TransAmMike Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) I really enjoyed building this model. Goes together pretty easily with just some minor flash and mould line removal. Pet pieve as( with many models) are the bumpers attached to the sprue on the top of the bumper exposing the orange plastic that the kit is moulded in. Another surprise is there are no headlight or taillight bezels in the kit that are on the real car. Molotow (or other)chrome pen with a steady hand rectified that but it would have been nice to have the chrome bezels. The hood is from Lex and did require quite a bit of reshaping, filing and sanding to fit. Still not perfect but I just kinda gave up after getting it close. I also removed the drip rail. The wheels and tires are from my stash. I would have liked the stance to have been a bit lower. Paint is Createx Airbrush Colors Pearl Tangerine with a touch of gold Createx mixed in over Styrynelz gray primer. After the paint dried I misted a light coat of the gold to get a gold highlight. Clear is Rusto Crystal Clear Acrylic Lacquer. I chose to blackout the grill. Thats all folks....thanks for looking😃 Edited September 24, 2021 by TransAmMike 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Hey hey.....boy did that turn out sweet Mike. I like how you creacted the light bezels. That orange just pops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, Zippi said: Hey hey.....boy did that turn out sweet Mike. I like how you creacted the light bezels. That orange just pops. Thanks Buddy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Looks fantastic Mike! The paint is really good and the color is perfect. Really nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 I like this a lot. The hood really complements the body lines well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 The color is really eye catching and a great looking finish. Perfect wheels for this build and the stance looks great. So many of these were modified in just this sort of way when new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Mean looking beast in stunning colour. I've always liked the styling of the early 70's Camaros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 7 hours ago, FLHCAHZ said: Looks fantastic Mike! The paint is really good and the color is perfect. Really nice Thanks Chaz, yep, I really like the color. 5 hours ago, Intmd8r said: I like this a lot. The hood really complements the body lines well. Thanks Steve, yep, I do like how the hood looks on it, but man it took a lot of finessing to get it to almost fit good🙄 5 hours ago, ChrisR said: Very nice! Thank you Chris! 4 hours ago, espo said: The color is really eye catching and a great looking finish. Perfect wheels for this build and the stance looks great. So many of these were modified in just this sort of way when new. Thanks David. I do agree about the wheels. If I would have bought one new back in the day it's exactly what I would have put on it probably the first week I had it. 4 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Mean looking beast in stunning colour. I've always liked the styling of the early 70's Camaros. Thanks Gareth. I agree about the styling. The '70-73 Camaros are probably my favorite of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 If you recall in later years Chevrolet started using a 15" painted Rally wheel on the Z-28 that looked very much like the five spoke mags. By the way they weigh a ton which actually make them counter productive for performance, but they sure looked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, espo said: If you recall in later years Chevrolet started using a 15" painted Rally wheel on the Z-28 that looked very much like the five spoke mags. By the way they weigh a ton which actually make them counter productive for performance, but they sure looked great. I agree David. I kept looking at them in the kit but I wanted it to have the modded look. And btw, the kit rally's wheels look darn nice if you haven't seen them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Nice work, looks good! That's a pretty decent kit, and my favorite body style Camaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4mula1fan Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Nice, clean, killer build Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Hi Mike! That color really "pops" in the sun... and the dash is very nice. Bravo! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Very nice work. I know what you mean on the bezels. I did mine in BMF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 18 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said: Nice work, looks good! That's a pretty decent kit, and my favorite body style Camaro. Thanks Craig, as I've said, my favorite too. 18 hours ago, 4mula1fan said: Nice, clean, killer build Mike! Thank you A.J. 17 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Mike! That color really "pops" in the sun... and the dash is very nice. Bravo! CT Thanks CT, I really do like the pearl Createx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 15 hours ago, Bills72sj said: Very nice work. I know what you mean on the bezels. I did mine in BMF. Thanks Bill. Looks like yours is the Baldwin kit (that I need to get a hold of). The bezels on yours look great as does the whole car. Super cool diorama too👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 9 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Thanks Bill. Looks like yours is the Baldwin kit (that I need to get a hold of). The bezels on yours look great as does the whole car. Super cool diorama too👍 It was the Baldwin kit. I love the hood and spoilers. The stripe package... not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Beautiful Camaro, Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 That is one nifty looking Camaro MIke. Very good job picking out the chrome on the light bezels and that hood looks like a pretty dang good fit from where I'm sitting. Kudos out to you on a job well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted October 9, 2021 Author Share Posted October 9, 2021 On 9/26/2021 at 5:33 AM, PappyD340 said: Looks great! Jist saw your comment. Thank you Larry. On 9/27/2021 at 10:50 PM, slusher said: Beautiful Camaro, Mike! Thanks neighbor. 4 hours ago, mustang1989 said: That is one nifty looking Camaro MIke. Very good job picking out the chrome on the light bezels and that hood looks like a pretty dang good fit from where I'm sitting. Kudos out to you on a job well done. Thank you Joe. That hood took quite a bit of sanding and shaping and a repaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Sweet build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Looks great. Just love the paint 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Very nice! The paint on this thing is killer! Also like the hood and rear spoiler you went with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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