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.