Corvette XP-64

[taskak]

C1 Corvette SS also known as XP-64












































Provence Moulage resin kit with sidewinder brass chassis.




Cheers




Aki

[Barc 1]

Really nice . You are knocking off some incredible looking cars. Well done

Cheers

Dan

[pfuetze]

awesome work, Aki!

The Corvette looks great!

nice chassis!

[walker]

A nice car, would be a great addition to my Corvette collection...

Aki, you wrote it is a PM kit. So I assume you did not copy it but use the original.

- How far do you hollow / lighten the body ?
- Do you use the original cockpit too, and if yes, do you lighten this ?

Regards,

Roland

Did you mount the motor behind the axle because of a certain lack of space between cockpit and axle ?

[taskak]

Thanks guys.

Roland, yes I used the original body and all the parts.
Removed resin as much as I can.
And yes there was no room for the motor between cockpit and axles but plenty at the back.

[walker]

How much does the complete RTR body weigh ?

Roland

[taskak]

About 20g Roland, one body post came off but it doesn't add much.

Cheers

Aki

[walker]

Thank you, Aki.

I wanted to know if you go to the limt with reducing the weight. The Audi R8 LMP I had shown here with the driver figure problems originally was very heavyweight, but complicated to lighten because it is painted already and so you couldn´t see how thick or thin you have already cut out.
It is around 20 gms as well, so I feel reassured that it is not too heavy anymore.
Since I have been racing super lightweight slotcars ( wing cars and similar ) for many years it is hard to b reak away fom the urge of making resin bodies as light as possible, too.
Although the models haven´t got anything to do with real race competitions anymore.

Regards,
Roland

Did sort of cut the cockpit insert ?

[taskak]

I carved the driveshaft tunnel hollow for the wires.

Cheers

[walker]

Thank you, Aki.

You convinced and encouraged me to accept at last that I do not build competition models anymore but models for the fun and joy of modeling. So I will copy the cockpits in future as well. This won´t be an additional waste of silicone because for this I´ll use a reusable moulding compound.

Regards, Roland

[Dundee Denny]

Exceptional work you have done here!

had to open up the computer to see in full size as the phone don’t give it justice!!!

Dundee Denny

[taskak]

Thank you Denny