Revell Corvette C7.R custom livery.

[galaxyg]

Background:

A great looking race car but I found the original livery uninspiring. The kit was going cheap at IPMS Telford 2021 so I thought I'd treat the car and kit as a blank canvas to make up my own livery and to have some custom decals made up at Indycals.

 

Pros:

There's a well detailed engine. Most of the kit fits together well - in some places like a snap-fit. The tyres are good, they feel like rubber rather than that usual stuff Revell use. Door mirrors are securely mounted - enough that you can just push them in, no glue. The window masks are prepainted. The rollcage is comprehensive and fits together with only a little clamping and the seat fits securely.

 

Cons:

No suspension detail whatsoever. The wheels do not steer, just two solid axles. The windscreen wiper is moulded-in. The fit of the glass is so very tight that it doesn't quite fit, leaving a gap at one side. There are no solid mounting points for the body onto the chassis, so picking the car up means it'll half slip off. Some grinding of engine and body parts are needed to get the body to sit down at the level it should be. The kit feels in parts so thick and solid it's almost toy-like.

 

Verdict:

Both well-detailed and very-non-detailed in parts, with some dodgy fitments of the body it nonetheless works out well in the end. The toy-like nature of the kit and construction makes it seem like a basic beginners kit, but the flaws that need correcting and dealing with means that some experience is needed at least.

 

Build notes:

Built over the space of about a month in May-June 2022. Painted in Porsche Peridot Green metallic, along with Tamiya's Aluminium, Light Gun Metal, Gun Metal and Semi-gloss black, with some custom decals created by myself in Adobe Illustrator, and printed by Indycals - following the colour scheme of Ryobi Power Tools. I've also added some extra detailing in the interior (wiring, seatbelts), the rear bulkhead (electrical boxes and wiring) and the engine bay (more pipes and hoses) along with some aerials. This kit only spent a brief 6 months in the stash from purchase to completion.

 

[ElectricLightAndy]

This looks amazing, I love the custom livery, if some clever person photoshoped this into a paddock I'd be hard pressed to tell it was a model.

 

Andy 

[paulyoung666]

Very nice job , puts mine to shame 🤣

 

 

Edited June 18, 2022 by paulyoung666

[keefr22]

That's a really cracking build galaxy - superbly executed colour scheme - totally believable idea! And I really like that Porsche green!

 

6 hours ago, galaxyg said:

Cons:

No suspension detail whatsoever. The wheels do not steer, just two solid axles.

 

That would be a pro for me! One of my favourite things about resin car kits is exactly that set up - I hate building up detailed suspensions!

 

All round top work on the 'Vette, excellent piccies too - some look like a Motorsport mag. studio shoot! 👍

 

Keith

[Vesa Jussila]

Really excellent build. Colour scheme is nice and not normally seen. Great job.

[Spiny]

Looks as though this has followed your usual modus operandi - a very nice build done in quick time.

 

While I take your point about some parts not being detailed, from the looks of your build it seems as though Revell have put the detail in where it can be seen and it's the bits you can't see where the detail is missing. Probably a good way of keeping costs reasonable - shame the wheels don't steer but there's plenty of higher priced kits with the same issue as well.

[FunkyChiken]

Super cool build, the engine does look great! 

[desert falcon]

Fantastic looking Vette 🥰 

[kapam]

Looks fantastic in that Ryobi/Pioneer livery!

Would love to see them sponsor the real thing.

👍👍