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Not only would I never give AMT another dime, I'd also never give another dime to that worthless, predatory hobby shop owner. $22 for that kit is highway robbery, and not standing behind his product tells you he not only doesn't want your business, but to go elsewhere.

You can't improve much if any on the headlights, the taillights can be put over foil or even patterned cigarette foil for a nice effect. Make sure to remove any molded in pin locators and cover their respective mounting holes.

Just dunk it in warm water and it'll look like new :wink: Sorry to see that, but I'm in the "it does look pretty cool" camp too. A new "form" of automotive art?

I was amazed at the turnout at this show! The most cool/interesting/eclectic group of cars I've ever seen in one place, from an electric Corbin Sparrow to a long-lost Cobra Daytona Coupe prototype, to a row of Ferraris that would take your breath away, Montoya's 2000 Indy winner...amazing. Here's my album: http://public.fotki.com/grdeyed/car_shows/...ia-tech-annual/

That's not a Donk, it's a Dink :shock:

It's almost sickeningly true-models of subjects like the 'Cuda, even rendered poorly, will probably sell well at the big box stores. Remember when we were told that sales of the awful Monogram 1/24 scale '69 Camaro remained excellent regardless of how much better the new-tool '69 is/was? Though Revell could very well take this poor 'Cuda and make it worse, they manage to stifle a lot of point-of-sale purchases w/some pretty horrid boxart and boxart models :roll: It's as if they want the kit to tank :cry: The Revell Uptown models and their Ferrari Superamerica (US boxart) are three great examples of how not to do boxart, and they're three of Revell's latest.

Is it still available? My grocery store closed it out and it's no longer available there, but I haven't looked elsewhere.

I've heard many people complain that their "purple pond" paint stripper doesn't touch Tamiya sprays, even after soaking for weeks. I know for a fact the strippers I recommended do work on Tamiya. Have you stripped Tamiya sprays in the "purple pond"? Acrylics are easily removed with Windex or 70% alcohol. Using "purple pond" chemicals for removing acrylics is kind of like using a thermonuclear bomb to toast marshmallows :wink:

You can clearcoat decals w/Tamiya, but you have to sneak up on it with mist coats when you feel like laying it on glossy. Airbrushing is best. If the decals were coated w/Microscale liquid decal film they'd probably have held up to the Tamiya.

I don't think they are primed. The paint removes readily w/91% rubbing alcohol, and the only residue I've seen was all the color of the paint. You can also get a similar effect by carefully airbrushing some flat clear paint on the upper surfaces. Good luck w/it!

Go to the drugstore/Wally World, get a few pints of 91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol, put it in a sealed-lid container, immerse the body and it should strip the paint quite effectively. If the paint doesn't soften and come off quickly, take a scrunge pad to it to get the surface roughed up. Relatively fresh Tamiya comes off well w/this. Otherwise your best bet is Polly S Easy Lift Off paint remover; wipe it on and put the body in a ziplock bag and let it do it's stuff. Don't even think "Castrol Super Clean". It won't work.

I've only watched the process, but you de-air the silicone after mixing it and before pouring the mold. The silicone expands a tremendous amount, the mold box would be an utter mess if you poured the mold and then vacuumed it. The vacuum chamber my friend was using was clear-the silicone grows like bread dough when it's rising, but to a much higher degree. You'll never believe how much air is in the silicone until you see the vacuum chamber in action.

The more I think about it, the more disastrous this model appears. You guys could go through all that work (unnecessary if Revell would quit sleeping during class) and have the body look better; but what if you do that and Revell's decals are sized/shaped for the terribly wrong rear fender profile? The problems w/this kit create a domino effect. This effort by Revell is so...wrong. I really hope they get it right, but I'm not holding my breath.

Great model! Looks pretty sinister 8)

Great Camaro-the color/graphics are killer 8)

I just don't get it. It would have cost them no more to do it right, yet they settle for this? The wheelbase issue isn't a good excuse, they could easily shorten it w/the rear suspension and just move the axle forward a bit. I think it's a case of someone not looking over someone else's shoulder, I'm not putting blame on anyone in particular, but seriously-this is 2007 and Revell knows how to do a good looking kit; I know using the 1/24 scale model hinders it in the first place, but any one of us could massage that beast into submission, so why couldn't the tooling and design guys do that???

The last word on this subject: 'nuf said :wink:

Wow, that story is quite disappointing. There is plenty of reference for the car and they're spending a good amount of $$ to "fix" something incorrectly. I don't eat, sleep, and breathe those cars, but in that first picture from the side I could tell the C pillar wasn't long enough, and that the upper fender line was arced all wrong. Dave's picture made it even more evident. I honestly don't think this one is any better. The rear fender is just as weird looking as the elongated roof in ther first attempt. If they can't or won't do any better then I'm glad I have MPC based Barracudas. I'm at the point I think they'd be better to bury this beast; these 1/24 Mopars have never been proportioned quite right. They should have done a new one in 1/25 like the '69 Camaro, but now I doubt we'll ever see a good modern kit of a Barracuda. If this kit looks the same as what we've seen, I am not inspired whatsoever to buy it. I know how to fix it, but I choose not to. It's unnecessary.

AMT Taurus SHO, Revell Pontiac Grand Prix, AMT Ford Probe, MPC Dodge Daytona (had an optional V8)...those are the ones that come to mind easiest.

Something looks all wrong in the roof and top half of the rear fenders. Maybe it looks better in person. The Camaro looks dead-on to my eyes. 8) I imagine they'll have a Challenger at some point too.

I do believe Andy and Barney are lookin' to put someone in the tank overnight to sleep it off :roll: Talk about embarrassing... :oops:

Looks to me like they missed it again.

Looks great, the weathering is perfect 8)

Great pics 8) Tamiya GT1 wheels not quite right, not sure about others, most kit BBS rims have spokes that are much smaller than Challenge rims. Scale Auto Style did a set of large Challenge rims; he may have used a "white gas" treatment on one of his molds to enlarge it from a smaller size, as they're identical to some 18" Challenge rims, just larger.