Revell - 427 Shelby Cobra

[Eric Cole]

I have finally finished something........

This is Revell's 427 Shelby Cobra kit. I've painted it with Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Silver, trying to get an unpainted aluminum body look. I took some liberty with the decal placement making a phantom racer. The Chrome was stripped off the wheels, windshield frame, etc... and repainted with various metalizers and Duplicolor brand Chrome paint. I had problems getting the chassis to fit in the body and the stance was way too high as well as the wheels stuck out too far. I had to "adjust" a few things to get it to sit they way I wanted it to.

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[Dennis]

That looks awesome Eric!! Great build!!!

[Lug Nutzz]

Nice vision on the color scheme it brings out the true essence of the car.
Beautiful crisp clean work as always.

[Ferrarifreak]

Great job Eric. Glad to see you took the time to make it look right. So many times that's overlooked. No matter how much you throw at a model, if it don't sit right or look right, it's jut NOT right. Looks right to me. Congrats.

[The Prez]

Looks GRRReat!!!! Eric!!!
I can't cope all these cool paint jobs.
Dennis,Matt,you.I will go and hide now.;) ;) ;)

[Dino Scuderia]

Looks killer!

PS. What's it like to finish a model???

[Zoom Zoom]

Beautiful!

[Pauley Sty Reen]

Nice results, Eric. Are those the kit tires?

[Eric Cole]

Thanks all......

It feels good to complete something, now I just have to keep the motivation going!!

Ken, those are the kit tires. I used the roughest grit on a tri-grit polishing stick and removed the shine from the tires, sanded the tread and the edge of the tire where the tread and sidewall come together, flowed some thinned flat blue acrylic paint into the groove in the sidewall and applied fujimi tire decals.

[Matt Wadlinger]

Wow, that turned out awesome.

The interior looks very realistic, and those pipes look well run in..

[Zomby Woof]

Very nicely done! Will it be at the upcoming NNL?

[willimo]

Looks great! The pipes and the wheels and the seats all strike me as especially good looking. Very nice work, it looks just perfect.