mustang1989

Dude that is one clean build right there. Wow man!!!!

Man I didn't know you stopped building Ray. Glad to see you get back in the picture with this ol' gal though. No screw ups here. lol. Weathering is lookin' good.

When I started this project in January I thought I was looking at a 3 month project. What followed was a seven month venture to pump some life into my first ever auto build which dates back 35 years. All in all the old build was in decent shape as I'd managed to keep it encased since first building it at age 13. When I left home at age 19 for the Army I left this build and several others behind where it stayed all this time until I finally picked it up from my parents house and put it in my display case here at home where it's spent the last 5 years. When I started on it 7 months ago there was no engine and the interior was.......well ........you know ...........very "Monogram" basic. I had alot of work ahead of me which I found out throughout the course of the re-build. I ended up using a total of five other kits to piece some of the missing pieces together (one of which was a newer Revell Camaro release kit to "update" this old dog of a kit with some of the parts that Monogram had failed to put in their kit) , hood and wheels were donations from good friends here on the forums (thanks be to Dee Cee and Paul). Powertrain/ drive train was from the AMT Chevelle SS396 kit. I ended up spending ALOT of time in the interior as well as the engine compartment. All badging is from PE fret for the Revell Camaro kits and the paint is GM paint code 79U--Mystic Teal Metallic, a paint that was used in the late 90's/ early 2000's on GM vehicles (Camaro's / Firebirds being in that line up). I also opted to transform this into an SS which took a little fancy foot work with the grille but I managed to pull it all off okay. I'm pretty happy with the results although the kit (as well as me) had it's limitations. lol. I'd like to thank everyone who followed along and encouraged me along the way on this trip back in time. With that.......here's the shots.Before: After shots:

Thanks Dave and Carl. As a matter of fact I'd like to thank all of you who followed along or took the time to encourage me along the way with this build. It has truly been an experience, I can tell ya that. lol. This puppy has been moved to the "Under Glass" Section.

Man you guys are popping up with the RARE ones here. In my entire life I've seen two of the Laguna cars and that was as a kid. I thought those things looked awesome. I don't think I ever saw the Can Am car. I did see alot of the Grand Am's though. Cool mix of cars here.

Over all stance looks pretty dang good Dave. Looking forward to seeing this one at the finish line.

Thank you Jeremy and Tim. I finished up with the chassis as of this morning. The base chassis is all original down to paint and detailing through much younger eyes. I did do some repair painting here and there and applied a light wash on the fuel tank to bring out some of the detail.I think I touched the chassis up when I was around 16 or so with all the details. The front suspension, rear differential and leaf springs are all replacement parts and I had to make a custom driveshaft using the end pieces and some aluminum tubing. The mufflers are from the newer Revell Camaro release and the lead and tailpipes are silver solder. And with that......we're off to emblems and bumpers and a few touch ups here and there.

Very nice work! Love the color and the details.

Man thanks JC. Been out of the loop from here now going on three weeks. Had lots going on at home but am still building. Well folks I've got the engine compartment finished. There are some things that are wrong and more things I could've added to the actual bay itself but hey, ya gotta know when to say "when" at some point. I chose to do a simple "fill in" at the passenger side rear of the engine bay where Monogram placed the battery initially and install it in the correct location. You'll see that the two rectangular holes for the hood hinges have been filled in and the molded in crappy wire details were removed from the firewall, the original master cylinder was overhauled and detailed along with the added brake lines and a windshield washer bottle was added (along with the battery) from the newer Revell Camaro release. Radiator hoses were constructed out of 16 gauge electrical wire and a dullcoat applied over both. Hose clamps were made from spare PE frets. All of the molded in detail on both fender wells was removed which instantly improved the engine bay appearance to me. Ya know.......I just realized..............I'm almost done with this one and have absolutely no clue what my next auto build will be.

Back in tha saddle again with it!!!! YESSSSS!!!! Cmon' with yo bad self Steve!!!

Man I hate it when that happens JC. Looking very much forward to the recovery. Hang in there JC as this one'll be another good one in the books when its finished.

I do like this one so far JC. Nice work adapting that hood over. Been out for a little bit so I need to go check out that Falcon of yours......................

Well looky here!!! Another Monogram Camaro. Good color choice and I'm liking the BMF work.

I really like this build so far as there are some good details in it that you're really bringing out. It's definitely bringing back some memories , that's for sure.

You already know how I feel about this one.......................

That's a familiar look. Fabulous progress.

Tim it has been a truly great experience watching this beauty come together. I always learn a lot through watching your builds.

Haven't seen this kit. Nice save on that warpage issue Dave.

and with the completed SS grille and lower air deflector( from the more accurate Revell release) glued in place. Keep in mind that the whole front end is NOT glued onto the body yet hence the large gaps between the facia and body in front of the wheel wells and at the sides of the grill to body. Still working on correcting the stance at the front and still gotta bumper to go but that'll be one of the last things that gets installed.

Sneak peek shot. Still got a lot of work left to do. I've gotta figure out what's keeping the "real" car body sitting up in the front some and have to level things out a bit in the rear due to being a little high on the drivers side but we're getting there.........

You're sure to do that hangin' around this place. I came here around 4 years ago for the same reason as the forums that I was on at the time didn't lend themselves to as much help , or talent for that matter, as this place had. I have since found some of these helpful folks out and about in the modeling community on the other forums and am here to tell you that where ever you are now in modeling you can expect to get nothing but better as time progresses. Keep posting builds and pictures and ask LOTS of questions. Keep going no matter how big the successes or failures are and you'll blow yourself away with some of the tricks you'll be learning throughout your stay here. BTW........Welcome aboard Terry.

Nice work Andre. Sweet!!!!

Thanks a ton for your input Jeremy, Rusty, Carl , Randy and Erroll! Rusty: I really do appreciate the suggestion but I'm going to have to draw the line somewhere bud. I've thrown about everything I've got at this one (to include money) and am ready to get this one in the books. Not that I'm going to be in a rush to finish what I need to , just don't wanna add anything else to the list right now. Thanks again. Erroll: Thanks for your comments as well. Am I reading that right...........Afghanistan? Wow man! I spent a couple of years in Iraq about a decade ago.

Both are excellent ideas and I appreciate you guys feedback. It'd suck to go through all the hell I've went through of getting everything the way I want with my 69 Camaro and goofing it all up with the emblem install. Thanks again fellas.

Looks fantastic Tim!!!! What are you using to adhere your emblems to the body? I'm almost scared to death to put mine on as it's a fair amount of risk involved. lol