CREATING A PROTOTYPE

Length of Time

1:64 scale - 45 days

1:24 scale - 75 days

1:18 scale - 90 days

The prototype is orginally sculpted in clay by hand.  This is a very meticulous process that takes a lot of patience and focus.  As you can see from the image below of our 1:64 1978 Corvette clay prototype, the precision of the sculpting is quite impressive. 

From the clay prototype, a resin prototype is produced.  This resin sample allows our production team to view the car in great detail.  The replica is reviewed extensively at this stage so that we may catch any major changes that need to take place.  We also send the prototype to the licensor of the car for review and comments.       

Changes at this stage are crucial and necessary.  After this stage, the car mold will be cut in steel and any major flaws that are not detected can be very expensive to change and potentially set a project back for a couple of months.     

 Production of Steel Mold and First Shot