Dragonhawk1066

Thing looks real, no wonder it won. Super interior and engine detail, well basically super detail everywhere on the car. Sure puts mine to shame.

Build #3 for the year is the Revell 1969 Camaro Z28 1/25 scale. My wife picked the color combo and chose this front end over the RS front, and I think she chose pretty well. Color is Tamiya TS-12 Orange over their white primer with the kit stripe decals, then cleared with TS-13, wet sanded and polished with Novus #2 and then #1. I added plug wires and used BMF for the trim. Most of the build was fairly straight-forward and went together well. I did have some problems with both the front suspension (contact points were a little iffy) and rear suspension (I much prefer the one piece rears with leaf springs molded to the axle/differential housing for stability), but that patience thing won out in the end. I also would have preferred for the Z28 emblems be decals rather than the fairly fragile chromed emblems as two of them broke even though I felt I was pretty careful with them. Gauge decals for the dash would have been nice too, but you really can't see the gauges when interior is complete anyways. All in all this was a pretty good kit and I am very happy with the final result.

Nice job on the Chevelle, looks really good.

Final update. Engine, chassis, and interior finished. Body cleared, wet sanded and polished. Just needs final details and assembly.

Looks good, very nicely done. I've got a Panther Pink one in the works myself.

My favorite so far.

Thanks for the compliments guys, it means a lot.

Very sharp builds. All nicely done and very crisp and clean.

This is my second completed kit after about 22 years away from the hobby. Revell Foose Firebird kit, Testors Lime Ice one coat lacquer for the color. Pretty decent kit over all, had to use some clothespin ingenuity overnight to hold the body to the chassis and one of the taillights looks funky due to a mold issue that I made a little worse (lesson learned). Was actually the first body that I used bare metal foil on, the second engine that I did plug wires on, and I tried my hand at LED headlights on this one for the first time. Outside of the taillight I am pretty happy with the way this one turned out.

Thanks for all the compliments guys, it means a lot. Google is great for referencing little details like tach and clock placement. This was actually the second car that I used bare metal foil on, I did the Foose Firebird, this Chevelle and a 1969 Camaro Z28 in a span of 4 or 5 days. I had dreams about the stuff for a couple of nights after that, Lol.

Looks great, nice job. Love these old Firebirds and Trans Ams.

Looks awesome. Very nice paint job, beautiful wheels, and nice detailing especially the engine. Diggin' the taillights too. Looks like the real thing, great job.

Finally finished it. First kit after 22 years away from the hobby. Done in Testors Arctic Blue Metallic enamel spray can. Most detail I have ever done on a model including first time bare metal foil and plug wires.

Thanks, it's testors Arctic Blue Metallic enamel in the spray can.

Thanks. Yeah it was. Got it in 1988 bone stock, lost it in a house fire that started in the garage in 1998. Had a 383 stroker and built 350 trans. It was a great car and still one of my favorite body styles.

Another great '60's GM car. Is that your car as your Avatar ? I had an SS also, great cars. Yeah it was. Bought it in bone stock in 1988, lost it in a house fire that started in garage in 1998. Had a 383 stroker in it, built th350 trans, and my brother did the paint.

Thanks, I got a bottle of Model Masters Pontiac Engine Blue Metallic at my local hobby shop last year. My bottle is watery and runny as all get out ,though and didn't cover well at all. Took three coats to get it to look like that.

That looks wicked! Very nice build!

Nice job! Very cool!

That's a mighty fine job for your first model. I'm almost done with my first build in about 22 years and I hope it turns out close to as nice as this.

That's some fine work right there. Always liked these cars.

That is some really nice work. I love these old cutlasses. Owned a '72 way back in 1984 and 1985.

Holy smokes, that thing looks real. Great job!

Turned out great! Nice smooth paint and the meats out back really set it off well. Hope to finish mine up in the next couple of weeks.

Man that is a crisp, clean build! Looks fantastic!