2012 Corvette C6R ZR1 Le Mans #73

[AJM]

Finally completed the Corvette C6R-ZR1, #73 car, as raced at the 2012 LeMans. The model is in 1/25 scale and uses a Revell ZR1 body as the base, that was mastered by Jay Savarese;  The C6R kit by Scale Motorsports donated the chassis, interior, and engine and photoetch parts; a Revell ZR1 kit donated the front and rear 'glass', the headlight and driving light lens covers and a C7R kit donated the outside rear view mirrors and the rear deck wing and struts. The main 'Jake' livery decals were from Pattos Place and other various decals were used. More detailed build info can be found in the 'WIP' section of the forum. Appreciate any and all comments! 

 

[Pierre Rivard]

A lot of work to integrate the parts from diverse origins and you did it quite successfully. The stance, finishes and detailing are all superb.

A beautiful model of a feared racer.

[Jim B]

Fantastic looking C6.R. I have the C7.R on the bench right now.

[AJM]

19 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

A lot of work to integrate the parts from diverse origins and you did it quite successfully. The stance, finishes and detailing are all superb.

A beautiful model of a feared racer.

Pierre -- Thx, yea the 'stance' was an important part of replicating the 'look' of the C6R -- I had to resort to independently attaching each wheel with 5 min epoxy, while using a stack of business cards for the correct height. I know you struggled with this on the beautiful Grand Sport build that you completed --so you know the drill! I hope to build that car sometime --I'll certainly be looking back at your build process, thx for the comments.

Al

[AJM]

18 hours ago, Jim B said:

Fantastic looking C6.R. I have the C7.R on the bench right now.

Jim -- Thx, I have the C7r build on the list as well -- good luck with yours, hope to see it on the forum.

 

[cobraman]

Very, very nice !

[TonyK]

Great looking model and great decal application. Looks like it would've been tedious work.

[Just Jim]

Wow, what a fantastic looking Corvette.

[bogger44]

The decal work must have been tedious but man you pulled it off with aplomb.  Very well done, that is one great looking Corvette.

[AJM]

Ray/Jim - -Thx for the compliments, it's much appreciated.

Tony/Tony -- The decal application was extremely challenging. I had some advice from a forum member who did a build of this car, which helped me put a strategy in place to best layout the decals. I resorted to photocopying the Pattos decal sheet and cutting this up into various pieces and placed on the model to minimize gaps in the decals -- the gaps were painted with Vallejo 'Black' which was an almost exact match to the black on the decals. When i cleared the decals with Tamiya 'Clear', it was almost impossible to see where the gaps were. It's not perfect, but came pretty close to replicating the 1:1. You learn with every build, that's what is so much fun about this hobby.

 

[slusher]

Looks fantastic!

[Mattilacken]

Super nice build!! Everything about it is just right! Great! Would love to make one my self at some point, just getting hold of the kits are challenging and then I would need your talent. Well I am glad to see this great, probably best looking lemans racer in decades, being replicated so well! 

[AJM]

Anton -- Thank you for the compliments -- this was a very difficult build, it was on the bench for over a year -- the body needed a lot of work to get everything to fit right and the decals were a 'bear' to layout on the car. Eventually it all came together and I got the 'stance' of the car to look correct! Noe onto to a C7R build! Every build like this teaches you new skills, that's what is so good about this hobby -stay with it!