Bills72sj Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 This is a model of a car I thought a lot about of years ago. It was what I dreamt of giving my daughter if I had one. (I didn’t. I have 3 boys) Anyway, The kit was AMT’s 70 ½ Baldwin-Motion Camaro. I loved the L-88 style hood and spoilers but didn’t like the graphics. To replace them, I had Keith Marks make me up a set of metallic magenta SS stripes. A few of them got rubbed through in the mail so he kindly made me two more sets (for free no less!) As it turned out I’m glad I had all the spares. I had a hell of a time laying them on the curvaceous hood bulge. I ended up using 8-10 pieces to get it fairly decent. The rear stripes were just as bad. It took 5 stripes to get two right. I am really pleased how all the lights turned out especially the front turn signals. I BMF’d the buckets, then yellow Sharpie’d the clear lenses. I knew they would be too yellow, so I orange markered the BMF inside the buckets. That gave me that amber color I was shooting for. I then silver dotted the nipples. The headlight buckets were also BMF’d then, I blue dotted the lenses before gluing them in with Testor’s clear window maker. The interior was a challenge. Most all of my model’s interiors, are basic black. This time I wanted to try something different. I thought gray would be good but by itself it was too plain. I started painting the inserts with metallic burgundy but it wasn’t covering very well. I stopped and painted a silver base coat then applied the burgundy. I used a red Ultra-fine point Sharpie to draw the piping. The dash and package tray in gray still did not look right, so I changed them to semi gloss black. I also did the console and the armrests to tie it all together. As much as I dread doing interiors, at least it turned out halfway decent. I was going to put gauge water slide decals on, but after the 3 hour ordeal with the hood, I just wasn’t up for it. At least the glove box got a “Camaro” script. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Freaking sweet!!!...i love these Camaros!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Another excellent build. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Beautiful looking finish on this build. I wouldn't have thought of the Magenta colored stripes but they sure look good here. The extra effort on the interior also adds a great deal to the appearance. The contrasting colors on the seats and dash is something GM should have offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Looks great..... I owned a 1973 350 RS, wish I hadn't sold it. They are such a great looking design. Love the white with red trim. Well done. If this one hits a speed bump, the exhaust is toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Peter Lombardo said: Looks great..... I owned a 1973 350 RS, wish I hadn't sold it. They are such a great looking design. Love the white with red trim. Well done. If this one hits a speed bump, the exhaust is toast. You are correct. Trailer loading may be an issue too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 a great kit! tuned out great, decas can be a pain, right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 great job , love the color and strip combo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 That's pretty sharp! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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