1957 Corvette - 2 versions

[1959scudetto]

Once again 2 oldies from about 1985 - I have them still in my collection: Monogram 1/24 Chevrolet Corvette in 2 versions:

The first one is straight out of the box : interior unpainted, body brush-painted with Humbrol clear gloss directly onto the bare plastic, the side coves with Humbrol gloss white, trim is silver paint:

 

The second underwent some modifications to turn it into some kind of traffic light racer: wheels and tires are custom parts from amt's '56 Ford Victoria, hood has been cut out for an additional blower, exhaust pipes from the parts box, roll bar and wheelie-bars are homemade, body color is sprayed from a rattle-can as is the semigloss black interior.

Decals come from the spare parts box ("409" is fake - it has the stock small-block Chevy engine:

 

Here are the two together - the street machine will get a respray someday - the decals show bubbles and the small sponsor decals I don't like anymore - will look a bit more tasteful when done (I hope!)

 

[kelson]

Both are very nice!,i'm partial to the street machine more though!.

[grodudulle77]

Very nice build Helmut !!??

[Mike F.]

Very nice and very clean.

Not to step on your thread, but I built a 1959 about 10 years ago. Brush painted and not as nice as yours, but fun to build.

[70 Sting]

Very cool!

[1959scudetto]

21 hours ago, kelson said:

Both are very nice!,i'm partial to the street machine more though!.

Thanks, Curtis !

 

15 hours ago, grodudulle77 said:

Very nice build Helmut !!??

Merci, Philippe !

 

10 hours ago, Mike F. said:

Very nice and very clean.

Not to step on your thread, but I built a 1959 about 10 years ago. Brush painted and not as nice as yours, but fun to build.

Thank you, Michael - where did you find those kidney bean (Halibrand ?) wheels for your Corvette?

 

8 hours ago, 70 Sting said:

Very cool!

Thanks, Harry !

[Gramps46]

Nice trip down Corvette memory lane.  Thanks for sharing. 

[Mike F.]

3 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Thanks, Curtis !

 

Merci, Philippe !

 

Thank you, Michael - where did you find those kidney bean (Halibrand ?) wheels for your Corvette?

 

Thanks, Harry !

The wheels came in the kit.

[1959scudetto]

19 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Nice trip down Corvette memory lane.  Thanks for sharing. 

Thank you Gary, as I don't find enough time for building at the moment, I have to bore you with some of my old builds...

 

15 hours ago, Mike F. said:

The wheels came in the kit.

Thanks, Mike!

[espo]

The both still look fresh with great looking paint and cleanly detailed. This wasn't the easiest kit to build to this standard either. 

[rob1957]

Hi Helmut . This is in our build line up . I'm sure this kit is the same as you mention , molded in red plastic.

                     Very nice paint job on the red 'vette . Wish our builds came out that glossy.

[1959scudetto]

3 hours ago, rob1957 said:

Hi Helmut . This is in our build line up . I'm sure this kit is the same as you mention , molded in red plastic.

                     Very nice paint job on the red 'vette . Wish our builds came out that glossy.

 

Thank you, Rob - her is a picture of the kit I built back then (from ebay.com)

 

[1959scudetto]

Just now, 1959scudetto said:

 

Thank you, Rob - her is a picture of the kit I built back then (from ebay.com)

 

According to Scalemates, this one dates from 1977 (very first release)

[1959scudetto]

11 hours ago, espo said:

The both still look fresh with great looking paint and cleanly detailed. This wasn't the easiest kit to build to this standard either. 

Thanks, David, I cannot remember any difficulties - it went together very well.

[MrObsessive]

5 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Thank you, Rob - her is a picture of the kit I built back then (from ebay.com)

Both of those look GREAT! ?

The kit pictured above is the very first kit I ever sat down to attempt to build in 1978 when I was a senior in high school. I wouldn't touch a model before that, but when a very miffed me who was supposed to have off that day from work (a Saturday) saw that it was pouring down raining outside......I went to the local hobby shop and that's what I came home with back then.

I made a real mess of the kit, but as they say......."The rest is history".

[1959scudetto]

Thank you, Bill !

[Rich Chernosky]

Helmut...those are two amazing builds....and one was brush painted to boot....oh my !!

[1959scudetto]

21 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said:

Helmut...those are two amazing builds....and one was brush painted to boot....oh my !!

Thank you, Rich - the red one is just brushed with gloss clear...

[ATHU]

Beautiful work on both of them Helmut!! I remember having built one of those as a young teen back in the 70's, it's long gone and probably looked horrible...?

[Jim B]

Some really nice looking Corvettes, and I like the 1957 Bel-Air in the background, too.

[1959scudetto]

On 7/8/2021 at 8:44 AM, ATHU said:

Beautiful work on both of them Helmut!! I remember having built one of those as a young teen back in the 70's, it's long gone and probably looked horrible...?

Thank you, Anders!

 

23 hours ago, Jim B said:

Some really nice looking Corvettes, and I like the 1957 Bel-Air in the background, too.

Thanks, James - the Bel Air in the background is the old (original) amt kit.

[slusher]

Outstanding Pair!

[Zippi]

Really nice looking pair of Vettes.  I kinda like the street version as I'm a Hot Rod guy.  Great job.

[1959scudetto]

19 hours ago, slusher said:

Outstanding Pair!

Thansk, Carl !

 

9 hours ago, Zippi said:

Really nice looking pair of Vettes.  I kinda like the street version as I'm a Hot Rod guy.  Great job.

Thank you, Bob - I preferred stock, but every once in a while a street machine came in between.

[iSewen]

Both Vettes looks awesome! Great job ?