I was recently given this model to build.
I have no idea where it was purchased or how much.
It contained the hood, main body, Left-handed steering wheel dash, main interior and several other parts in resin.
I was supplied two sonar cars to finish the model.
A lot of prep time was needed on the car. I sanded the main body super smooth using various grits of sandpaper, wet sanded.
The model was primed using Tamiya Primer and sanded super smooth once again.
After that I airbrushed the base coat of Tamiya gold in several stages.
Once that was accomplished I did the same for the clear Tamiya Red top coat.
I also performed minor surgery and removed the roof sections for the T top as seen in the film.
I am currently waiting on a set of Flame decals to complete the build.
And currently with the final top coat of Tamiya clear red…
I loved that car when the movie came out.
That looks awesome. How did you paint the wheels?
Ah, Corvette Summer. Mark Hamill with no X-Wing and I fell in love with Annie Potts.
Can’t wait to see the finished build.
nice. should make a nice car if you can get the flames right. i’m envious since there’s no kit available anywhere.
1/25 Corvette Summer car build finished.
The car now sports the "flames"on either side of the body. Calling it finished. the model will ship to it’s new home on Tuesday.
I cut the roof off to make the T-Top seen in the film.
The model was base coated Gold after several sessions of sanding the resin body.
The clear red was applied via airbrush in several sessions to get the smooth finish. The model received several high gloss coats of clear as well.
The kit did not come with decals, so I had to airbrush the flames using frisket.
Wow! Really nice. A real show piece.
I remember that movie well. Taking cars and doing crazy stuff to them was all the rage back then. Kinda looks like George Barris worked on that one. I don’t remember who built it, but I seem to remember it was pretty messed up over the years. Very cool build.
BK
Very nice. Might I suggest taking pics on a white background? You can get a piece of posterboard at walmart for less than a buck. It’ll make it pop.