1/8 Monogram 78 Corvette

[Fantom]

Been working on this for the last week or so. Body took some work to clean up and get ready for paint. Did 4 or 5 coats of Upol primer/sealer and will be using Duplicolor Avignon blue metallic. Basically going to be an out of the box build with a few added details. Kind of a practice build before I get back the 1/8 Trans Am that is on hold.Second pic shows the color, it’s a tad more blue than the pic shows.

[redscampi]

I'm subscribed! I have this kit as well. Nice paint.

[Superbird McMonte]

I’ll be watching this one as well! I have all of the 1/8 scale Corvettes. They are on my hit list!

[Fantom]

The 78 Vette is not a great kit detail wise…I’m not sure what Monogram was thinking when they tooled it up but it’s pretty bad as far detail. 

[Len Woodruff]

1 hour ago, Fantom said:

The 78 Vette is not a great kit detail wise…I’m not sure what Monogram was thinking when they tooled it up but it’s pretty bad as far detail. 

I agree. I have seen that a lot on larger scale domestic kits needing a lot of added detail to make them look good.

[Len Woodruff]

Here is the 78 Vette that I built just after this kit was released late 78 early 79.

Little did I know that I would have a 78 Silver Anniversary just a few years later. I still have it today 42 years later.

 

 

[Fantom]

2 hours ago, Len Woodruff said:

Here is the 78 Vette that I built just after this kit was released late 78 early 79.

Little did I know that I would have a 78 Silver Anniversary just a few years later. I still have it today 42 years later.

 

 

Both are pretty nice!!!