Since my eyes aren’t quite clear enough to resume the F-16 kits, I figure to get a jump start on another auto kit. I’ve done this kit back in the 80s and wasn’t too pleased with the end result.with the working hinges for the flip nose. This was a door prize I won at Syrcon about 3 years ago. Pics to follow...
The kit....
BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
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BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
Last edited by BlackSheep214 on Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
That seems like a plan! Hope you are progressing?
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Re: BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
Engine progress thus far....
Painted using Gunze Red Steel. Looks good to me.
Blower assembly parts...
Engine completed. The blower fought me because one being the platform it's suppose to sit on was a tad long to sit properly. Once I trimmed from the back to make it sit properly, you'd thnk its all good. Wrong!!! Even though I had glued it in place and was ready to put the belt assembly on, the top pins it didn't line up evenly to the blower panel.
I needed to add a piece of something to raise it a hair. I didn't have any styrene sheets for I never saw a need for them all these years. So what to do? What to do? Looked around my bench and saw a red party cups and the idea came to mind. I cut a small piece and placed it on top of the platform, put the blower assembly on, dry fitted the belts. Perfect!!
I then proceeded to cut the same size as the platform it sits on, glued it on, glued the blower assembly on top, glued the belts and let it sit over night. This is the end result with blower assembly touched up with Molotov chrome....
Exhaust pipes...
Consists of 4 pieces and really fought me for a day and and let dry overnight. Next I super glued the malean hour or so along with a bit of swearing and cussing.
You'd think it would be easy right? Oh hell no!!! Nothing lined up straight or right. After awhile, I simply nipped off the locating tabs on the one half of the exhaust pipe. First I glued on the little nub part to one side of the pipe with super glue, let dry overnight. Next night, I glued the other half to line up uniformly to the nub. perfect! next I glued the exhaust tips on and let those set overnight.
Here's the end result prior to paint...
It's funny how times had changed when I first built this kit back in the 80s. Everything went extremely well and never had issues with fit. This time around, I was having fit issues. Must be the age of the molds or something. I don't know.
Painted using Gunze Red Steel. Looks good to me.
Blower assembly parts...
Engine completed. The blower fought me because one being the platform it's suppose to sit on was a tad long to sit properly. Once I trimmed from the back to make it sit properly, you'd thnk its all good. Wrong!!! Even though I had glued it in place and was ready to put the belt assembly on, the top pins it didn't line up evenly to the blower panel.
I needed to add a piece of something to raise it a hair. I didn't have any styrene sheets for I never saw a need for them all these years. So what to do? What to do? Looked around my bench and saw a red party cups and the idea came to mind. I cut a small piece and placed it on top of the platform, put the blower assembly on, dry fitted the belts. Perfect!!
I then proceeded to cut the same size as the platform it sits on, glued it on, glued the blower assembly on top, glued the belts and let it sit over night. This is the end result with blower assembly touched up with Molotov chrome....
Exhaust pipes...
Consists of 4 pieces and really fought me for a day and and let dry overnight. Next I super glued the malean hour or so along with a bit of swearing and cussing.
You'd think it would be easy right? Oh hell no!!! Nothing lined up straight or right. After awhile, I simply nipped off the locating tabs on the one half of the exhaust pipe. First I glued on the little nub part to one side of the pipe with super glue, let dry overnight. Next night, I glued the other half to line up uniformly to the nub. perfect! next I glued the exhaust tips on and let those set overnight.
Here's the end result prior to paint...
It's funny how times had changed when I first built this kit back in the 80s. Everything went extremely well and never had issues with fit. This time around, I was having fit issues. Must be the age of the molds or something. I don't know.
Last edited by BlackSheep214 on Fri May 29, 2020 7:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
Nice save with the plastic cup Tom. Man aint this stuff fun!!!??
Very cool subject by the way.
Very cool subject by the way.
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Re: BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
Thank you. Gotta think "What would MacGuyver do?"
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
Great...now there will be a shortage of red plastic cups..
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Re: BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
BlackSheep214 wrote:MUST BE THE AGE OF THE MOLDS OR SOMETHIING,I DON'T KNOW.
Could be the age of the builder! Ask me how I know!
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Re: BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
I may be old but I ain’t dead yet... far from it.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
"May be old" "May be old" I'm old. I know old. I laugh heartily in your cereal.
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Re: BlackSheep’s MPC 1957 Flip Nose Chevy Corvette
That doesn’t have the same ring to it as “I drink your milkshake”...
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