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68 Corvette
sarge450
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West Virginia, United States
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 07:28 AM UTC
Built this one up for my Dad, who is redoing a 1:1 version.
Paint is Duplicolor with Omni clear coat. Revell kit for the most part straight out of the box.

Thanks for looking.







Here it is with the top which does not fit very well.

Cuhail
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Illinois, United States
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 07:42 AM UTC

Nice work! Looks straight off the showroom floor! The chrome looks great. The color is nice and the engine is sweet. Even the top looks okay. Nice job!

Cuhail
TacFireGuru
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 07:58 AM UTC
Tom,

To echo Cuhail's comments; it does look good. I wonder if you can trim (scrape with a blade) the roof part there where it meets the body - right at the rear of the driver's door. Seems to me that doing that may allow the roof to sit "straight." A thought.

Mike
mother
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New York, United States
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 10:57 AM UTC
Looks great Tom, paint is laid on flawless, no runs in the metallic.
rv1963
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New York, United States
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 11:56 AM UTC
Great work the paint looks good a nice clean build all around, i think the top just needs to be pushed back about an 1/8 inch and it should sit correct .
sarge450
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West Virginia, United States
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 03:49 PM UTC
Thanks guys, I am going to work on the top a little before I give it to him. Thanks for the ideas.
Hwa-Rang
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 10:51 PM UTC
Beautiful piece of work Tom.
jimz66
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Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 02:00 PM UTC
Tom very nice Vette you have there. Very cool job on the paint scheme. Well done Congrats.
Blaze24
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 11:02 AM UTC
Nice build of one of my favorite all time cars
damoore46
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Ohio, United States
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Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 12:28 PM UTC
I second the beautiful job, Tom. Since I can't afford my own for a mid-life crisis, I'll just look at yours and fantasize!

David
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