heinz74 Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) i guess everybody on this forum knows this kit..and by now a lot have built it i was looking for this kit for some time but they are not so common over here ,but after a year or so i found one on german Ebay.. always wanting to build me a large scale Z/28 ,i was a little dissapointed discovering that in this issue called 'street machine' (2816)..the kit doesn't include any of the Z/28 stripes.. so i packed it back up and kinda forgot about it.. a few months later i got me some inspiration and started of anyways..i don't stash i build.. this is what i ended up with... knowing that not everybody likes the restified/pro touring thing..im sticking my neck out.. the colour is Mini/Bmw i had leftover on my workshopshelf from a paintjob done on a real Cooper S normal automotive Standox bascoat with 2 comp clearcoat...and i didn't feel the need for polishing afterwards the stripes are some normal black basecoat which i had real fun masking.(not) i didn't wnt to change a lot of the cars original set up ,like butchering the big 427 Corvette for its engine so i stuck with the original small block... although the Z/28 came with a high revving 302..i 'pretended',this one has a 350 with the super expensive crossram intake manifold ... although i did add some brake and fuel lines etc ..this kit is pretty nice as is ,even if it's an old issue unlike my 57,no factory overspray this time..restified remember?..pretty much boxstock except for the Bilstein shocks... mostly stock Z/28 inside except for the wheel and gauge pod instead of the AM radio the discbrakes are from Revell's GT500 kit...wheels are Ebay... by the way this was the first time ever i used BMF on all the chrome trim except the bumpers ..they were damaged in the last 20 years anyways..the antenna is a piece of steel rod... all the scripts/emblems are the Modelcargarage PE set which is a gift from heaven..drybrushing these things at this scale is near impossible .. i hope you people like it...it took me 3 months to build in the limited free time i have.. still i'm hoping to find a real 1/12 Camaro kit..and build one stock..my guess is they will look nice together... this will probably find it's home in the same vitrine like my 57 Belair.. considering i only plan on building 2-3 large scale cars a year it'll suffice next up it's a 1/8 '65 Corvette!.. Edited March 2, 2016 by heinz74 link for photo
Casey Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Beautiful workmanship, Henry. Very, very clean BMF application, too.
kennb Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Just a great job on this,,,,,looks like the real thing and had me going until I saw the chassis with the car on its side,,,,,,,dont think you would do that to a real one,,,
Mooneyzs Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Wow this is an Impressive and Beautiful build... I love the Pro Touring look you went with as well as you knocked it out of the park with the color. that metallic gray with the black stripes looks killer!!
aksarben Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Absolutely beautiful! Nailed the stance and it looks ready for the autocross! Steve
ScrappyJ Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I agree with everyone else. Beautiful and very well done!
jeffs396 Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 WOW!!! Super realistic and that color combo really looks GREAT!
futurattraction Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 You've done a fantastic job on this build, Henry. I love the color of the body and your striping job looks great! Just a really, really nice job all the way around.
sjordan2 Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 I agree that it looks like the real thing. Beautiful paint and detail.
semijoe Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 oh my god man ! this car brings back a lot of memories. what a wonderful and beautiful build, hats off sir
Kennyboy Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Just gorgeous Henry! Supreme quality on the detail!!
dpride Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 The car looks great in this color. Also, all the textures are realistic. I have one of these unbuilt kits from 2o+ years ago but I don't build this scale anymore. Good job on the car.
the goon Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Man, what a beauty You did a great job, really does look full size. Mark
heinz74 Posted October 13, 2013 Author Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) Thank you people ,for all the positive feedback in time i will build me a stock one in red ..i'm also kind of curious if the Foose kit that's coming this year will still include all the stock parts thinking the big GT500 sells for small money overhere (about 55euro's)..the 'new' Camaro should be less expensive for me than buying and shipping a vintage Z28 kit from the USA we'll see....first the ancient '65 Corvette in 1/8 which is sitting on my garageworkbench now..Man that's one huge kit! by the way ...nobody noticed the rearbumper on my 69? Edited October 13, 2013 by heinz74
Hawk312 Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 That looks great! Nice work on the brake details, and on the black stripes.
Ira Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 BEAUTIFUL BUILD HENRY! Excellent Paint & Detailing, Very Realistic...
peekay Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 Wonderful!!! Absolutely beautiful work throughout!
Nacho Z Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 That is such a beautiful model. So clean and precise. Absolutely gorgeous!
Aukoue Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 Oh my God! This is beyond amazing. May I know how long you've been doing this for? It's my dream to make a model like this one one day. If you showed me any of those pictures (besides the one where the Camaro is on its side) and told me it's you uncle's car, I'd believe you, really!
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