Post by Danno on Aug 27, 2010 17:42:45 GMT -8
Greg Wann, known around these parts as The Master Caster, has produced a resin Cosma Ray kit.
Here are some of the parts his kit includes. As you can see, he casts in a high quality white resin. It looks as good as a styrene kit. His bodies (all of them I’ve seen) have no pinholes or flaws and require very little work. His kits include amazing clear resin bubble tops!
I did not photo all the parts, because it is a lot of pieces! He cast every part from the original master, including two wheel options, except tires and the metal coil springs for the front suspension.
The first view shows some of the major parts, including the body, interior tub, the top hoop, the front and rear bubbles, frosted clear (just like the 1:1) headlight lenses, and the interior “waterfall.” The waterfall shown here was slightly warped because I left it in the sun, not because it came that way. Careful application of a little warm water and it easily straightened out. I broke my top hoop, but Greg quickly provided a replacement for it.
More of the supplied parts, this view shows the interior tub, seats, dashboard, the waterfall after correction of the sun-induced warpage, the front and rear body components, the headrest pods, the red-clear taillights, and the chassis.
Another group of the parts provided in Greg’s kit, this view shows the wheelwell/firewall component, front grilles and bumpers, frosted headlight lenses, two fuel injection options (factory Rochestor or Hilborn mechanical), the side pipes, and two wheel options (Corvette turbine style and wiremag style) with 3-prong knock-offs.
Closer view of the wheel options. These represent two of the three styles of wheels the Cosma Ray has worn over the years. The wheel inserts on the left are Corvette optional turbine wheels; the wheels on the right are American Racing Wiremags. The knockoffs work on either set of wheels.
Here are those spectacular clear resin bubble tops. They are clear and blemish free. Greg’s castings are marvelous!
As I mentioned, Greg’s Cosma Ray kits are complete, requiring only that you provide a replacement for the original kit’s metal coil springs for the front. That’s easy enough; you can rob a third generation (1963-1967) Vette kit of its plastic springs, or you can rob a suitable ball point pen of its spring.
Either way, you add front springs and tires and you’re well on your way to a beautiful, unique model of one of the winning-est show cars ever!
You certainly aren’t going to see a bunch of them everywhere you go.
Next installment, we’ll start building. Stay Tuned.
Here are some of the parts his kit includes. As you can see, he casts in a high quality white resin. It looks as good as a styrene kit. His bodies (all of them I’ve seen) have no pinholes or flaws and require very little work. His kits include amazing clear resin bubble tops!
I did not photo all the parts, because it is a lot of pieces! He cast every part from the original master, including two wheel options, except tires and the metal coil springs for the front suspension.
The first view shows some of the major parts, including the body, interior tub, the top hoop, the front and rear bubbles, frosted clear (just like the 1:1) headlight lenses, and the interior “waterfall.” The waterfall shown here was slightly warped because I left it in the sun, not because it came that way. Careful application of a little warm water and it easily straightened out. I broke my top hoop, but Greg quickly provided a replacement for it.
More of the supplied parts, this view shows the interior tub, seats, dashboard, the waterfall after correction of the sun-induced warpage, the front and rear body components, the headrest pods, the red-clear taillights, and the chassis.
Another group of the parts provided in Greg’s kit, this view shows the wheelwell/firewall component, front grilles and bumpers, frosted headlight lenses, two fuel injection options (factory Rochestor or Hilborn mechanical), the side pipes, and two wheel options (Corvette turbine style and wiremag style) with 3-prong knock-offs.
Closer view of the wheel options. These represent two of the three styles of wheels the Cosma Ray has worn over the years. The wheel inserts on the left are Corvette optional turbine wheels; the wheels on the right are American Racing Wiremags. The knockoffs work on either set of wheels.
Here are those spectacular clear resin bubble tops. They are clear and blemish free. Greg’s castings are marvelous!
As I mentioned, Greg’s Cosma Ray kits are complete, requiring only that you provide a replacement for the original kit’s metal coil springs for the front. That’s easy enough; you can rob a third generation (1963-1967) Vette kit of its plastic springs, or you can rob a suitable ball point pen of its spring.
Either way, you add front springs and tires and you’re well on your way to a beautiful, unique model of one of the winning-est show cars ever!
You certainly aren’t going to see a bunch of them everywhere you go.
Next installment, we’ll start building. Stay Tuned.
