AMT 1/25 Scale Chevy Corvette ZR-1. Full Build Video. 

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.

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.

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.

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 !

Though a challenge to build, it turned out beautifully. Thank you for sharing. 😊

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.

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!

Well, the colour is really amazing. A wounderful vibrant green. I really like. It became a really good model😀

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.

From Facebook, nice video, new sub, cant wait to your see next video 👍

Thanks for posting your excellent video showing the building and painting of your AMT '70 Corvette ZR-1!

Beutiful build! It is a challenging model. Your finished product shows you clearly got past them! Well done!

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.

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. 👍

Beautiful build! Great color! It doesn't hurt that I'm a Corvette guy. I Subscribed 😎👍

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.

Compared to me you’re a highly qualified professional model builder.

I have never realy liked any sports cars but... I love the Stingray. You have done an amazing job here. 11 out of 10.

Nice video and great looking Vette!

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

Awesome job on the Corvette!! Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for this - looking to do the soft top that's just been released by R2 so this will come in very handy!

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.

Looks really really nice! I realy like the green too! Motor looks awesome! Excellent build!

Pink primer for the interior and possibly a larger tip might give better coverage

Looks great to me, nice work!

great kit i have the same one.

Amazing stuff. Glad you promoted yourself on reddit. I love your approach to this sort of content. I'll be back

saw your post on fb. love your work! love those vettes. subd

Great work on this build. That’s really stunning work. Thanks for sharing.

Turned out great, love the paint job.

Excellent!! Work!! :)

Beautiful build on this Vette!

good looking build

very nice model !!

Looks cool.

Fantastic looking build, great color. I'll have to remember those fitment issues for when I build this kit.🤓👍

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 👍🏼

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.

Nice job on a challenging kit!! Love your easy approach to issues and how you power through regardless!!

liked this so much I have subscribed

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

I found a much better way to present carpeting in models. Use Micropore tape (medical tape) and paint over it. Looks pretty good.

You do amazing work.

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!

Following from FB. Good job, this one looked like a challenge.

Great job nice color choice 👍

NEAT KIT, BUT SOME HIGH PERFORMANCE PARTS WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL TO GET. KUDOS ON THE BUILD!

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.

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!

I’m not feeling the interior color on a green car, but you have excellent painting skills. I also love my tamiya panel scriber

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

I can see you had the same fitment issues with the hood that I am having with the current Corvette I’m doing.

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

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.

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.

How do you know when to use 12, 14, 15psi, and what's the reason why you spray at different pressures? Thanks!

Puke pink interior???? With green????

Try a Tamiya model next. You'll gain confidence. But for content...

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.

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….