for pic skillz, a new smart phone would solve your issues.  And maybe magic hour lighting.

Edited September 6, 2015 by aurfalien

[afx]

Brian, what are you using for headlight lenses?

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JC, they are a model railroad item called MV Lenses.

 

Regards

Brian Kroon

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On go the fog lamps! I also think this photo shows the front fender flares well....don't you?

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Here you can see the install of the wind deflector. The clear plastic was salvaged from a packaging lid with display window. The mounts are wine bottle lead foil.

 

Side dump install. My first attempt using Alclad paint. Number panel light is scratch built as is the mirror pedestal.

A view of the underside.

I use a an old rolled up pillow slip cover as an infinitely adjustable stand, while I finish the last of the details such as decals and photo etch placements.

Regards

Brian

[Phildaupho]

Brian - You have done a great job capturing some of the unique features of this very special Corvette many of which I missed on my attempt to replicate this car 10 years ago. Looking forward to the Under Glass photos.

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Thanks for the kind words, Phil. I am very lucky to have had a ton of reference photos come out on the web in the last 3 years. Pickings for reference were sparse when I first decided to do the project.

What did you find most challenging detail to overcome on your build?.....for me it was that god awful front spoiler.

Regards

Brian

[Phildaupho]

Thanks for the kind words, Phil. I am very lucky to have had a ton of reference photos come out on the web in the last 3 years. Pickings for reference were sparse when I first decided to do the project.

What did you find most challenging detail to overcome on your build?.....for me it was that god awful front spoiler.

Regards

Brian

Hi Brian - Here is a link to my NART Corvette build. http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/corvette_models/nart_corvette/ I have since corrected the front stripe. I am not happy how the headlights turned out. Should have cut the covers into the body rather mounting on top. The front spoiler was made from floppy disc material.

Regards - Phil

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Home stretch! On goes the spoiler. This is the part of the project I found most challenging. I used 010 sheet styrene and covered it with Bare Metal Foil.....I am not totally happy with the results....think I'll do Alclad nest time I have a large expanse of sheet aluminum to replicate.

[aurfalien]

I think your BMF turned out great and does look like sheet aluminium.

I'm planning to start my Grand Sport Vette after a project or 2 and wanted to do an air dam just like yours.  Some one here did an entire body in BMF and it turned out bitchen!

Other options for this are Tamiya AS flat aluminium and Model Masters buffing aluminium.

[Crazy Ed]

      That's quite the Build there Brian. Wondering what you used for Rivets? They look great.

[robertw]

Quality takes time so I would say that your 17 years was very well spent.

[Reeves Racing]

Very nicely done.

Where did you source the clear headlight covers and are they installed correctly?

 

Edited September 29, 2015 by Reeves Racing

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Thanks for the kind words guys.

Brian and Ed, the rivets come from Model Car Garage photo etch. I think one of the things I dislike about the BMF covered spoiler is that I covered the rivets, rather than leave then exposed as I did on the headlamp cover hinges and tops of the number panel lamps.

Mitch, the headlamp covers, "Greenwood Bumps" came from the Greenwood Corvette kit. The actual NART car mounted them as per I have done with hinges in the front and screws in the rear. I wish they were vacuum formed from thin sheet stock, rather than injection molded, for a more realistic look.

 

Regards

Brian Kroon

[Reeves Racing]

Okay, I have the Greenwood kit but haven't opened it up yet. The Owens Corning kit didn't have them IIRC.

I thought the flatter part of the clear cover went to the front and the tear drop part went to the back. Thanks for the clarification.

[John Goschke]

What a great build! Very clean workmanship does justice to a very cool subject.

[afx]

Okay, I have the Greenwood kit but haven't opened it up yet. The Owens Corning kit didn't have them IIRC.

I thought the flatter part of the clear cover went to the front and the tear drop part went to the back. Thanks for the clarification.

No the Owens Corning kit does not have them.  They are in this kit.

Edited October 2, 2015 by afx

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Okay, I have the Greenwood kit but haven't opened it up yet. The Owens Corning kit didn't have them IIRC.

I thought the flatter part of the clear cover went to the front and the tear drop part went to the back. Thanks for the clarification.

Ok Mitch, I now get what you are driving at. I wrestled with the same issue until the reality of making the "bumps" fit over my headlamps came into play. So I just fit them so they would work and clear the headlamps. (which are almost 5 scale inches in diameter)  Visually I really didn't think it mattered as they looked good either way!

Regards

Brian

[Reeves Racing]

Either way it looks great Brian. I opened my Greenwood kit up last night,  I want to do the same thing you did and make head lights instead of using the decal that looks like head lights. I bought the BFG Fred Caddy decal set for mine. Now I know what I may be up against when I go to fit the covers on my build.

 

Edited October 1, 2015 by Reeves Racing

[Davewilly]

looking pretty good!

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DONE!!! What a slog. See final pics at "Under Glass"

Thanks for following!

Regards

Brian