Yet another AMT Camaro 50

[Matt Bacon]

Definitely not my usual sort of thing, but I spotted a "damaged box" on eBay for £15, so I thought "why not"? I'd heard good things about the kit, and I wasn't disappointed. There was a tad more flash than you'd expect on such a new release, and the plastic is a bit brittle (the tie rod between the steering front wheels snapped the second time I tried to squeeze the wheels parallel...). But the detail is very impressive, especially on the engine and chassis/suspension. The interior comes up well with some detail painting (though not a lot is visible, as you can see). I thought I'd overdone the orange stitching on the seats, but it needs to be a bit OTT to see at all in the gloom. Paint is Tamiya rattle can metallic black, cleared with TS-13, and polished gently with Novus #2. I've never found such a finish for attracting fluff and dust out of the air -- the marks you can see are not, thank goodness stuck to the paint, but you only have to pick it up and it magnetically attracts crud. My only disappointment was the decals, which are pixellated and for thinks like the "Fifty" legends ahead of the doors become quite invisible in parts on the black. I'd have preferred a metallic sheet, or at least one with solid inks. Keen-eyed folks will notice that I'm waiting on the red "Camaro" decals for the engine, which I thought I'd ruined by tipping Microsol on the remains of the sheet, but it turns out they were never there in the first place (see below). Also, we need a UK number plate at the rear. Choices, choices: should it be C4MRO, or CMR 50, or MB50 CMR?

best,

M.

Edited June 3, 2017 by Matt Bacon

[TooOld]

Nice job , it looks pretty sinister . 

[charger74]

Looks mean !! I like it ?

[slusher]

Super nice!! Very clean build!!!

[Snake45]

Very clean and really looks the part! Model on!

[Matt Bacon]

Thanks, gentlemen. You will notice that the engine is missing the two red "Camaro" legends from the engine cover. They are clearly shown in the instructions as Decal 16. I thought I'd lost them, so asked Round2 for a replacement decal sheet, which arrived today. Problem is, there aren't any decals on the new sheet either. Decals 1-15, yes; 16, no...

Does anyone have a Camaro 50 kit that actually has these decals on the sheet? Does anyone who has the SS release from earlier have a sheet to check if they were included on that set?

Does anyone have a good contact at Round 2 I could check this with?

best,

M.

[Ron Hamilton]

Very nice!!!!!!

[KWT]

Nice Camaro... After seeing some of these, I may have to get me one. lol

[Slotto]

Nice build

[mikemopar70]

Really cool, very clean build!

[Nacho Z]

Great looking model, Matt!

[Matt Bacon]

Thanks, all...

Had an email this week from Round2 confirming that the "Camaro" engine decals were missed off the decal sheet, and will be corrected in the next issue.

best,

M.

Edited June 9, 2017 by Matt Bacon

[Jim N]

Very nicely done!!  I just bought this one and have to work it into the rotation.