This kit I wanted to finish off between two projects. I acquired this kit from a batch of car model kits I bought from Brent (Handiable) back in the fall of 2020. My sister did this kit when we were kids and now I've got the shot of doing it myself. I texted her last night if she remembered it and yes she did. She actually thought it was her model kit.
Anyway, this particular Corvette is a model of Tom Daniel personal Corvette - hence Tom Daniel Design kits.
The box cover:
The finished build. I painted it using Createx Pearlized Orange. It looks pretty damn close to the real Corvette belonging to Tom Daniel.
The real Tom Daniel's California Street 'Vette
Monogram California Street 'Vette
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Monogram California Street 'Vette
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Re: Monogram California Street 'Vette
Cool build.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: Monogram California Street 'Vette
Oh I do like t! Just curious, but what model year of ‘Vette is that?
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Re: Monogram California Street 'Vette
Not sure but with the location of the headlights behind the grill, I'm guessing 1968 Corvette.
“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: Monogram California Street 'Vette
Lucky you. The price of these has gotten so outrageous that many of us have simply given up on ever getting one.
Well built BTW. Nice paint.
Well built BTW. Nice paint.
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Re: Monogram California Street 'Vette
Beautiful job Blacksheep! I commend you on your smooth, clean clear coat.
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Re: Monogram California Street 'Vette
Nailed it. Sure would like to revisit this one.
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Re: Monogram California Street 'Vette
Great looking Vette. It started out as a 1970. Totally customized. Filled in headlight doors new tail lights and all those louvers
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Re: Monogram California Street 'Vette
I was close.... by 3 years. LOL! There is another Monogram Corvette kit I’d love to get I did when I was in my early teens.it was yellow and I think it was called Corvette SS or something like that. The other is the old MPC kit Vette van. I do know it was a brown Vette on the box cover.
“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