Stage 1: engine

The Revell user guide starts the building process from the engine so I decided to do the same.

first I decided to cut out all the parts that are needed for the engine. I managed to get some blood out of my thumb with a knife when doing this so let's try to be more careful from now on.

Here is a picture of all the parts needed for the engine.

Engine and gearbox were originally fixed together but I decided to cut them away from each other. My plan is to hide a small electric motor inside the engine housing and get an axle out from the gearbox.

Here is the idea that I am planning.

I also found an old cell phone from my shelves and decided to try if I can use the vibration motor to make the cooling propeller run.

After some (careful) knife usage I was able to hide the vibration motor inside the V8 block.

The Start

I have already started the building process a bit of earlier than I started writing this blog.
But no worries I have taken pictures all from the beginning.

Here are couple of pictures of the set that I am working on.

Hello World!

This blog is here to tell a story of a 1:8 scale Corvette Stingray 65 building process.
I have no idea how long it will take but we'll see :-)

I have bought a Revell 1:8 set to make this happen. However as a diy man I want to put also a bit of my own spice into the soup.

At least these goals and specifications should be fulfilled along the way:

- the Vette has to be remote controlled: forward/backward movement, steering
- doors have to open and close
- driving lights have to be illuminated
- engine has to look like it is rolling: cooling propeller has to rotate
- there has to be a functioning suspension

I try to make all above mentioned features happen in a way that the car still looks like real.
Let's start with these specs and let's see if we can figure out more along the way.

I am happy to hear your comments as the project goes forward

Happy reading,
DIYMAN