AMT 1976 corvette

well this pay day i only bought one model to add to my slowly growing collection i love chevs so hopefully this will be a fun build for me not goin to paint it orange tho cos its looks bleugh might go with a nice mettalic blue or red or...well at this stage lets just im undecided on what color im goin to paint it lol might leave it grey lol

go with a metalic colour on this one or purple think of a colour that grabs your eye.

i was thinking if i had some of the paint left from the frankenstude i might do it that color but with a clear orange over it might look good but hey ho time to get the test shell out of the box and try a few schemes lol

ill be wochin this one and agree with a candy style purple it would be an eye popper but go with ya heart mate and itll be sweet

im thinkn of painting it white maybe with a pearl effect no quite sure i always wanted one of these they look like one of the bat mobiles but i wanted a white one they look awesome so yes some serious deliberation will be done before i commit to any color scheme lol

mabe white with a purple anadize coat over the top

well i promised i wasnt guna start this one till i finished at least one of my other kits but im sooo impatient lol

theres the engine in the body i love the blower i stole from a diecast plymouth GTX thanks john for pointing my mistake out i said it was a pontiac lol /facepalm



heres the engine in the car the rear wheels arnt in place properly and the fire wall i think is whock eye a bit ill fix it tonight over a few jacks and coke


this is why i cant do anymore to the body as the hatch here is warped and i dont want to force it into place as u can see the white bits where it looks like its about to break sigh i did contact AMT and am waiting a reply but gives me time to do the interior and figure out paint schemes woot

pitty never had that problem before but first time for everything but ya gunna have to fix up the pully setup on ya blower its a bit short (pitty) other wise wicked its gonna look good

yer the bottom pully is a bit off from where the exisiting pulling system ill have a fiddle around see if i can get it into proportion i was goin to actually cut the pully system off and move it to the right a tad lil bit and put the fan on to obscure any imperfections that may arise

If your coming tomorrow night to the club, i maybe able to find some old pulleys and belts in me collection. Cant be certain ill find one, but its worth a try at least. As for the hatch problem, it shouldnt be to much of a worry. Im sure there'll be a few tricks thrown your way tomorrow night!

cool steve ta very much yer i tried to move the pulley last night but hmm bit triiiicky that and i didnt want to get blood all over it and the couch lol

I'd just glue the hatch in place. It's mostly "glass" isn't it?

there is glass but the actual hatch bit that the glass glues to then glues to the car itself is warped i was thinking of making a new one out of card while i wait for a reply from the manufacturer

Reply from AMT?
Good luck, but don't hold your breath.

yer i thought it may take a while thats why i came up with a plan B good ole plan B lol

well i am sad to inform you guys but i have put a hold on all my model car projects indefinately as i finished my soarer last night and well i ballsed it up completely sigh so im quietly goin to step away ill still be checking in here to see what you guys and girls are up to dont wanna miss out on any good projects in the making.

well show us a pic then come on dont be shy we wont laugh honest

and dont through it in because of a stuff up just fix it or put it in to ya spare parts and do another one. hell i felt like that with me mustang and look at it finished. remember one thing we are aussie's and we aint gonna get beet by a little piece of plastic and then fix it or forget it even happend and move on to the next kit inline lol works for me then one day ule feel like a chalenge and go back to it so dont throw in the towl yet mate
oh yeah show us a pic of it who knows some one mite now how to fix it. so

I agree with Boothy. But also sometimes you need to put it down and walk away for a while before you reach for the big hammer.

Hi Nighthoon,

I just started back into this hobby and am planning on mucking up at least my first 10 models. So far I mucked up 4 out of 4. Working on my 5th and it's starting to look like poo so all going to plan so far.



Have a nice day.

finished this one off to bonnet was hard to cut very brittle but altogether looks good to me

wild man could you emagine haven that thing driven towards you in the sun would be blinding but cool at the same time
well done

haha ta boothy mate yes i had a corolla long time ago that i sandblasted back to bare metal and buffed sorta what gave me the idea it is blinding even the model is under a fluro light