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.

 

[Valvefloat]

Do you still have the instructions, I bought a kit without them.

[Rich Chernosky]

John......you are not alone on starting kits and getting them going only to put them away.  I have boxes and boxes of them and lately been on the warpath to finishing a lot of them. I built this one but am really digging your take on it.  That liquid blue is going to be stunning and i know you will do it justice. Keep at it!!

[bdr99]

John, very nice job!! That Liquid Blue is stunning! I will have to try that on one of my projects. I have been on a 40+ year hiatus and just getting started back up since retiring. Look forward to seeing your next installment of this C6!

[Nacho Z]

On 3/12/2025 at 9:27 PM, Valvefloat said:

Do you still have the instructions, I bought a kit without them.

 

Alex, I do have the instructions.  I keep mine because I mark them up quite a bit.  Most importantly, I write down all of the paint colors / codes that I use on almost every part.  If you are in need of a set of instructions, you can download them from Scale Mates.

[Nacho Z]

On 3/14/2025 at 10:32 PM, bdr99 said:

John, very nice job!! That Liquid Blue is stunning! I will have to try that on one of my projects. I have been on a 40+ year hiatus and just getting started back up since retiring. Look forward to seeing your next installment of this C6!

 

Welcome back, Brian!!  I would imagine you have noticed a lot of changes in the hobby since you were last involved.  If you have any questions, don't be shy.  This is a great forum and community with a ton of knowledge.

[Nacho Z]

On to the interior.  Keeping with my main theme - dark blue body with red accents throughout, I wanted the interior to be black with some red panels.  I painted the red areas first with Tamiya LP flat red and once cured, I masked it and painted the other areas Tamiya LP flat black.

 

After the flat black was cured I masked the center stack and shot it in Tamiya LP metallic black.

 

The finished interior.

 

Next up will be painting the body.  I definitely had some issues with the paint crazing the body.

[Belugawrx]

Looking real good John!

[Mattilacken]

Nice work on the vette! Chassi looks great. If you want to go the next step on your brakes paint the brake bad black/grayish.

[slusher]

Great and clean work!

[Nacho Z]

14 hours ago, Mattilacken said:

Nice work on the vette! Chassi looks great. If you want to go the next step on your brakes paint the brake bad black/grayish.

 

Oh man, Anton, I completely missed that detail.  Thanks for the heads up!  Unfortunately, the model is done so I won't be able to correct that, but I will definitely keep that I my to do list for the next model.

[Nacho Z]

Time to look at the body.  I primed the body in Gravity Colors (Spain) Dark Gray Primer and then shot it in their Lexus LFA Liquid Blue (see my first post for a picture of the paint).  I shoot thin coats and set a timer for 10 minutes between coats.  Even with this, I ended up with crazing on the hood, roof, and a couple of small parts on the body.  I was able to fix the body, but I had no luck fixing the hood and roof.  More on that later.

 

Here is the body in color after repairing the areas that were crazed.

 

Here she is after clear.  The clear is still wet in these pictures.

 

Masked up to paint the black areas and the marker lights.

 

So, what did I do about the hood and roof?  Carbon fibered them of course!  Note that this picture was brightened up a good bit so that you could see the CF.  The blue is nowhere near this bright.

 

This is the last update.  I will post some "glamour shots" in the Under Glass section.  Thank to everyone who checked in, commented and liked this thread!

 

[beeRS]

Stunning paint. I can’t wait to see it under glass. 

[Pierre Rivard]

Many Corvettes out there with carbon fiber roofs and hoods so your solution really works for this car. Beautiful carbon fiber decals, very convincing.

[Len Woodruff]

Luv it!

[JohnH1973]

On 4/2/2025 at 4:45 PM, Technics said:

Body was painted and cleared. Createx/Hobbynox Iridescent Turquoise paint straight out of the bottle, Mr Hobby Super clear rattle can. Wet sand between all layers. I Love the colour and finish! 

Attempted some weathering on the chassis with multiple Vallejo paints

 

On 3/26/2025 at 8:28 PM, Nacho Z said:

Time to look at the body.  I primed the body in Gravity Colors (Spain) Dark Gray Primer and then shot it in their Lexus LFA Liquid Blue (see my first post for a picture of the paint).  I shoot thin coats and set a timer for 10 minutes between coats.  Even with this, I ended up with crazing on the hood, roof, and a couple of small parts on the body.  I was able to fix the body, but I had no luck fixing the hood and roof.  More on that later.

 

Here is the body in color after repairing the areas that were crazed.

 

Here she is after clear.  The clear is still wet in these pictures.

 

Masked up to paint the black areas and the marker lights.

 

So, what did I do about the hood and roof?  Carbon fibered them of course!  Note that this picture was brightened up a good bit so that you could see the CF.  The blue is nowhere near this bright.

 

This is the last update.  I will post some "glamour shots" in the Under Glass section.  Thank to everyone who checked in, commented and liked this thread!

 

Very nice