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The rear bumper was too narrow, I don’t know if it is a problem with the AMT ’70 Camaro or something I did during the body modification since I did not test fit it until the body was re-worked, but it needed about 1/8th of an inch added. BMF to re-plate it… The rear corners of the body also had to be tweaked and built up to meet the bumper, the corners were a bit “softâ€.

Thanks!. No quarter windows, like a second gen. And I have reshaped the door and fitted the door windows before establishing that door line. With the proper regulator,the window could roll up.

Yep. Guilt free way to go in my book!

Again, Thanks guys! I do have someone who is willing to cast it in resin... But since it only uses easy to find two common kits, (any AMT 1970 Camaro, and any Revell 1969 Camaro), and one of them is needed for the engine/chassis/interior anyway, (the Revell '69). Plus it only took a few hours to cut and combine them to the state it is in those pictures. It makes more sense to show how I did it and let anyone who wants to build their own instead of sending it out, waiting for it to come back, and investing all that time and material in casting them. We are builders aren't we? This shows where I cut and combined the bodies. I used CA to cement them together and did not even need any body filler. A PE saw, X-Acto knife and a scriber were used to cut the bodies apart and rescribe the rear window and door lines. The rest is basic building techniques.

Thanks guys! Your observations are duly noted, but I planned this out as far as what the styling parameters were to be well before laying saw to plastic. It can’t make use of the 1975 and later wrap around rear window because it did not exist in 1969. It can’t have an L88 hood because it needs to follow mainstream production 1969 Camaro cues for the front of the car. I am not trying to make a street custom, just toying with a what-if premise based on some fact, some (more) imagination… I already had written this perspective of the project before: With the late arrival of the 1970 (and ½) Camaro to the dealers, I wondered if possibly there was a chance of a dialogue of using a “filler†design utilizing the existing 1969 Camaro base. One with enough of a visual change, by using part of the new second generation body to create a transitional and producible design, but still be relatively structurally and mechanically the same car as the previous year. A design that could be further modified into an all new car for the following year(s)? Anyone recall the 1961 & ’62 Corvettes, and how the rear end of the subsequent mid-year Corvettes from 1963-’67 shared that new rear end styling attached to the previous 1958-'60 body? The last year for the solid axle was 1962, and the 1963 Corvette was an all new car... Is it not plausible that Chevrolet could have tried a past method of producing an interim car? Many concept cars do not see the light of day. Who’s to say there is not something like this buried in the archives?

Based on the 1st Generation Camaro platform, this is a styling exercise using what became the roof and rear end of the 2nd Generation Camaro. The rear panel & roof/trunk is from an AMT ’70 Camaro, the main body is the Revell ‘69. The rear window frame was rescribed and sanded flush. The rear door lines were filled and new ones were scribed.

Finally the body has the paint on it. Tamiya Pure White and Fluorescent Red. The nose has the decals and final clear coat on it... The lettering on the wings cracked several months after being clear coated with the Tamiya clear, so I hand painted the lettering and re-cleared with urethane. This picture is before clear coating.

I could go for another Super 7...

Shouldn’t be too hard to make your own, yes… And you could just copy those… but they are neither accurate nor complete. Compare the license plate and the #130 numeral shape to mine… The “Little Bastard†art on the sticker is a resident font (Brush Script), not a match to the hand lettered art I replicated from photos of the real car. The Spyder badging (should replace Speedster, I did not put them on this mule) and the Nurburgring and coachmakers badges (I did put on this) are not on that sheet. And if you are going to strip and repaint, you will also need Porsche script and crest badging for the hood and deck lid... Oh yeah, you will have to change the shape and proportions of the red spears as they do not fit the Maisto 550 as drawn... (My client provided one of those sheets with the books and reference material...) Guess it only matters what you want… and it is "just a die-cast". Just build for yourself... Can't go wrong with that can you?

A quick little rework of a diecast Porsche 550... Not 100% spot on, but just what the customer ordered... After: Before: After: Before:

I acquired this kit from a friend partially painted & built. After unbuilding the parts and stripping the paint using oven cleaner, alcohol and a media blaster for some really stubborn paint, I built it pretty much straight out of the box. I did have to create a couple replacement decals too. Base color is TS-58 Light Pearl Blue. I used tinted Testors Arctic Blue for the few parts that were to match the darker blue decals. Didn't get an exact match, but it is not too bad... Pretty quick build all things considered, half of the time was spent decaling it though.

You mention you "could machine a block"... So you have mill? Lathe? The K&S aluminum tubing is relatively soft. If you have a lathe you can turn a flaring tool from a wood dowel. Something that looks a bit like a stubbly sharpened pencil. You can even leave a flange on it to act as a depth guide for uniformity. Then wrap one round of tape around your aluminum stock and chuck it in the live chuck. Put the dowel/flaring tool in the tail stock and flare away... If you only have a mill, there is a little more set-up involved, but it can be done too.

Looks similar to Alsa products...

Wow Jimmy, it sure looks like you got a handle on the focus issues with your camera. And the truck looks pretty darn good too. I must admit I am a little biased towards that truck, I drew the artwork for those kit decals... and I'm a sucker for blue. Did you take some in-progress pictures as well as the "fresh out of the box" picture and the finshed shots? Care to share with us and show us how you did it...?

Slow down. I mean build slower. Let things dry fully. As mentioned, test fit first. Really think about each step and how it will affect the rest of the building. Don't assume all the parts will fit correctly. If you adjust the fit of one part, others may be affected and need adjustment too. And don't rush while building, take the time to enjoy it and you may see more and see why these problems happen before they become problems. Learn to fix those mistakes. Ask how to do that if you don't know. Once you learn how to repair those boo-boo's, you will not make as many, guaranteed.

You sure you put an '82 Corvette rear on that? Looks more like a C4 (1984 or later)... How did you scratchbuild the fenders and keep them so symmetrical? Looks like a good start. BTW, This is an 82 Corvette rear. Notice the fairing around the plate, and how it protrudes at the beltline:

Not my usual modeling subject matter, certainly not my forte, but nonetheless I did enjoy working on it. It is all about painting... Predominately brush painted with a few of the larger pieces sprayed with the base color of course. Everything from lacquers & enamels to acrylics... The bad weather at the time prohibited my use of the normal "studio set up" I use...

A Peugeot design would be my first guess.

I'm thinking maybe "hypocrisy" is a more accurate word in this case?

Tires... Lots of time spent sanding the tread areas...

The chassis pan is now attached and the engine is almost done... I have also been working on the the body/paint. Photos of that when it is safe to handle...

Exhaust system is installed...

Thanks for the compliments! Airboxes/radiators and driveline are now attached to the monocoque...

The rear suspension/transmission is pretty much done...

Thanks! I am a big fan of out of the box building... Here’s some engine shots… The kit comes with metal prop rod for the hood. I’d rather it have come with a separate engine, but once it is all done it looks pretty good even though it is molded into the body..