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Ohh so THAT'S what a Baldwin motion camaronis supposed to look like nice work!

SO.. after tinkering a bi with the camaro today i decided to build a work table / storage shelf for my models. Thing is i left the camaro sitting out on the dining table where my 2yr old son was having dinner. I walked back in from the garage to discover the camaro upside down on the kitchen floor with pieces scattered around it. Turn out my son decided that it was an airplane and not a camaro and wanted to see how far it would fly I gathered all the pieces and did an assessment.. here's what it looks like now: I tell ya this thing is cursed haha! So now im trying to decide if i want to repair it.. AGAIN, or just let it die in peace. Any thoughts??

Niiiice! Suoer clean and great color choice. Keep it up

Alright you win.. excellent work!

Very cool, great styling and color scheme

Superb work.. very cool

Nice! The Stagea is a very underestimated wagon, pretty decent amount of power fpr its weight. good color choice too

Ohhhhhhhh man this is freaking sweet.. nailed it!

Nice and clean, well done

Fantastic work! Great detailing

Very nice work

Man this is a super cool concept, well done!

Hah nice! Very cool styiling, nice work

Nice work! That color looks like 'caramel' or something but it works! Really brings out the curves of the car

Finally finished with the first model i've built in over 20 years. It's by no means perfect but my goal here was to re-learn the basic skills of model building and get back into the hobby. i learned a whole lot and more so with every mistake i made.This thing is loaded with mistakes but im keeping it that way as a reminder to avoid these things in the future and also as a base line to gauge my improvement on the next models. But the folks here gave fantastic guidance and great support to make it that much better for the next one, so thanks to all for the help! Enjoy the pics and all comments are welcome.

Yeah i have to say one of the biggest lessons i learned is that maybe you don't always have to follow the build instructions EXACTLY (especially if you're modifying). The instructions don't give you a lot of detail and certainly no heads up about parts that will get in the way of other parts later on. When i rebuild this camaro im going to follow a different order, now that i know where everything goes, and defintely spend more time prepping the body. Id like to learn how to modify suspensions to get that lowered look i see all over the place here, but im sure i'm going to ruin plenty of models trying to figure out that one i think for the next build im going to have to design it on paper first, then build it. time to bust out Photoshop and do some renders!

lookin good! always liked the styling of the Willys coupe and that color really makes it pop. well done

OK! So i'm basically done with the camaro! i managed to put it back together and it isn't terrible.. but it's not great either haha! I'm actually surprised i got it back together as well as i did, so im happy to take it as is. All that's left is a few detail touch ups, place the side view mirrors and give it a polish. Once i clean that up i'll post it in the Under Glass forum for all to marvel This is where it is now Thanks again to all for the great advice! I'm already anxious to get started on my next model and apply all ive learned but i think i need to take a slower approach

nice, i can't wait to see that green on it! any decision yet on the wheel color?

hey guys thanks for the replies. Tony: you're spot on with the Testor's spray paint, i realize now how thick the paint is laid on and it looks it. Never used Testors spray before so it's all in the learning! Bruce: The radiator is leaning a bit forward but it's the body/inner wheel wells that are 'pushing' it over because it comes too far forward. the firewall sits right over the trans bell housing. These are the rear tires that came in the kit and they got jerked about in trying to put the body on, so yeah they have way too much camber at this point haha. i'm with you guys, have to chock this one up to being a noob and try again. Man everything was going so well i thought.. but you're right. It's only plastic. I'll finish up this one and try again. Will post up pics of the final product just for closure, thanks for the advise guys!

And this is how the body sits now.. it's final resting place apparently. You can see the rear tires almost rubbing up against the back side of the wheel well, and obviously the missing wheel and spindle on the driver side front. Here is the damage from the bottom. This is the pin i'm talking about and an arrow showing where it SHOULD be. So.. i'm open to ideas for fixing this but at the moment i've decided to leave it where it is rather than risk making MORE damage trying to take it off and replacing the body again. I know i know it's a lame way to build a model, but gimme a break it's my first time and i think the real reward is the knowledge i've gained from this experience I'll certainly be more aware of these hazards building my next one, and it's already in the mail! From here i'll [attempt] to repair the damage, the wheels and regluing whatever parts came unglued. I'll finihs up the front fascia and trim and do my best to polish up the pain and any last minute details. I'm going to keep this model as a Base so i can compare my progress in building and also as a reminder to watch the little things! Will post up the final pics soon, cheers!

Alrighty, after about a week of neglect and and a few disappointments i have an update. First the explanation: I managed to finish adding the exterior trim and have been working to get the body onto the chassis. I tried several attempts to get the body onto the chassis and it just wouldn't budge. For some reason the body doesnt seem to want to flex enough to slide over the interior tub.. or maybe the tub leans out too far, i dunno. i also realized that i should have place the body on the chassies BEFORE i glued in the front and rear valences :/ the instructions show what pieces go together but doesnt give any guidance on what ORDER they should go together. Ah well live and learn. So i got a little annoyed and tried to muscle it onto the chassis. Bad idea. In all the man-handling picese started popping off or bending! The paint got a few good scratches and muddied with fingerprints, i put a slight crack in the front windshield and knocked off the rear spoiler, the OTHER front wheel and parts of the rear suspension and chassis came unglued!!! arrrrgghhh!!!! No one to blame but myself, however i DID manage to get the body onto the chassis in about 98% the correct position. I say 98% because the pins under the body should fit nicely into some holes on the chassis where i should be able to glue it together, except that the pins are forward JUST a smidge and wont go in properly. And now, the body is permanently staying where it is and has no intention of moving back 2 millimeters so i can slide in the pins. Also, the rear wheels don't sit quite right in the wheel wells, that may be due to the unglued rear suspension bits. Here are the pics to go along with the story.. The body as it was before the mayhem Here is the chassis before the merge: This is when the fun began.. The following pics are of the aftermath of forcing the body onto the chassis :/ At first, i realized that i should have placed the body on before the rear valence. Bu i thought i could cheat fit it by cutting off a little of the rear chassis pan to allow the rear of the body to slide over. While this DID work, it just led to other headaches.. continued in next post..

nice! good work on the hood vents. keep it up

nice conversion Ken! Any chance you have a write up on that? good work

so lloking it over, seems the hang up is on the rear quarter panels, where the body mates up to the rear fascia. For some reason the body does not want to flex enough to get around the rear section of the chassis. If i slide the rear in first, then the front section wont flex. I dunno what i did but i think the quick n dirty fix is to shave off a bit of the rear chassis section so the body can slide over it nicely. Will work on this over the next couple of days and post pics soon. Thanks for all the advise guys