This is my second completion of the year. A couple of years ago I built a Hugger orange COPO for my brother and liked it so much that I decided I had to build one for myself as well. It is not exactly like the last one I built in that one depicted an iron block 427 and this one depicts the ultra rare 1 of 69 ZL-1 aluminum block option. Also, for this one I added the Bowtie emblems on the grill and tail light panels and painted the air cleaner the proper semi-gloss black when a car was equipped with the ZL2 "Super scoop" hood as all COPOs were. This the Revell Yenko kit with the addition of a MCG photo-etch set, Replicas and Minatures of Maryland COPO wheels and American Satco redline tires. There are also some engine compartment decals kit bashed from the Revell RS/SS convertible kit and its superior decal sheet.
The last picture illustrates why it took me so long to finish this one. When it was almost finished, I applied the driver's side door handle too high with Super Glue. This left a nasty mark that I made even worse by applying clear coat with a dirty brush. In the end, I ended up carefully sanding down the door, masking it off as the picture shows, and then refinishing it. For masking, I used Tamiya masking tape for the first time and was very pleased with it. It is very low tack, and I was even able to take it off without disturbing the already applied photo-etch
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