What's with me and doubles? Dual 70 Camaros - by accident

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Well, I built the AMT 1970 Camaro Z28 a year and a half ago.  It's a really good kit, and I was OK with it, but not thrilled with my results.  My color was good, but the finish could have been better.  The three big things that annoyed me were 1) the stripes, which cracked and tore in places and wouldn't settle in others 2) the wheels and tires; the Z28 wheels have never been my favorite, and the Firestones included in the kit were a little small and have the big prominent groove, I guess for a redline.  I tried to replace them with pad-printed Polyglas, but couldn't get the tires to stay on or the wheels to stay in the tires, so I wasn't fond of the look.  And 3) The rear end sat too low

I decided over the Holidays to redo it.  I stripped and repainted it, but it didn't come out.  Tried again, and got a good finish, but almost everything else went wrong, and I decided it would be easier to just get a new one and replace it.

I bought a new kit.  This time, my thinking about this model changed.  The 1970 Camaro was a totally different animal than the previous version.  It was more of a sports car than ever before, and its styling had a little Ferrari in it. 1970 Was the height of the muscle car era, and with the wide body and bulging fenders, I had thought of this car as something that needed wider tires and should be a proper muscle car.  But, when I was trying to figure out wheels/tires for the new build, I grabbed a set of the Revell Chevrolet Rally wheels from a 69 Camaro kit.  They were a slightly larger diameter... too big to fit the pad-printed Polyglas GTs, and the only tires that they fit were another Revell offering that is a little low profile and not very wide.  (They are the kit tires in the 67 GTX, the 68 Dart GTS and a host of others)  I didn't think they'd work for me, but when I put them on the Camaro I was going to dispose of to look at them, they filled the wheel wells nicely and gave the car more of a Euro sports car look that fit with the redesign of the Camaro.  It was just what I was after.  

For a paint color, I was leaning toward Tamiya Gunmetal, but also thinking about a brighter, richer color.  I ended up going with Mystic Emerald.  I am doing the interior in saddle.  No stripes.  Wiring the engine, doing some extra hoses and underhood stuff, and adding seatbelts.   In researching, this picture is the one that made my color choice:

At this same time, I was doing a little "refreshing" of a couple kits, mostly changing out wheels and tires.  I really liked the look of the Torque thrusts on this picture, even though I was definitely planning on using the rally wheels.  I have a great set of Torque Thrusts left over from the Moebius Belvedere kit.  I dropped those wheels into a set of Polyglas GTs (the smaller ones, actually) and held them up to the "junk" Camaro, and they looked GOOD.  So, I guess I'm salvaging that one, too, and I have another build of two of the same car going on (dual 68 Chargers is already a WIP).  I wouldn't have planned to have two, much less both green, but oh well.

I've made good progress already.  On the old one, I repainted the interior, and painted the body with Duplicolor Deep Jewel Green.  (Tried white first, but the paint I had was old and didn't come out)  I got the glass back in and got the car back together, then worked on getting the stance right.  I still have to get the front wheels on (they are just setting under the fenders on this pic) and find a rearview mirror, but I like it.  (the rear spoiler was also lost, the one on it is from a 68 Camaro):

As for the new one, I started on my interior

Then my engine, with a couple added hoses

And, got paint on:

 

[Snake45]

Your pic of the real one seems to be a '72 in Spring Green (which Pontiac also used and called Julep Green). I've been interested in and looking for this color for a while, as I want to use it on a '72 GTO and maybe a '72 El Camino. Krylon has a green in their "sparkle" line that's a near-perfect match in color, but much too flaky/sparkly. Guess I'll have to give up and order the real stuff from MCW or someplace.

Your build is looking good, BTW. Drive on!

[Badluck 13]

Wow all looks great,nice engine and interior detail , huge fan of green,love the color!!!

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Your pic of the real one seems to be a '72 in Spring Green (which Pontiac also used and called Julep Green). I've been interested in and looking for this color for a while, as I want to use it on a '72 GTO and maybe a '72 El Camino. Krylon has a green in their "sparkle" line that's a near-perfect match in color, but much too flaky/sparkly. Guess I'll have to give up and order the real stuff from MCW or someplace.

Your build is looking good, BTW. Drive on!

Really?  I thought the 72 had those big long marker lights under the bumperettes, but I'm no expert.  Thanks for the input!

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Really?  I thought the 72 had those big long marker lights under the bumperettes, but I'm no expert.  Thanks for the input!

'72 side marker lights were same place they were on '70. If you're talking about front marker lights under "bumperettes," I think you mean the Rally Sport front end, which was pretty much the same on all Camaros '70-'73.