disconovaman Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Here is My "Street Outlaws" style Street Racer... Johnny Cash sang "Bad News travels like wild fire"... So I'm callin this Big Block, duel quad, ProStreet 69 Camaro The Bad News Camaro... I got this as a build up 3 weeks ago... and rebuilt it as fast as I could lol! These revell 69 camaros are in my wheelhouse as I've lost count on how many I've built. The old superstition is you don't paint a race car green so that's why I did it... "Now Go get that money" Hope you like it... The first pic is how I got it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Not a fan of those wheels, but otherwise, Hella Cool! What's the paint? It looks very close to '69 Camaro Rally Green and you got a nice finish on it too. Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Very nice redo and EXCELLENT paint! I don't think one could have too many Revell '69 Camaros! I do think that's one of Revell's best ever made subjects! Never heard any complaints about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconovaman Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 Thanks Guys! Yes I agree, It's my favorite model kit ever made... The paint is Mystic emerald by Testors And to me it does look like Kelly green or Rally green depending on year... and those wheels although not my favorite are a specific choice due to the fact that I've built so many with every wheel and tire imaginable lol... And these wheels are popular among the Drag racing community, Kamikaze has them the Elco... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Got my fair share of the Revell '69s... Including a few of the 1/12 scale kits.. None are the Foose editions... I also got a pace car decal sheet for doing up a 1/25 convertible kit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Great looking model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Yep! Nice build.... ☺️? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 looks great and fantastic color.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Nice Camaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Great save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Looks great! Great color choice and a real nice finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconovaman Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 Thanks to everyone for all the positivity. I think what helped the build move so fast was the fact that the body wasn't painted. thankfully the orginal Yenko was molded in yellow. I have built every version of the Revell Camaro since 1990 and here is some breif history surrounding the car. At the time the Revell-Monogram merger happened, the team knew they wanted a 1/25th camaro based on the 1/12th car. They worked hard to get the car released so fast... about 18 months from the initial proposal and plan albeit they already had the format with the 1/12th car. There are some differences between the two but by comparison they're the same car. They're actually two versions of the blue Z28 one with the RS Grill emblem and then in an effort to correct their nearly perfect kit, a new grill was tooled without the RS badge due to consumer complaints and reports that the Z28 with the RS package didn't have that emblem. It's hard to find that grill nowadays because when the convertable was anounced the RS grill tooling was modified for the SS emblem. I was also excited to see the Pace car convertable anounced in 1994. The decal sheet was outsourced and was a bad call as the company tried to use silver leaf backing and this caused the decals to disintegrate in water. This mistake was corrected about a year later however the initial sales were effected when word got around. The kit didn't have good sales until the box art was changed and the Pace car curse was lifted. I have learned little tricks to improve on perfection like sanding the back from the grill to open it up. The dash is smooth all the way to the windshield but if you trim off where the pad meets the actual dash on the real car and add styrene sheet to the back it makes the pad more realistic. The firewall has two tiny flat spots where the hoses would go into the heaterbox, they can be drilled and hose can be run for an extra detail. The doors are easy to open on this kit as well. I could go on and on but I think I'll start an On the workbench thread soon and show all my techinques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdgamble Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Awesome build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Thank you very much!!!!!..... ☺️? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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