Revell 67 Camaro WIP

[Kmb0319]

I've never done a WIP thread before, so I thought I'd try.  When I was building the Better Off Dead Camaro, I had a major paint error in the hood. I already had a large part of the chassis painted/assembled, and wasn't willing to wait weeks for a replacement part from Revell, so I bought another 67 Camaro.  I incorporated the clean hood from the new kit for the BOD car, then worked on the messed up hood, getting it stripped down to a reusable state for this kit.

I didn't have a real plan for this one, but wanted to utilize the same tires as the BOD car, since I love the stance I came up with.  I also knew I wanted to use the standard grill and incorporate the SS front end stripe.  From  a color standpoint, I just wanted to make the car a good 1960's example.  I did a little research, and the color that struck me was Tahoe Turquoise.  I found a Duplicolor that replicated that very closely, and used my "system."  Sand the body, prime, wet sand the primer, two coats of paint with a wet sand after each, 4 coats of my Krylon clear, Meguiar's ultimate compound, wax.  Keep in mind I don't have an airbrush, so I just have to rattle-can it, but this has worked very nicely my last couple builds.  I am wiring the engine, and I'll add some additional hoses and battery cables.  So, WIP:

I almost always start with engines.  I've got this one wired.  I haven't painted the transmission yet because I LOVE using Vallejo acrylic metal colors, but they tend to smudge a lot when handled, so I'll paint it when it's ready to install.  I also love the oil filter decal Revell has in some kits...  of course, I put mine on upside down.  OOPS.

  

Painted the chassis flat black, then detailed in semi-gloss on the frame rails, steel on the gas tank.  This isn't complete, as I need to paint in the fuel lines and connectors.

With that turquoise color, I've decided to go with a white interior.  I sprayed the seats, but not with a wet coat.. tried to texturize a little and give them a vinyl appearance;

To really make it "pop," I've seen some early Camaros that had the tops of the inner doors and the dashboard face in body color.  With this deep turquoise, it was a definite.  I've painted and detailed them.  I have the Camaro emblems on the doors, put the radio decal into the dash and put the gauge decals on the glass piece, but haven't glued those in yet.  Also painted up the console and added the auxiliary gauge decal

I painted the body weeks ago, and was very happy with my results:

 

With my finish complete, I painted my chrome.  I'll make myself try again someday, but my last time trying BMF was a nightmare, and so I have just gone the tiny brush/testor's silver route, touching things up with a testor's silver paint pen.  Took these late last night...  great look at the shine I got on this one, as I can read the Revell logo from the box on the trunk and some of the newsprint

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However, I also had an unfortunate event.  Remember, this is the hood that got ruined in my BOD Camaro build, but was salvaged.  I had submitted a part request, and received my replacement hood two days ago, however, as I no longer needed it, I was about to throw it away.  But, last night I decided to go ahead and insert the hood vents, just to get as much of the body work done as possible and not handle it until final assembly.  I glued them in using Loctite Gel Super Glue, which I have used regularly, including on body components before with no problem.  Furthermore, this car has been painted for a full month, so there's nothing still curing.  I glued the vents in right before dinner.  A few hours later, I came back to do a couple little things before putting it away for the night, and picked up my hood.  The paint all around the hood vents was completely fried... it was now a dull haze:

So, it looks like that spare hood will be put to use after all.  I'll be priming and painting that today. 

 

Once I get the hood redone, I'll look to add the white SS stripe.  I'm ordering a set of bare Rally wheels from ebay...  I want a little bit of a meaner look with this "pretty" color and my big/little tire set up, so no chrome trim rings or center caps.  I love this kit, and can't wait to see this one come together.  More to come.

 

 

[Can-Con]

Before doing anything rash, you should try taking that haze off with some polishing compound. Usually, that's just the fumes condensing on the surrounding surfaces and will buff right off. 

[mikemodeler]

That is looking nice Kevin and like Steve mentioned, try buffing that hood out before starting over. Also, maybe a hobby CA glue would work better?

 

[crazyrichard]

nice paint .. to bad the hood went bad but when fixed ... !

[MrObsessive]

Like Mike mentioned, I second trying to rub the hood out first before going through stripping it. If you're familiar with the polishing cloths out there (Detail Master comes to mind), you could start with the 6000 grit cloth and work up. Then polish out with a mild liquid polish. A favorite of mine is Meguiar's Car Cleaner Wax.

The only caveat I see is that since your paint is a metallic, the finish of the hood might come out a bit swirly due to "disturbing" the flakes embedded in the finish. 

Also, please don't ever use CA glue on a painted finish!  It's much better to use a five minute epoxy on bodywork so in case you mess up, you can take the epoxy off and start over. The paint job otherwise on the body looks VERY nice, and that's a good color for a '67 Camaro.

Hope all this helps!

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OK, first of all, THANK YOU to everyone for the suggestions... I've begun painting another hood, but I will attempt to polish this one out and see if I can fix it enough.  I've never had that glue do anything like that... and I've used it for rearview mirrors and other small body components where the gel keeps it from running all over the body, but I will not be using it on body parts anymore after this experience.  Also, not a lot of progress, but continuing to paint all the little pieces:

Added the SS stripe

painting up components.  I like to use two different steel colors in the exhaust system, so the mufflers and pipes are set off from each other.

  

Went ahead and painted the transmission... need to detail some bolt heads, etc.

Painted up the firewall

And, painted the crossmember and the fuel lines on the chassis

Getting close to assembly, but I will have a couple weeks to wait on my wheels

 

[Monty]

Gotta like that color.  Can't wait to see it completed.  

If I could offer a suggestion, use a sanding stick or some other means to remove the block lettering one the chassis, right above where the rear axle will be.  

[Kmb0319]

Gotta like that color.  Can't wait to see it completed.  

If I could offer a suggestion, use a sanding stick or some other means to remove the block lettering one the chassis, right above where the rear axle will be.  

You're right...  I hadn't invested in sanding sticks.  I bought the bag with all the different pieces of sandpaper from 400 to 12,000 grit, but I've seen a few instances where I could really use the precision of a sanding stick... There's enough value to pick some up.

[mikemodeler]

Coming along very well, that is one detailed model! 

 

Best of luck on the polishing the hood, hope it works out for you.

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OK, made some progress over the weekend.  First of all, from the hood issue posted, I had a spare hood laying around, so I painted primed and painted it up....  it came out great, except for one issue:

It's not as easy to see in this pic posted as it is on my camera, but the spine of the hood just didn't get color.  I used 3 coats of Duplicolor, it seemed clean, but there's a big line of primer right down the middle of the hood.  Bummer, because it got a nice, clear finish, as you can tell in the Vallejo bottle reflection.

So, I also took the messed up hood down and worked it over per everyone's advice... if for no other reason than to practice my polishing skills.  I rubbed it out with 3 coats of my compound, and while it lost some shine, it did remove most of that clouded mess. When I was done, it was smooth enough to shoot it with one more coat of clear.

So, the original hood is back in!!  Thank you everyone for your suggestions!

Then I got to work on finishing some small detail painting leftovers, decaled everything and started some assembly.  Got all body decals in place and installed the glass:

Used my Fireball Modelworks decals on my tires, then shot them with a quick coat of dull clear:

Finished and installed the engine:

Started the interior:

And, finished up the dash and pedals:

 

I'll get the interior and chassis together this week.  Then I'll have a little stopping point as I wait for my wheels from ebay.

[mikemodeler]

Way to go Kevin, getting the original hood fixed! That is looking beautiful and anxious to see it done!

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Well, we're nearing completion, and hit the stopping point.  I assembled the interior, suspension and joined everything up, now I wait for my ebay wheels.  I'll have a few decisions to make at the end.

 

Finally, couldn't resist...  I set the body on the tires to get a preview.  I'll have to get the stance right, and I will have to decide about the front bumper.  In some ways, it looks incomplete without it, but I also think it looks meaner without it....  TBD