AMT 1/25 Scale Chevy Corvette ZR-1. Full Build Video.
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- Full build step by step of AMT's 1/25 scale 1970 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1. This is the second model car in a popular scale (1/24 or 1/25) that I have attempted. I made plenty of mistakes on this kit but I learned a lot and had fun trying some new things.
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Unboxing
01:48 Body Prep
06:06 Body Painting
09:30 Engine
12:50 Chassis
16:42 Interior
21:24 Finishing Stages
25:53 Fitment Issues
27:42 Final Result - Навчання та стиль
Many AMT kits have a lot of challenges but you took it with grace. I like what you did with the clear green on the koppa! Turned out nice. Molotow is good for chrome effects but you can't touch it for weeks and weeks or it just turns dull again. Vallejo has some nice metaliser paints that look great but aren't quite chome either but have good colors like aluminum, iron and more. They end up very metal like. For the embosing powder, it does help to water down the glue a little before applying it and do it in sections so it doesn't dry out on you. It took me a long time to get embosing powder down and it still has its challenges from time to time.
Oh, and more cars please!
Thanks for all the feedback I appreciate it, especially from someone with your level of skill and experience. More cars will come this year surely!
I have never had to struggle with a model casting with so many problems. You made this thing (that was garbage) into a beautiful masterpiece.
Thank you for your kind words. Polished garbage maybe ;)
I have just bought this kit so a useful video.
FWIW I think it looks great and I'd be proud of it. Part of the appeal of the Round 2 AMT kits is being able to build the kits of my youth without paying collector prices, so that's a win regardless of the less than Tamiya fit.
Glad you found it useful, thanks for checking it out
Though a challenge to build, it turned out beautifully. Thank you for sharing. 😊
Thanks for watching, I appreciate you taking the time
A tip I found for dealing with the seam lines is to spray a mist coat of primer first. The primer shows up the seams better than your eyes. Then block sand the whole body. You will see the body, doors, hood and trunk are not flush at all. Body shops do this to insure the body is truly flat ! I wish the kit companies would just mold in white plastic also ! The kit came out fantastic !! Cheers !
Thanks for your feedback
Nice job, love the C3 Corvette. Great color too.
Two minor things, the carburetor should've been a light gold and I would've done the interior in a tan.
Most of these had tan, green or black interiors back then.
Thank you for sharing your feedback, I appreciate it.
I have subscribed. Liked your finished product. Nothing wrong with Round2 molding it in color, I love the red base. In fact, everything in white is b-o-r-i-n-g! 😁
Sometimes I keep that base molded color with clear coat, other times paint over it. I never use primer, these models don't rust! lol; but I have no issue getting colors to cover the plastic without primer. No waste of time and money when skipping primer. Painting white on white plastic is actually harder than white over red. Give me the red.
I watched with much interest your multi-layer painting technique. I will try it, you use thinner paint and more layers than I have been, but I think coverage will be the same.
On the other hand, the amount of flash here disappoints me. I already bought the kit, but had I seen this video sooner I might have not purchased it.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
Beutiful build! It is a challenging model. Your finished product shows you clearly got past them! Well done!
Got past a few, still many to improve on next time. Thanks for watching and your kind words.
Well, the colour is really amazing. A wounderful vibrant green. I really like. It became a really good model😀
Thank you
From Facebook, nice video, new sub, cant wait to your see next video 👍
Thanks for taking the time to come over and watch, I appreciate it
Beautiful build! Great color! It doesn't hurt that I'm a Corvette guy. I Subscribed 😎👍
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Nice video and great looking Vette!
Thank you, that means a lot coming from someone as prolific as yourself. Glad you enjoyed it.
@@scaleffect 👍👍
You are too hard on yourself. You did a wonderful job and should be proud. I can only imagine how much more advanced you’ll be in a short amount of time. 👍
Thanks. Always striving to improve, no other way to do it than to make mistakes and hopefully learn from them.
A good tip from The Scale Modelling Channel is to use tamiya x-22 clear gloss as the glue for the flocking. Works well even after you paint the interior. Works great for me!
Thanks for the suggestion, I will have to try that.
Compared to me you’re a highly qualified professional model builder.
Luckily it's not a competition. Give yourself more credit, I'm sure you're an excellent modeler in your own right
Awesome job on the Corvette!! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed
Suggestion for using flocking powder. This is the way I do it and usually get excellent results.
First and most important, work in MUCH smaller sections at a time, for instance, one side of the floor at a time.
Second, use flat enamel paint instead of glue, fairly heavy to keep it from drying too fast, in the color of the flocking powder.
Give it a try, it will help hide any light coverage.
Thanks for sharing those tips
You develop skills through repetition. If you were to build this model again, experience would help circumnavigate some of the issues that you had originally.
The final product is very well done. Good job.
Agreed, that is the whole point of building, have to learn by doing to gain experience. There is no other way to improve in this hobby.
Looks great to me, nice work!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Thanks for posting your excellent video showing the building and painting of your AMT '70 Corvette ZR-1!
Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for this - looking to do the soft top that's just been released by R2 so this will come in very handy!
good looking build
Thank you
Looks really really nice! I realy like the green too! Motor looks awesome! Excellent build!
Thank you
I have never realy liked any sports cars but... I love the Stingray. You have done an amazing job here. 11 out of 10.
Thank you, glad you like it.
great kit i have the same one.
That's awesome. Hope to see a video of it when you finish it
Turned out great, love the paint job.
Thank you, still a lot to learn to try and get better :)
Beautiful build on this Vette!
Thank you, that means a lot coming from someone as skilled as yourself!
very nice model !!
Great work on this build. That’s really stunning work. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, that means a lot coming from someone with your talents.
@@scaleffect ah, you’re too kind. I wouldn’t have been able to tell it was only your second auto build. You’ve done a really great job.
Looks cool.
Thank you
Nice job on a challenging kit!! Love your easy approach to issues and how you power through regardless!!
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Excellent job, you have to consider this is an old kit, re-issued a couple of times, tools are not in a great shape. I love your finished model.
Great job nice color choice 👍
Thank you for watching, glad you liked it
Excellent!! Work!! :)
Thank you, glad you like it :)
You do amazing work.
Thank you, that's very kind coming from someone as talented as yourself. I appreciate it.
@@scaleffect You're welcome.
saw your post on fb. love your work! love those vettes. subd
Thanks for coming over to check out the video, I appreciate you taking the time :)
Pink primer for the interior and possibly a larger tip might give better coverage
Thanks for the tip I will remember it for next time
Great work.. both on the Corvette and also on the video 👍🏼 Really nice body colour, well done for coming up with this combination. Finished car looks awesome too 👍🏼
Thank you! That means a lot coming from someone with your talents for both models and videos. I appreciate you checking it out
Following from FB. Good job, this one looked like a challenge.
Thanks for taking the time to come over and check out the video, I appreciate it. Yes a challenge for sure and I learned a lot from it to apply to my next build
Fantastic looking build, great color. I'll have to remember those fitment issues for when I build this kit.🤓👍
Best of luck to you when you build it, hopefully this video was helpful in avoiding any of the same troubles I had. Looking forward to seeing your rendition.
Amazing stuff. Glad you promoted yourself on reddit. I love your approach to this sort of content. I'll be back
Thanks for coming over to check it out, I appreciate it.
I stopped building amt kits when I was making scale models due to their terrible mouldings. I see their quality has changed very little since. The best kits I were making were tamiya ones which are a bit more expensive but their quality is great
liked this so much I have subscribed
Glad you enjoyed it and welcome aboard. Thanks for watching.
Nice work on this! I about spit out my drink when you complained about how much primer you needed to use to cover the orange, then promptly painted the engine orange. LOL! Turned out great though!
Yes, that was a hard moment in this build where I questioned many life decisions 😆 thank you for watching and your kind words, I'm glad the subtle joke was not lost on you
Looks great. It's clean build and that's what counts. My only critique is the interior color 😢 Corvette marroon was a tad darker, especially door card with the seats a bit lighter and the carpet a separate tone also. That's also a very old mold. I'm proud of you for being patient with it. That's more work than any Tamiya kit would subject you to, but, it's subject mater is worth it. Hint? Next time for carpet, use gloss paint as your glue. Nice.
Thanks for taking the time to provide all that feedback
@@scaleffect sorry, I don't get to do much modeling myself right now, I'm jealous 😂
@@TheBlueberry606 why sorry? I truly appreciate the feedback, I'm always looking for ways to improve as a novice in the hobby. Everything you said is already copied over into my notes for future projects, I did it right away as soon as I saw your comment, and hopefully I can put it to good use soon
I found a much better way to present carpeting in models. Use Micropore tape (medical tape) and paint over it. Looks pretty good.
NEAT KIT, BUT SOME HIGH PERFORMANCE PARTS WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL TO GET.
KUDOS ON THE BUILD!
Thank you
The body color is stunning! A little hint when using Alclad Chrome, the surface must be as smooth and glossy as possible. In your case the black seems a little dull to me, which is probably why it didn't work properly with the chrome look. Regards Hans
Thanks for the tips. The black was a gloss black, but maybe I need to work on getting it even glossier somehow on the next one.
Awesome video great looking Corvette model stunning 🔥🔥🔥 although yes AMT kits can be challenging I recently built their new 2021 Bronco kit and I also had fitment issues
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I think I have that same 2021 Bronco kit as well, it certainly looks better quality in the box, but I will keep in mind it's not without its own faults when I eventually tackle it. Thanks for the heads up!
I think it turned out great and you are being a bit to hard on yourself. A lot of the AMT/ Round 2 model kits are very old tools and have a lot of fit issues etc. I think you coped really well and did an exellent job. Yeah the hood doesn't fit great but for only your second car , all I can say is WOW! I'm looking forward to more car builds.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, I appreciate the kind words.
27:14-I think you have good skills, as your video shows the process and you are doing an excellent job! AMT kits are beautiful when you finish them, its just that they are relatively hard to get through them as they have fitment issues on EVERY kit! Best bet is to try and pre assemble as much as you can to check for fitment before painting, and even then its not a guarantee! Keep up the good work, love the color and how ell you made this kit look!
Thanks for all your feedback, I will be sure to apply it to my future projects
Excellent! Work!! :)
Revell Chrome Spray Paint $35.00 plus tax though - out of my price range
or Molotow liquid chrome refill bottle $45 plus
I use the Molotow chrome marker pens - they are very nice but not for anything wider then door and window trim
I will have to explore some of those options. Thank you for the suggestions.
I’m not feeling the interior color on a green car, but you have excellent painting skills. I also love my tamiya panel scriber
Agreed, I do not like the interior color either as I mentioned. It's an unfortunate detractor.
Puke Pink! With green! WTF
Very nice job. I rarely if ever built AMT models as a kid. They have terrible flash and never fit well. I always stuck with Monogram, or if I saved up enough money, Tamiya.
Thank you for watching
Nice work but I would have chosen different colors for the body/interior. Either tan or light brown with the green body or silver or black with the red interior.
@@Joe288GTO thanks for your feedback, sorry it was not to your liking. I will try to do better next time.
I can see you had the same fitment issues with the hood that I am having with the current Corvette I’m doing.
Sorry I recognized it too late to present a solution to that problem in the video, wish I had.
Puke pink interior???? With green????
How do you know when to use 12, 14, 15psi, and what's the reason why you spray at different pressures? Thanks!
Trial and error, and what I've picked up from watching videos of other people way better than me. Sometimes it's based on manufacturer recommendation too, like Alclad says on the bottle what to spray it at.
@@scaleffect Thanks so much!
@@Jimmy-sb3fc Sure thing, sorry it's not a very precise answer, but there are so many variables when it comes to painting what works well for one setup might not be optimal for another. It depends on the type of paint, thinner used, airbrush, etc. I try to provide those details so folks at least have an idea of what works for me and my setup and they can adjust for their accordingly.
Try a Tamiya model next. You'll gain confidence. But for content...
Be sure to check out my more recent videos. Tamiya models will come.
I noticed that you were having some test fit issues with body. That is why I always paint the body last you are always test fitting things. I don't know why you choose that color for the interior with a green body. I would have used a light to dark tan interior or a black interior or white and black interior. All in all it was a beautiful model that you build.
As mentioned in the video, the interior color was not what I expected either. The color came out significantly different than the bottle indicated. It's unfortunate, I do not like the color either, and it really ruins the model.
I think the interior color was on point. Excellent job.
I think the interior color was on point. Excellent job.
I think the interior color was on point. Excellent job.
I think the interior color was on point. Excellent job.
Sorry, but there really is nothing that looks like plated metal in a paint. Some look close, but for actual chrome its tough.
AMT has really gone down quality wise in the last few years......................................................
AMT models piss me off. Just sayin….