Old School Retro Cool Custom '67 Camaro--Update, New Pics 10/9/18

[Snake45]

My new friend Ewetwo sent me these rare, cool custom goodies from a very rare '60s kit. I'm gonna build a model around them! 

Edited October 9, 2018 by Snake45

[Lordmodelbuilder]

Vintage MPC 68 Camaro ?

[Deuces]

Or poncho?????

[Snake45]

13 minutes ago, Lordmodelbuilder said:

Vintage MPC 68 Camaro ?

You got one out of three right. 

[geemoney]

GO GO GO

I waS THINKING AMT 67-68 camaro

I have one in my stash

I also destgroyed one in the 70's

still have it too.

 

 

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, geemoney said:

GO GO GO

I waS THINKING AMT 67-68 camaro

I have one in my stash

I also destgroyed one in the 70's

still have it too.

 

 

We have a winner! AMT '67 Camaro. 

The hood is almost a drop-in on the Revell '67 body. It's a tight fit at the rear, and the cowl curve is almost a perfect match, but the front end will have to be narrowed, and possibly shortened as well. The taillights DO drop into the Revell holes, and the grilles will fit with only minor tweaking. I'm going to set it up to use both--the divided chrome one and the body-colored one. 

[geemoney]

I would like to thank the Academy

[Snake45]

On 9/24/2018 at 6:16 PM, Snake45 said:

The hood is almost a drop-in on the Revell '67 body. It's a tight fit at the rear, and the cowl curve is almost a perfect match, but the front end will have to be narrowed, and possibly shortened as well. The taillights DO drop into the Revell holes, and the grilles will fit with only minor tweaking. I'm going to set it up to use both--the divided chrome one and the body-colored one. 

Forgot to add this pic to that post. 

[James2]

Well...

[TarheelRick]

Well alrighty then, are you done yet?  Looks like a cool project.

[ewetwo]

You'll do wonders Snake.

[Snake45]

6 hours ago, ewetwo said:

You'll do wonders Snake.

I was beginning to think you'd never show up! 

[ewetwo]

31 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

I was beginning to think you'd never show up! 

I read everything you comment on buddy. I’m just not up to your level for making educated comments on model building.  But i’m Learning. 

[Snake45]

14 hours ago, ewetwo said:

I read everything you comment on buddy. I’m just not up to your level for making educated comments on model building.  But i’m Learning. 

You seem to be making excellent progress in a short time. Model on my friend! 

[ewetwo]

Thanks Snake.

[Snake45]

Working on correcting the body. First task: Straighten out that rear panel and get it vertical instead of leaning back. Fortunately, there's enough meat in the styrene that this can be done with shaving and filing. My dial caliper says I've moved the top edge of the panel forward somewhere between .050" and .060". 

 

[oldnslow]

I think many you're barking up the wrong tree here Snake , the tail panel isn't vertical , it may not have the slope of the kit body , but it's not vertical .

I think what throws the look off is the lower edge of the quarter panel is supposed to be at a different angle than the tail panel , your pic of the body shows it being a straight line , that's whats wrong with the look of the rear end.

you can see the difference in this bare quarter panel .

 

 

Edited October 1, 2018 by oldnslow

[El Caballo]

This is going to be good.

[ewetwo]

15 minutes ago, El Caballo said:

This is going to be good.

I know. 

[Snake45]

9 hours ago, oldnslow said:

I think many you're barking up the wrong tree here Snake , the tail panel isn't vertical , it may not have the slope of the kit body , but it's not vertical .

I think what throws the look off is the lower edge of the quarter panel is supposed to be at a different angle than the tail panel , your pic of the body shows it being a straight line , that's whats wrong with the look of the rear end.

you can see the difference in this bare quarter panel .

 

 

I haven't trimmed back the sides/rim of the rear yet. I'll trim it back a little, but not all the way to vertical. The lip forms sort of a little "hood" over the rear panel. 

But look at some more pictures showing the rear panel itself, not just the quarter panels. It's vertical or darn close to it. 

That's why I'm building this one as a custom, and a test/experiment to see what's necessary to get this body into righteous shape. Anything I get wrong on this one, I can always say, "Hey, it's a custom, dude, of course it looks different from stock."

[oldnslow]

Here's a pic from a different angle ,

 

there is a slight indentation of the tail panel , but look at the tail light bezel and the rear of the quarter panel on the right side , they're parallel . I just don't see it being straight up and down , maybe a 5-10 degrees off vertical . Must be my old eyes .  

Looking forward to seeing your custom Camaro .

[Snake45]

40 minutes ago, oldnslow said:

Here's a pic from a different angle ,

 

 look at the tail light bezel and the rear of the quarter panel on the right side , they're parallel .

But look on the left side. They're nowhere near parallel. That's because the  edge is broader at the bottom than the top. On the right, the taper is canceling out the back-angle due to the angle of the photo. (And it's doubled on the left for the same reason.) 

[oldnslow]

Yes , but that angle away from the tail light housing is across the rear , side to side , not vertically , front to back . If the tail panel were vertical , the would be a huge lip at the top that goes out to meet the trunk lid , with the slope at the rear of the quarter panel .

  Ok , look at this another way , if you straighten up the rear of the quarter panels on your model , at what angle will it be ? If you look at the bare quarter panel and use the bottom behind the door opening as a level horizontal line , then 90 degree up at the end , that's the angle of the tail panel , recessed in a little , but parallel with the quarter panel , of course that's assuming the photo is relatively square and straight .

Edited October 2, 2018 by oldnslow

[Ace-Garageguy]

Mr. Snake has the right idea. The top of the tail panel is most definitely, positively, and absolutely set forward of the edges of the rear quarter panel corners, while the lower edge of the tail panel is very close to the edges of the corners.

This has the effect of making the tail panel very close to vertical, and avoids what would be a goofy look resulting from the taillights pointing down if the panel followed the lines of the quarters.

[oldnslow]

I agree , but it's not straight up and down , there is still a slight angle to the panel . This looks vertical because the pic is tilted to the left .

Now I've got to go find a 67 Camaro and do some measuring . 

Here's a pic with out the clutter of the bumper or deck lid , the tail panel isn't parallel with the quarter , but it's not vertical either , looks like the panel is flush at the bumper line and recessed about an inch at the top under the trunk .

 

Edited October 2, 2018 by oldnslow