Pierre Rivard Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 A quick build of 3 weeks (quick for me...) of the surprising Monogram kit with a scary part count of 36! The kit is a very basic curbside i.e. no chassis or engine but the body was cast in a splendid way. I only did a few upgrades, all cooled up from the old spares box: deeper rear wheels, engine plate & intake stacks, oil cooler and dressing up the interior a bit. Vallejo primer and color coat, Tamiya X22 clear and Future seal coat over decals all brush painted. I highly recommend the kit. It's old and very basic but it holds up well in the display cabinet next to the other newly tooled kits. I enjoyed it so much that the Ferrari 275P is on my Ebay watch list 11
Belugawrx Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 Nice job Pierre The back screen and extra details you added look Great !! Cheers
Gramps46 Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 Excellent!! You got all the details correct and captured the feel perfectly.
bbowser Posted March 16, 2023 Posted March 16, 2023 Beautiful! I especially like what you did with the decals over the door latches.
Dave B Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 Great build Pierre, I'm looking forward to seeing your 275P Dave B
1959scudetto Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) Excellent, Pierre - the finest rendition of this kit I've seen ! I've been following your WIP - very impressive, and some good modeling tips, too ! Edited March 17, 2023 by 1959scudetto
TonyK Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 Great looking model. You're right about it being a simple kit but builds up nicely. The included figure is a plus.
Pierre Rivard Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 Thank you gentlemen. As simple as the kit was it was easy to make it look like the real car. With some of the inexpensive kits, no matter how much work we put into them it's impossible to shake the "toy" look. Not the case here because the body & glass have been cast very well and I was surprised how the old tooling has held up. So now the new born baby Chaparral holds center stage in my display cabinet, until the next new born displaces it. Enjoy center stage little Chapy, your's for about 2 months. 2
1959scudetto Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 59 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said: Thank you gentlemen. As simple as the kit was it was easy to make it look like the real car. With some of the inexpensive kits, no matter how much work we put into them it's impossible to shake the "toy" look. Not the case here because the body & glass have been cast very well and I was surprised how the old tooling has held up. So now the new born baby Chaparral holds center stage in my display cabinet, until the next new born displaces it. Enjoy center stage little Chapy, your's for about 2 months. Nice company! 1
RancheroSteve Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 Another winner added to your excellent collection! 1
Rich Chernosky Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 Very nice job on this one Pierre. Always enjoy your WIP's very informative....even for us "old timers" One is never too old to learn something new. This hobby teaches me this every day. A cool collection too.
Pierre Rivard Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Very nice job on this one Pierre. Always enjoy your WIP's very informative....even for us "old timers" One is never too old to learn something new. This hobby teaches me this every day. A cool collection too. I feel like I receive more than what I give on the WIP's I do because I receive help and advice from the more experienced builders, saving me from going the wrong way sometimes. And if I occasionally come up wit a good indie that can help others I am happy about that too. Win - win!
TooOld Posted March 18, 2023 Posted March 18, 2023 Dang Pierre , you've taken a very nice little kit and turned it into a real masterpiece ! Definitely the best build of this kit I've ever seen , congratulations !
MarkJ Posted March 18, 2023 Posted March 18, 2023 Wow, you finished this one quickly, Pierre, but with the same perfect results. Paint is smooth as ever and not a hint of a brush mark. Love the details you added like the driver. The chapparal gave chevy fans something to root for back in the sixtys when they were pretty much out of the game in Nascar.
stinkybritches Posted March 18, 2023 Posted March 18, 2023 Another stellar build, Pierre. Looks amazing.
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