Jekled Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) Hey all - newbie here. Thought I'd share some photos of my latest build... 1/25th smaller than what I'm used to! This is my '65 El Camino, and I thought that while it's below freezing I'd build a model of the real thing. I'll be kit-bashing the following: AMT's '65 El Camino Revell's '65 Z16/Malibu 2-door Revell's '94 Impala SS So far, the only thing from the AMT offering used will be the body, glass, and bumpers. The Impala will donate it's engine/trans & wheels/tires, and the bulk of the kit will be of the Z16 (it has the most inherent detail). My car has a bench seat, and none of the kits offer a bench front seat... so, take the back seat of the '65 coupe, cut it free, attach the package shelf from the Elky kit, and make a front bench seat. I cut off the rear "extensions" of the coupe side panels to make a new interior "bucket". In reality the coupe & Elky share nearly the same doors, so it's a wash in scale. I cut free the 1/2 wheelhouses from the coupe body, and grafted them onto the chassis 1/2 wheelhouses, and started to hand fab the various accessories - puke tank, PS reservoir & cooler, electrical box, WW jug, and Cruise control module. The engine is nearly correct (prototype has a '96), but the air filter box & homeplate are correct. I'll need to alter the intake manifold slightly. I'll keep you posted as progress allows (and if I remember to take photos!) Edited December 27, 2012 by Jekled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartster Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Welcome aboard. Looks like a great replication project. Keep the progress coming ! Bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Nice wheels, and this will be a nice model. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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