Posted are pics of both my 1/8 and 1/16 scale IROC models...fashioned after my 87 IROC.

The 1/8 Scale IROC strengths are the engine compartment where I had to fabricate a lot of the air conditioning/smog equipment...and the red "pimp" felt that I used on the headliner, interior panels, and carpet with homemade sun visors.

The 1/16 Scale stronge point was the Candy Apple paint job that was airbrushed on with a coat of clear. The 1/8 Scale was painted using "lame" srpay can model paint that didn't go on as well as the 1/8 scale. I wished that I could have painted the 1/8 scale correctly with the air brush. Out of the 2 the 1/16 scale is my favorate thanks to the paint job and the doors/hatch that open...unlike the 1/8 scale where they don't open.

Comments welcome.

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/dmayans77...ir=/IROC+Model
David

 

daaamn! how much is such a model and where can i get it?

 

Nice models.

Freeze,

Both models can be found on Ebay, be prepared to pay $50 or more for each model.

 

If those pics of the front end were any more degraded I'd never know that it wasn't a real IROC. Good job on the models.

 

Nice job on the models. I've got the 1/8 scale stuffed in my 18 year olds bedroom closet. Hope he hasn't messed it up. I never finished it.

 

Now I remember why I didn't finish it... sort of like real life. I tubbed it by forming tubs from sheet plastic and was wedging the blown hemi engine from another kit between the wheel wells.

Maybe I ought to finish it. Maybe I should post a couple pics of the progress [(halted about 10 years ago... ]).

 

Now I remember why I didn't finish it... sort of like real life. I tubbed it by forming tubs from sheet plastic and was wedging the blown hemi engine from another kit between the wheel wells.

Maybe I ought to finish it. Maybe I should post a couple pics of the progress (halted about 10 years ago...

 

here is a picture of my 1/16 scale 1987 Iroc-z

 

and the car it was modeled after

 

Of the 2 the 1/16 scale is my favorate. I think that the body is closer to the real thing. The 1/8 scale size is nice...but the Tires are all wrong...they provided 255 instead of stock 245 Gatorbacks...which really afects the overall look of the car and how it sits.

Now if I could transfer the 1/8 scale's engine bay to the 1/16 scale..we would be in business.

 

I agree the 1/16 scale is best, the 1/8 scale is TOO BIG, I couldn't get my 1/8 scale 85 Iroc-z into my display case

 

They used the tires that were originally in the '85 Corvette 1/8 scale kit. I've never measured the tires to see if they are scaled correctly, but even if they're dead-on, how much difference could there be in a scaled down ten millimeters? That would equate to a little more than one millimeter in width, and even less than that in sidewall height. If the model doesn't sit right (I haven't built mine yet, so I don't know personally) I'd say the discrepency probably lies somewhere other than the tires. But I digress.

 

Matt
The sidewall height of the 1/8 scale doesn't look like the real thing. Since I have the real thing a couple footsteps away in my garage...I can see that they (tires) are wrong proportion--the writing on the tire themselves say "255/50/16". Not saying that the 1/8 scale isn't cool..it is, but on a scale of 1-10 for authenticty ...10 being real thing...I would rate it a 7.5. The 1/16 scale on the other hand is closer "9".

 

what is the manufacturer of the 1/8 model, the one i have is made by monogram is of an early black third gen iroc, just opened it from original wrapper last year, was going to leave it closed and never open, but model got the best of me, was going to sell it with iroc, but decided to keep model, also revell has a good model 1/25 of the 35 ann ss camaro, might be a good diea to get one for u collectors looking for a keeper!

 

I'd like to get ahold of that 1/8th to make an RC car like my 1/6th PT Cruiser and 1/18th Camaro...Where exactly do I look for one?

 

I'd even be more than happy to take that OS15 back out of the PT. It'll do 60 on the highway with me following in a car!