Best 70-73 Camaro kits

[aurfalien]

Hi,

All this talk of Camaros lately makes me wanna get a kit.

I'd love to build one for my wife as she's always talking about her 1st car, a 73' white with blue stripe race Camero.

I found a Fujimi kit, basic curb side, looks nice.

Would any one mind suggestiong what they feel is a very good kit?  I'd love to do an engine for it as well.

Edited September 25, 2015 by aurfalien

[mikemodeler]

There was a kit of the '73 issued back in '73, might be a little pricey to find today. AMT has a 70 1/2 Camaro kit that is more readily available and can probably pass as the car your wife had.

I think if you look in the trading post section there are a couple up for trade, might be able to get one cheap.

 

The AMT kits build up okay, just avoid some of the earlier issues as they had some warped bodies.

[aurfalien]

Oh cool, thanks for the tips.  I'll check the trading section.

[Snake45]

Was hers an RS or standard front? Most of the available kits are RS. Modelhaus does repro the non-SS grille and bumper from the original AMT '70 annual, and I know for a fact that with just a little tweaking it will work on the common current AMT kit.

[aurfalien]

Well Snake, I'm unsure.  It was a severe race version is all she recalls besides the headers, 6" clutch, race slicks and immense power.  The interrior only had 1 seat.

It was very low to the ground and had ground effects to help aerodynamics.

Edited September 21, 2015 by aurfalien

[aurfalien]

Curious if there is a 1/12, 1/16 or 1/18 scale 70-73' Camaro kit?

The 1/25 AMT Baldwin kit looks like the ticket, would like something a bit bigger.

Edited September 23, 2015 by aurfalien

[MyBradKeselowski]

No 70-73 Camaro's in that size only a 69.

[aurfalien]

I've combed through the aftermarket vendor directory and was wondering if any one know of aftermarket 70-73 centric Camaro kits/parts?

I was going to give Norm@RMM a call later on.

[mikemodeler]

There are various vendors with parts for 70-73 Camaros, who to contact will depend on what you are searching for.

[aurfalien]

There are various vendors with parts for 70-73 Camaros, who to contact will depend on what you are searching for.

Can you list a few for me?

I'm looking for race centric parts etc...  I may start with the Baldwin Camaro and build from there.

[CapSat 6]

ERTL did a 1/18 scale 70-1/2 Camaro diecast. I had the Baldwin Motion version. It was pretty nice- it looked like a scale-up of their 1/25 kit, which I also think is a good one. I'm mostly a Mopar guy, but I do have a soft spot for these Camaros.