{"id":6012,"date":"2015-04-21T07:13:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T12:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=6012"},"modified":"2015-04-21T07:16:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T12:16:43","slug":"1953-corvette-125-scale-amt-model-kit-910-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=6012","title":{"rendered":"1953 Corvette 1:25 Scale AMT Model Kit #910 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Right On Replicas, LLC SnapShot Review 20150421*
\n1953 Corvette 1:25 Scale AMT Model Kit #910 Review
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Review and Photos by Doug Cole \"Doug\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0Every Corvette is special but none, perhaps, more than the first one!\u00c2\u00a0 It was a car that should never have been born.\u00c2\u00a0 Built in a garage in Flint, MI development was kept under the radar from the top brass at GM for most of 1952.\u00c2\u00a0 Launched on a shoestring budget, there wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t any money for sheet metal dies so they turned to a newly developed medium: fiberglass, for the body panels.\u00c2\u00a0 Panned by hotrod enthusiasts of the day for lack of a V-8 or manual transmission, it was, not much more than a snappy little runabout.\u00c2\u00a0 Then something awesome happened in 1955!\u00c2\u00a0 The genius and enthusiasm of Zora Duntov jammed a V-8 under the hood and the legend of Corvette was on its way.\u00c2\u00a0 Today the Corvette is still a bargain priced luxury sports car (a Ferrari is over $230,000) and it’s stunning appearance and performance are the crown jewels of the GM lineup, but it never would have happened without the 1953 Corvette.<\/p>\n

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For the modeler:<\/strong> This is a review of the 1953 Corvette 1:25 Scale AMT Model Kit #910\/12. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rated a Skill Level 2 kit by AMT for moderate builders.\u00c2\u00a0 That might be a little conservative as some of the assemblies take some advanced skills. \u00c2\u00a0This is considered a \"000b\"<\/a> Re-Release as the original kit was issued in the mid-seventies with an update around 1993. The kit is molded in White, Clear, Chrome and has soft vinyl tires. It comes with waterslide decals and instructions.\u00c2\u00a0 The custom version tires are tampo printed Goodyear Polyglas GT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and the stock wheels are tampo printed wide whitewall tires.\u00c2\u00a0 The kit features a nicely detailed 23-piece Blue Flame Stovebolt Six engine. The engine looks good in the bay and it has a few other details to bring that part of the car to life.\u00c2\u00a0 The dashboard is well detailed and adds to the sharp looking \"001\"<\/a> interior.\u00c2\u00a0 The fact that this is an old tooling design does show up, so although this model can turn out to look like the audacious first Corvette did, it will take some work to get there.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the things you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll probably run into is the ride height which can be corrected in most cases by taking some of the upper mating surfaces and lower door panels down with a rotary grinder.\u00c2\u00a0 Aside from that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find the usual number of parting line flash and ejector pin marks present on many of the pieces.\u00c2\u00a0 Careful removal and sanding will address those issues. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0This model can be built two ways as either stock or custom.\u00c2\u00a0 Overall dimensions are: Length: 6\u00c2\u00bd\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, Width: 2\u00c2\u00be\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, Height: 2\u00c2\u00bc\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n

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I went with the Americana style paint and decal set for this build and it turned out looking like someone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s SCCA racer from the time period with the kit supplied Polyglas tires and wire wheels.\u00c2\u00a0 This kit also includes a nice looking uptop that simply sits on the car for display.
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