{"id":2236,"date":"2021-02-21T01:24:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T00:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2021-02-21T19:25:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T18:25:48","slug":"1976-chevrolet-corvette-c3-stingray-6-wide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/?p=2236","title":{"rendered":"1976 Chevrolet Corvette C3 \u201cStingray\u201d (6-Wide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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My first commissioned model: A 6-wide Chevrolet Corvette C3 \u201cStingray\u201d, based on Zeto Vince\u2019s model<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I built this one for a colleague who wanted to have it as a gift for a her husband. They have one of these beauties in their garage, so it\u2019s a very special model for them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When I saw the C3 in George Pantaleon\u2019s (AKA Zeto Vince) and Mattia Zamboni\u2019s book \u201cHow to Build Dream Cars with Lego Bricks\u201d<\/a> I knew that one day I would build one myself. I also remembered the Corvette from one of our department\u2019s summer parties. So why not build one for them? My colleague loved the idea and gave me a go for it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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So a couple of weeks ago I started to rebuild the C3 from the book with LDD. But I wasn\u2019t satisfied with the typical \u201choles\u201d in the corners of the City mudguards. So I started to modify the models by using Speed Champions mudguards and wheels instead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The rear mudguards made it necessary to modify the rear end of the model replacing the inclined rear end by a more conventional SNOT design. The roof had also to be mounted in a \u201cStuds Up\u201d position to work with the mudguards.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The original model represents an earlier version (ca. 1967) of the C3, but I wanted to built a later (ca. 1976) model to represent the real car. So I changed some more details on the front end and the sides to get closer to that version. I also modified the roof to have detachable \u201cT-Top\u201d elements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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After the start with LDD I continued the work with Studio for renderings and instructions with a complete set of the used elements. These were my first instructions made with Studio and I really like the \u201cmanual\u201d approach of Studio compared to the much more \u201cautomatic\u201d way of LDD. The export function of Studio for instructions is great to get a PDF for a printed booklet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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With Bricklink\u2019s upload function it was also easy to upload the parts list and order the parts. Three orders later I was able to built the real model. After taking a set of pictures I disassembled it and packed the bricks in plastic bags. One of the card boxes from the Bricklink orders had the perfect size for this custom \u201cset\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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There are still a lot of similarities to the original model from the book, especially on the front end and the hood, so thanks to Zeto Vince for his inspirational work. If you are a fan of cars built with Lego bricks I can strongly recommend the book<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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I\u2019m really satisfied with the result. I hope you like it, too :-))<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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My first commissioned model: A 6-wide Chevrolet Corvette C3 \u201cStingray\u201d, based on Zeto Vince\u2019s model. I built this one for a colleague who wanted to have it as a gift for a her husband. They have one of these beauties in their garage, so it\u2019s a very special model for them. When I saw the … Continue reading 1976 Chevrolet Corvette C3 \u201cStingray\u201d (6-Wide)<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[2,4,10],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p54WOz-A4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2236"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2249,"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236\/revisions\/2249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brix.nilso.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}