Camaro kit question

[NOBLNG]

Which one of these is a better kit to build? I eventually want to build one and the other is going to go for parts.

Thanks, Greg

Edited February 24, 2021 by NOBLNG

[John Pol]

The top is a better kit the buttom one the body is not right

[NOBLNG]

I was just typing in a further query as to whether the bodies came from the same mold or not when you replied. Thanks!

[mike 51]

i believe it's the same kit  Z28 has small block and stock wheels  the other is a big block with custom wheels .  other minor differences.

[Plowboy]

9 minutes ago, John Pol said:

The top is a better kit the buttom one the body is not right

How so? They're both Revell kits. How could the bodies be any different? The F and F Camaro looks like the same Yenko kit from years ago. 

[mike 51]

i think he's confusing the Revell kit with the AMT   gotta read those boxes more carefully?

[NOBLNG]

23 minutes ago, mike 51 said:

i believe it's the same kit  Z28 has small block and stock wheels  the other is a big block with custom wheels .  other minor differences.

Ok, so I cracked open both boxes...and most of it is identical. Casting numbers are the same on the trees for the body, interior, hood, tires etc. The only differences are the chrome tree and the engine tree. Thanks Guys.

[Oldcarfan27]

At first glance, I thought the same thing that John Pol thought.

Both brands look very similar, I get them mixed up a lot!

Same problem with the Smokey and the Bandit Trans Ams.

[Casey]

23 minutes ago, mike 51 said:

i think he's confusing the Revell kit with the AMT

Yes, I think so, as there were '69 Yenko Camaros under the Fast & Furious label from both Revell and AMT. Avoid all AMT '69 Camaro kits, period.

Both kits are very similar, Greg, based on the same design work. The RS/SS has a Small Block Chevy V8, the Yenko version a Big Block Chevy V8. Wheels, grilles, and tail/brake/backup lights are different, but mostly everything else is the same. Both build well without major issues.

[keyser]

AMT is body to avoid. They did FF too.