Revell 2005 C6 Corvette

[Nacho Z]

Very unusual for me, I have started several kits and not finished them.  I normally start one and plow through it whether or not I am feeling it.  I have laid aside a couple of kits recently.  I pulled out the Revell 2005 C6 Corvette kit hoping for an easy, hassle free, fun kit.  So far it has fit the bill.  I'll start by sharing a couple of pictures of what were the inspiration for my build.  I chose dark blue body color with red accents in the engine bay, interior and rotors.

 

Here is the kit.

 

Here are the kit contents.

 

Here is the color that I selected for the body.

 

Here are a few pictures that show the inspiration of this build.  Note that my interior will not have near as much red as the real car.  

 

 

I usually start with the body.  I highlight the seam lines with a Sharpie to make them easier to see.  In this picture, sanding has already started.

 

I will try to keep regular updates going.  As I always do, I am further along with this build than what I post.  I like my updates to cover meaningful progress, like a whole completed subassembly kind of thing.  Thanks for looking!

[Belugawrx]

Looking forward to more on the corvette from you..love the colour!

[Pierre Rivard]

I love Corvettes but never end up building any and I don't know which kits are the better ones. Following your build with great interest.

[Nacho Z]

The first update on this project will be the undercarriage.  Up first is a photo of a C6 Corvette.  This is what I used as a reference for mine.

 

I prime everything.  The chassis was shot in Gravity Colors Dark Gray Primer.  I masked the four square-ish areas and will leave them in the primer color.

 

I shot the chassis in Tamiya's LP-5 Semi-Gloss Black.  The two suspension pieces were shot in AK Interactive Xtreme Metal Aluminum.  There was some tricky masking on these parts.

 

And here is what I ended up with.

 

[espo]

14 hours ago, Nacho Z said:

The first update on this project will be the undercarriage.  Up first is a photo of a C6 Corvette.  This is what I used as a reference for mine.

 

I prime everything.  The chassis was shot in Gravity Colors Dark Gray Primer.  I masked the four square-ish areas and will leave them in the primer color.

 

I shot the chassis in Tamiya's LP-5 Semi-Gloss Black.  The two suspension pieces were shot in AK Interactive Xtreme Metal Aluminum.  There was some tricky masking on these parts.

 

And here is what I ended up with.

 

Great looking undercarriage paint detailing. 

[TransAmMike]

That really looks nice John!!    Gonna be a great looking build especially in that color!!

[Nacho Z]

Time for the second update on this one.  I thought I would post a few random shots of things that I worked on in between major assemblies.

 

The kit calls for these to be painted black and to use the provided red Corvette decals.  I painted mine red to go with the red accent theme.  The black Corvette was achieved by flowing Tamiya panel liner into the recesses and cleaning them up.

 

I used three different metalizers on this part.  Hard to see in the pictures, but it adds visual interest.

 

Likewise with this, there are two different metalizers used.  I did very subtle heat staining.  One thing to note, I glued that tunnel cover on backwards.  It has been fixed.

 

Keeping with the red accents, the calipers were painted red.

 

Once all of these items were complete, I was able to assemble everything.  Somehow, I forgot to take pictures of the engine during its assembly.

 

Next up is the interior.  I'll post another update in a day or two.