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[Mike]

VEHICLE: 2006 Chevrolet Camaro concept
KIT MANUFACTURER: AMT
PRICE PAID: $8.99
KIT #: 38467
SCALE: 1/25
YEAR PRODUCED: 2007
CURBSIDE OR FULL DETAIL: Full detail

OVERALL RATING 1-5: 3
(1 being lowest, 5 being highest):

The kit comes with gray styrene, clear, red, and chrome sprues. One decal sheet is included with car emblems and licence plates. The stripes on mine were robbed from one of my '69 Camaro kits. Initial inspection of the kit shows a pretty clean new mold that I only needed my "fine" (600-800 grit) sanding stick to remove mold lines. There is flash on a couple small parts (easily removed), and sink marks in the tire rim spokes which was a bit disappointing. The seat halves didn't fit well either, but it's nothing a spot of putty and a little sanding can’t fix. The body did have a couple mold lines at the bottom rear corner of the side windows that are not in a convenient spot, but not impossible to remove either. Overall fit of the kit is great. The only trouble spots came when I went to mount the motor in the chassis. The headers were too long and caused the engine not to sit flush. Cutting the end of the headers back slightly cured this problem. The other issue with fit comes with the chassis and body on final assembly. The chassis does not fit tight, and slides front to back, but can be set in place. Again, not a huge issue, but something one wouldn't expect from a new tool kit. The engine/engine bay are very simplistic, but it’s a concept car and 1:1 photos showed the same and is accurate. The interior is simplistic also, but with some paint, can be dressed up without issue.

Overall, I would recommend this kit as something for a beginner or experienced builder. The kit does have a ton of potential. AMT could include a set of rally stripes for the kit, seeing's that many builds I've seen of this kit have them.

[Jairus]

Nice clean build there Mike... what was your last name?
Please refer to the forum rules and post your name in the signature box found in your profile section.

Other than that you build very nice and have a good sense of color. I suggest you might take better pictures with more light and a steadier hand. Try a tripod or... set your camera on closeup mode. Either way, sharper pictures will better show off your very clean building style.

Welcome to MCM Forums.

[crispy]

I definitely have to agree with your review. I have not yet put mine together, but initial mock ups and parts quality leap to my mind.
Your Camaro is gorgeous. I really love your colors as Jairus mentioned.
Chris

[Mike]

Nice clean build there Mike... what was your last name?
Please refer to the forum rules and post your name in the signature box found in your profile section.

Other than that you build very nice and have a good sense of color. I suggest you might take better pictures with more light and a steadier hand. Try a tripod or... set your camera on closeup mode. Either way, sharper pictures will better show off your very clean building style.

Welcome to MCM Forums.

Last name is added. I do plan on building a photo box where I can get clean photos and lighting consistently. That is something on the top priority list for sure.

Thank you for the kind comments on the build also. It is much appreciated.

[George]

Very nice job Mike.Is the glass a one piece unit or is the side glass seperate from the front and back.

[bjscustommodels]

Hi Mike thanks for the Review

[monsterman]

Cool review, been thinking about getting the kit now I think you've got me talked into it.

[LT]

Good review and a nice job on the completed model.

[robertw]

Nice build. I like how you did the wheels. Considering the many variations that I've seen built using this kit it's going to be one of the most popular kits of the year.

rob w

[cruz]

I finished mine yesterday, but before that I found by advice of a friend and by putting the model together that the front wheels and tires sat outside the fenders in the front and had to do a bit of surgery to the inside rim to fix this.......................