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AMT 55 Chevy Cameo
skymnky721 replied to skymnky721's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Thanks espo,,I was thinkin of doing it just like the box art,,its the coca-cola truck AMT kit w/the coke vending machine. But I like 2tone type finishes. Thnx again -
AMT 55 Chevy Cameo
skymnky721 replied to skymnky721's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Thnx,,Zip,,the side windows were easy,,but the front wndshld was another story. had to be carefull not to insert it too far in{directions said to insert it from front} ,otherwise it kept falling out thru the interior on to the floor,/table. So,set it in best I could,,and used small brush w/clear coat around outer perimeter of glass. Seems to work. Thanks for lookin -
Howdy all,,just finished this AMT 55 cameo pu. It went together fairly well,,but the lower front of the bed seems to be molded not in alignment with the back of cab body work,strange. Guess I could have carefully bent them a little bit outward and that may have helped fit + finish. And after ligning up the cab over the front wheels centered in there wheel wells ,,I mocked up the bed to it,,and ,,what? WHAT? The rear wheel openings didnt match the rearend placement! and I followed the directions correctly,,so,,, But overall its ok. Used testors QK dry spray can for top color turquoise green. Hand painted everything else. I did the trim the green because Im sick of silver on everything all the time. And added some basic wiring ect. Hand painted the rims tri-tone colors. Its a classic design truck ,,had to build one. We now return you to our regularly scheduled program.
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Thanks again,,its not contest level,,but looks decent. The wheel spacing in the wheel wells is a bit off as well. I followed the directions to a T,,it is what it is. Still looks good on shelf. Cheers!
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Thanks Bisco,,lol yea theres a story behind those headlamps. The kit came w/ a 1 pc grill/headlamp/turn signal all molded as 1 pc,,when I moked up the pc after painting the body,, and was getting ready to do front grill ect paint detail,,the front end grill pc wouldnt fit uniformly in there 3 specific holes,,grill,, headlamp,,turn signal, so I dremmel cut them into there own seperate pcs,,the grill pc's went in fine,,but the turn signals+ headlamps didnt,,no matter how I placed them in there spots..there were gaps around both of them,,so I just used "flat lens" style headlamp fronts from the spare parts bx ,,there round ,,flat and layed over the headlight opening from the inside alot better than the kit headlamps. The turn signals are same deal. Hope that clears it up,,Cheers!
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whao! totally awsome wild,,great pics too.
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A bit more of the front grill work
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Thanks all for the comments,,enjoy everyones work here!
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Thanks rrb,,yea I moked up the white stripe and then the blue,,and the blue just seem to blend better to the blue backdrop. The wheels can be done pretty easy,,just get a bottle of Flat Black,,about 1/4 full,,and just add thinner w/a eye dropper,,few drops at a time. Then use that mix to get a drop on the end of the small brush,,and just "drop" it in to area where the lug nuts are,,and the thin paint will do the rest,,itll just fill the area by itself. A magnifier wouldnt hurt either,,lol at least I use one from time to time for rim work. Thanks for lookin!
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Yes sir! nice job
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So its 8 degrees here today,,{how nice} and its perfect model building weather. Completed is the Revell 70' Trans am. One of my fav GM body styles. When I lived in Ann Arbor Mi in the late 70's,,a girl I dated had her father who owned a T/A like this one,, she used to take us out in it,,she let me drive it a few times,,what an awsome car! So heres my recent version. Kit was tough to build on a few things,,had to make clearance for chassis to fit up under body,,but I always assemble all body fronts,,valences ect 1st,,then paint as one assembled unit,,so maybe that contributed to the fit issue. Sprayed can hardware store blue,,hand painted everything else. And some basic wiring,,pretty simple but looks cool on the shelf! Cheers!
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Why thanks gentleman,,its a decent mopar to display. Build on.
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Thanks to all who haved viewed+ commented ,,fun to see all the different build styles here. Im just finishing a Revell 1/25 70" Trans Am,,Dark blue,,custom interior 2 tone,,its shaping up fairly well. Build On !
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Thanks Dave,,I was going to put wider back tires on it and a parachute,,but its looks decent as is. great to see everyones work here. Cheers !
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Thats really somethin!
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wow great color+ clean. Thats my fav Mopar car
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Neat stuff
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Man,,nice stuff I may try one of these
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Thanks folks,,you all have great stuff as well,,wish I had more time to be on here,,theres soooo much good stuff from every part of the globe! On the charger,,I should have taken more time to clear coat finish ect,,but Im always leary of spraying clear over old decals,,I did that a couple years ago and the clear attacked the decals,, just wrinkled them into blobs,,AAAGGGHHH!! I was so Po'd. Oh well,,so it looks ok w/o clear on it. Happy year new,,,,S
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Why thank you sir,,youve got some cool stuff here also
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wow,,that is really great awsomeness
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Revells Fast + Furious Charger,,from HL fun kit to do,,the kit had drag racer written all over it,,so I grabbed some leftovers from the decals bx,,add some basic wiring. and away I went,,,,, Sprayed from the can testors maroon qkdry. hand painted the rest. Only thing I wish the kit had came with would be some wheelie bars for the back. Revells hemi mtr for this is awsome,,alot of options you can do w/it. And I made a rear spoiler,,as all cars should have a wing or spoiler,lol. {kidding of course} Happy new year to all !
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Thanks much folks,,its always fun to build models when I have time. Enjoy everybodys works here,,sooo many to see. Build on !
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Awsome car ,,one of my fav race series along with AMLS,,SCCA stuff
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Hey folks,,is it snowing where your at? It has here,,2 inches so far. So models are flyin off the bench,,got this at HLobby on sale for 15$,,they dont have the latest kits but there affordable. Revells 69 Boss 302. Rattle can spray from the hardware store for the body,,kindof mixed it up with the undercarriage colors. Added some x-tra wires and such,nothin contest worthy,,but still looks decent. Hand painted every thing else. Color keyed the bumpers. The engine bay area looked crowded with the braces and such so I just left em off to see the engine bay more. Put a bit larger set of tires on back,,just to give it some stance. KIt went together well for the most part,,Revell did a great job on the kit. Now gotta start the Revell fast and furious Charger with that awsome hemi with the blower stickin out!. Cheers and be safe out there!
