Monogram Corvette C4 Roadster (Geiger Widebody style)

[Kit Karson]

20 hours ago, Kit Karson said:

Outstanding sculpting only superseded by your keen eye, Brother! -KK

I started a pickle fork that would go good with your wide body C4:

Rico, I would if I could, but the C4 Pickle Fork started life as the hull from the Revell Yamaha Formula One Team kit:

...and I never thought about capturing it on film back then.  

Breaking news!  Recently found a Monogram '87 Corvette Roadster 1/24 Kit:

Could be a good tow car for the C4 Pickle Fork... -KK

[mustang1989]

Engine work is lookin' good. Love the PE hose clamps....

Frickin' CHOICE!! 

[slusher]

Nice looking engine and impressive body work!

[camaro69]

On 8/1/2023 at 8:28 PM, Kit Karson said:

Rico, I would if I could, but the C4 Pickle Fork started life as the hull from the Revell Yamaha Formula One Team kit:

...and I never thought about capturing it on film back then.  

Breaking news!  Recently found a Monogram '87 Corvette Roadster 1/24 Kit:

Could be a good tow car for the C4 Pickle Fork... -KK

Thanks for the info about the Pickle Fork and great choice for the tow car.?

On 8/3/2023 at 4:57 PM, mustang1989 said:

Engine work is lookin' good. Love the PE hose clamps....

Frickin' CHOICE!! 

Thank you. Body color should become not that extreme.

On 8/5/2023 at 5:31 AM, slusher said:

Nice looking engine and impressive body work!

Thank you Carl.

Now on to ...

Part 5 -even more bodywork

Started the widening of the passengers side hood as always with different evergreen stripes...

Then shot a coat of primer filler on the hood to make imperfections visible ...

Then started with the grill opening on the front end here with mock up´d wheels ...

and started grinding it into shape...

That´s it for today. More to come soon.

Thank you all for taking a look and the positve feedback.

Rico

Edited August 9, 2023 by camaro69

[slusher]

Really shaping up!  Your doing an exceptional job on your body looking forward to more!

[Mattilacken]

Hi mate! Great work on al that sculpting! You have a great eye for the proportions!

[afx]

Impressive work Rico.

[camaro69]

On 8/10/2023 at 2:27 PM, slusher said:

Really shaping up!  Your doing an exceptional job on your body looking forward to more!

Thank you Carl. It´s a lot of work but a lot of fun too.

On 8/16/2023 at 9:47 AM, Mattilacken said:

Hi mate! Great work on al that sculpting! You have a great eye for the proportions!

Thanks Anton.

On 8/16/2023 at 11:23 AM, afx said:

Impressive work Rico.

Thank you JC. It´s my first such massive scratch building project.

Let´s go on to ...

Part 6 - again more bodywork ?

First I rounded the lower edges of the grill surround and widened the opening as you can see here.

Then shaped up some styrene stripes for making the middle section of the grill opening. Not glued yet.

Then glued in place.

Because I wanted to do the bodywork as close as possible compared to the 1:1 I made two stripes of styrene for the rest of the middle section.

Then I took the rest of the already parted kit front piece and decided only to use the center piece with the opening. Everything around is made out of different evergreen profiles.

And here it is. The new front end. Once it´s glued on to the body, which is sure one of the last steps in building this kit, the front end should look like it was molded as one piece like the 1:1 is.

Now I can call the outside bodywork mostly done excepted some minor tweaks that may come to daylight when the body is primed.

Then I started removing some material of the inner fenders for wheel clearence and a lower stance.

On the rear I have to remove some more material for a better look I think.

That´s for today. Thanks for looking and stay tuned.

Rico

 

Edited August 17, 2023 by camaro69
picture corrections

[1930fordpickup]

Very cool. I like your take on this. 

[slusher]

Very creative and a lower stance would be awesome!

[mustang1989]

Some very interesting shapes going into this one Rico. Definitely outta be a real head turner when this is all said and done.

[camaro69]

Thank you guys. I hope I can finish it up to the deadline. Therefor...

Part 7 - First time for primer and you won´t believe it ... more bodywork ?

Here she is, first time in primer.

Some small touchup were left to do. Fixed the most of it and gave it a second shot of mist coats. Here´s the result.

I forgot the surround for the rear license plate. The original rubber strips were still visible there, as they had previously remained untouched.

I cut out the rear driving lights, filled and smoothed down the grooves.

Then I couldn´t resist to shot some color to the hood. It´s only Tamiya white surface primer not sanded smooth yet. I really like the look of this white.

Then yesterday I started to make the tonneau cover fit the body by adding styrene stripes and sanding them into shape.

That´s it again. I hope you´ll like it.

Stay tuned for more, Rico

[Dennis Lacy]

This is phenomenally bad ass! Awesome scratch building creating the body panels!!

[slusher]

Impressive work on that body!!

[jaftygas]

Let’s see this thing with paint on it. The bodywork is just cool and clever. Come on let’s go!

[camaro69]

On 8/23/2023 at 7:16 AM, Dennis Lacy said:

This is phenomenally bad ass! Awesome scratch building creating the body panels!!

Thanks Dennis. It´s really a lot of fun.

On 8/24/2023 at 4:35 PM, slusher said:

Impressive work on that body!!

Thank you again Carl.

On 8/25/2023 at 7:39 AM, jaftygas said:

Let’s see this thing with paint on it. The bodywork is just cool and clever. Come on let’s go!

Don´t hurry me...??? Building model kits takes time. ?

But you´re right. This thing needs color. So take a seat and let´s go.

Part 8 - more scratchbuilding and started paintjob

Because the kit didn´t come with taillights when I found it in the bay I was in need of scratchbuilding them. Here´s the starting point a flat windshield out of the parts box (please don´t ask me from which kit).

I scribed a crosshatch pattern in it, then cutted for parts out of it and sanded them into the right shape.

I also scratchbuilt the bezels out of 2mm sheet and self adhesive chrome foil. The center holes were filled with small metal head needles. The head of the needles should simulate the lightbulbs.

Now a pic of the first test fit. As you can see the colour becomes lighter.?

And her´s the current status of the body.

And the interior too. It still needs to become flocked and detailed. The scriptings for the auto trans I have deleted to make place for the manual trans shifter.

Stay tuned and many thanks for watching, Rico

[beeRS]

You have created an epic looking wide body here.
Those taillights look great and I like the white and gold bodywork. Need to see more pics. 

[customsrus]

Excellent work. 

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very much admiring your work stamina and detailing skills. Nice job.

[camaro69]

On 8/31/2023 at 7:05 AM, beeRS said:

You have created an epic looking wide body here.
Those taillights look great and I like the white and gold bodywork. Need to see more pics. 

Thank you so much Sonny. More pics are coming today.

On 8/31/2023 at 2:34 PM, customsrus said:

Excellent work. 

Thank you John. I like your custom works. Guys like you give me so much inspiration.

On 8/31/2023 at 6:14 PM, Rattlecan Dan said:

Very much admiring your work stamina and detailing skills. Nice job.

Thank you Donato. Stamina is the most needed skill in this case.?

Part 9 - only Pearl Clear, some flocking and comparison pic with my also on the bench C7

Here we go. The C4 (1/24 scale) next to the Revell Snapkit C7 (1/25 scale). Not much difference in length and width. The Pearl Clear is already sprayed to the body on Sunday.

Here the C4 alone with the first time flocked interior. I think I will have to give it another try.

And now some pics from today after some polishing with Tamiya compounds fine and finish. There are still some minor failures but for me it´s ok how it looks now.

That´s for today. Hope to get more done next weekend.

Rico

[customsrus]

Excellent work. Definitely watching this one. 

[camaro69]

Update...

Part 10 - body polishing, dashboard, new taillights, 3d printed exhaust manifolds and wheels

Let´s start with the polished body. For my skills I´m pleased with how it turned out.

Then I painted the dashboard. Red is out of the can. Details were done with brush and toothpick.

Without steering wheel...

and with...

This weekend I finished the redone taillights. The lenses were made out of clear plastic covered with Tamiya Clear Red out of the can.

Today I got the 3d printed manifolds and wheels designed by me and printed by a friend.

First the manifolds...

wheel inserts already colored ...

and the rings.

That´s for today. Stay tuned, Rico

[Mattilacken]

Nice progress!

 

[MeatMan]

20 hours ago, camaro69 said:

Update...

Part 10 - body polishing, dashboard, new taillights, 3d printed exhaust manifolds and wheels

Let´s start with the polished body. For my skills I´m pleased with how it turned out.

 

Then I painted the dashboard. Red is out of the can. Details were done with brush and toothpick.

Without steering wheel...

 

and with...

 

This weekend I finished the redone taillights. The lenses were made out of clear plastic covered with Tamiya Clear Red out of the can.

 

Today I got the 3d printed manifolds and wheels designed by me and printed by a friend.

First the manifolds...

 

wheel inserts already colored ...

 

and the rings.

 

That´s for today. Stay tuned, Rico

Love the color scheme, the wheel color, and the printed exhausts most. Very nice!

[dino246gt]

Tons of scratch building, I love it!

Nice extra details too!

Love your explanations of the work, cool.