Nice '63 Corvette

Sweet!! Which kit is that? Great job!
Lee

Awesome! Nice work.

Jerry

Excellent work!!!

Ray

It's the AMT 1/25 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
#6520-12EO



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Eric

Nice job Eric! Can you tell us more about it? Are those wheels in the kit? What's your formula for such a nice paint job?

M.

Hey MBiE ...

Very nice job on that '63 Corvette, and also, welcome to the FSM community forum(s) !
I also clicked on the link to your web site ... nice, will come back again soon when I have time to explore.

I don't think this a paintjob for the beginner.
All painted with Tamiya Acrylic paint.
I think the secret for my paintjob is that i thin the paint with cellulose thinner ( i don't know, is this the English word for it ).
I make a mix of 3/4 thinner and 1/3 paint so this is very thin.
After the work on the body like sanding and filling I aplied a base coat.
Then I sprayed some flat alluminium (XF-16) on it.
Over the flat alluminium i sprayed a thin layer of clear blue (X-23).
And finished the job with some wet layers of clear red (X-27).
Thats all folks
The problem with this clearcoats is that you must spray even coats.

PS I didn't polished the car, it turned out just like this.

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Eric

Oh Yes, the wheels, they are a part of the kit, but I did use some other tires, i Thin they came from a Toyota Celica GT.
What Japanese cars are good for
The wheels and also the valve covers are painted with Tamiya clear red and clear blue.

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Eric

That's great, another beautiful paint job. Thanks for the info on how you did it. After a little more practice I think I'll give it a try.

Thanks for the nice comments.

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Eric

Very nice paint. Is that Bare Metal Foil on the window frame or paint?

N.

That's Bare metal my friend.

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Eric

That looks like the real thing.....amzing paint job!
Regards, Dan