86 El Camino SS

[TooOld]

This is a very basic kit with low parts count and by building it curbside made for a very quick build !

I picked this one up because I was curious about the Black Pearl plastic and those full length decals .  Even with the poor lighting in my photos you can see it's not Black it's a Dark Gray , in fact Tamiya XF-24 Dark Gray is a perfect match for touching up any edges that may appear white .  As for the decals they went on pretty good !  One thing to look out for is that you have to cut out for the door handles and the front marker lights . . . I found out after doing the passenger side without cutting them out ! 

 

Edited May 14, 2018 by TooOld

[cobraman]

Looks very nice.

[shoopdog]

Super nice looking El Camino.

[peekay]

That's a fine looking model!

[GMCMAN52]

one great looking SS

[Snake45]

It came out pretty darn nice! I'm working on one of these even as we speak and I'm going to polish the plastic. Thanks for the "preview of coming attractions." 

[Janne Herajärvi]

Looks really good... I like that color combo 

[TooOld]

5 hours ago, cobraman said:

Looks very nice.

 

5 hours ago, shoopdog said:

Super nice looking El Camino.

 

5 hours ago, peekay said:

That's a fine looking model!

Thanks very much guys !

[TooOld]

2 hours ago, Snake45 said:

It came out pretty darn nice! I'm working on one of these even as we speak and I'm going to polish the plastic. Thanks for the "preview of coming attractions." 

Thanks , it's really a pretty nice kit !  I polished the plastic then applied the decals the cleared it .

[Snake45]

11 minutes ago, TooOld said:

Thanks , it's really a pretty nice kit !  I polished the plastic then applied the decals the cleared it .

I think your molding is darker than mine. Mine's not far from '86 Chevy Medium Gray Poly. 

I don't think I'm gonna use the kit graphic decals. Been looking at google pics of them, and I think I'm gonna dull-foil the strips down the side of the body, just to keep it as box-stock as possible. 

Your foilwork looks fabulous, by the way. 

Edited May 15, 2018 by Snake45

[vintagercr]

Looks nice and clean.

[PARTSMARTY]

Looks great Bob !!!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!!

[Hmann68]

Looking good! I'm about to finish this kit too, but in white with blue interior. 

[slusher]

Beautiful El Camino!

[Jantrix]

That's a terrific looking model. Huge decals can be a real pain.

On a side note, I think it was a shame the 86 El Camino SS didn't come with the 86 Monte Carlo SS wheels. Probably one of the best factory wheel to ever be released.

[TooOld]

15 hours ago, GMCMAN52 said:

one great looking SS

 

14 hours ago, Janne Herajärvi said:

Looks really good... I like that color combo 

Thank you !

[TooOld]

11 hours ago, Snake45 said:

I think your molding is darker than mine. Mine's not far from '86 Chevy Medium Gray Poly. 

I don't think I'm gonna use the kit graphic decals. Been looking at google pics of them, and I think I'm gonna dull-foil the strips down the side of the body, just to keep it as box-stock as possible. 

Your foilwork looks fabulous, by the way. 

I think they're the same color plastic ,  I took those photos at night and the lighting wasn't the best . . . my bad .

Here's a photo with better lighting ! 

[TooOld]

On 5/14/2018 at 10:10 PM, vintagercr said:

Looks nice and clean.

Thanks Steve !

On 5/15/2018 at 5:49 AM, PARTSMARTY said:

Looks great Bob !!!

Thanks Marty !

[TooOld]

On 5/15/2018 at 6:14 AM, ChrisR said:

Very nice!!

 

On 5/15/2018 at 6:57 AM, Hmann68 said:

Looking good! I'm about to finish this kit too, but in white with blue interior. 

Thanks much guys !

[KWT]

Well dang.. now I'm gonna have to get it.

Very nicely done!

[Snake45]

On 5/15/2018 at 8:48 AM, TooOld said:

I think they're the same color plastic ,  I took those photos at night and the lighting wasn't the best . . . my bad .

Here's a photo with better lighting ! 

Yeah, that looks closer to the color of mine. 

I'm finding the plastic VERY hard, which makes scribing out the door lines a bit of a chore. But you know me, I HAVE to do it....

[TooOld]

On 5/15/2018 at 7:26 AM, slusher said:

Beautiful El Camino!

Thanks Carl !

[TooOld]

On 5/15/2018 at 7:29 AM, Jantrix said:

That's a terrific looking model. Huge decals can be a real pain.

On a side note, I think it was a shame the 86 El Camino SS didn't come with the 86 Monte Carlo SS wheels. Probably one of the best factory wheel to ever be released.

Thanks Rob !  The decals went on surprisingly easy for being so big .  I wonder if those Monte Carlo wheels are available anywhere ?  They'd look great on one of these kits .

[Jantrix]

10 hours ago, TooOld said:

Thanks Rob !  The decals went on surprisingly easy for being so big .  I wonder if those Monte Carlo wheels are available anywhere ?  They'd look great on one of these kits .

Yep. But, it's in 1/24. I could still work though, finding a lower profile tire with a larger inner diameter.