AMT 70 1/2 Camaro Z28

[bluestringer]

This thing fought me every which way but loose. Broke a bunch of parts off tryin to get the frame and body together. I put it back the best I could, I see some details I missed after I got frustrated with it and almost put it back in the box. All comments welcome, thanks for looking. 

[cobraman]

Most of us have had those problems at one time ( sometimes more )but you stuck with it and it looks pretty good to me.

[espo]

Despite the problems you mentioned this build looks great. I like the clean stock look. The engine looks well detailed with wires and plumbing. Good looking paint and interior color combination. 

[THarrison351]

Looks great! I'm in the process of painting mine now. The body was a pain due to a couple short shot areas, poor sprue cuts by the factory, and the mold does not release the left headlight bucket very well.

[NOBLNG]

Well you certainly got her looking presentable James, despite all the issues with this kit. Well done!?

[charger74]

It looks very good 

[happy grumpy]

Really nice Z. I feel your pain. When I built mine I had a lot of fit issues, came close to throw it in the bin but I stuck to it and I'm glad I did, Great color choice. Thanks for sharing.

[bluestringer]

On 6/19/2022 at 3:12 PM, cobraman said:

Most of us have had those problems at one time ( sometimes more )but you stuck with it and it looks pretty good to me.

Thanks.

 

On 6/19/2022 at 4:20 PM, espo said:

Despite the problems you mentioned this build looks great. I like the clean stock look. The engine looks well detailed with wires and plumbing. Good looking paint and interior color combination. 

Thanks.

 

19 hours ago, THarrison351 said:

Looks great! I'm in the process of painting mine now. The body was a pain due to a couple short shot areas, poor sprue cuts by the factory, and the mold does not release the left headlight bucket very well.

Thank you.

 

19 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Well you certainly got her looking presentable James, despite all the issues with this kit. Well done!?

Thanks Greg.

 

18 hours ago, charger74 said:

It looks very good 

Thank you.

 

57 minutes ago, happy grumpy said:

Really nice Z. I feel your pain. When I built mine I had a lot of fit issues, came close to throw it in the bin but I stuck to it and I'm glad I did, Great color choice. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks. 

[FLHCAHZ]

That came our great!

[bluestringer]

1 hour ago, FLHCAHZ said:

That came our great!

Thanks Chaz. 

[PappyD340]

Looks real good to me!

[slusher]

Super nice!

[ewetwo]

Looks great to me. Was this the orange plastic kit?

[unclescott58]

I’m glad you didn’t quit. It turned out great. 

[bluestringer]

On 6/22/2022 at 1:44 PM, PappyD340 said:

Looks real good to me!

Thank you.

 

On 6/23/2022 at 4:09 PM, slusher said:

Super nice!

Thanks Carl.

 

On 6/23/2022 at 4:16 PM, ewetwo said:

Looks great to me. Was this the orange plastic kit?

Thanks. Yes, it was the orange plastic. 

 

14 hours ago, unclescott58 said:

I’m glad you didn’t quit. It turned out great. 

Thanks.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[mustang1989]

I hear you on the frustrations with this kit as there are a number. The fact that you got it all together with the front subframe on is an absolute miracle. I left my subframe off until after I fitted the chassis into the body (which was no small feat) and I still felt like I was going to break something big when fitting these two major pieces together. Then.....theres the part where the leading edge of the dash contacts the windshield. Good LORD!! I thought I was gonna loose my everlovin' mind!! There are many other areas of difficulty and challenges with this model but they yield at great result when patience is used.

All in all, it looks like you were able to get 'er to cross the finish line and in good style at that. Your efforts are definitely to be applauded on such a difficult kit James.

Edited September 5, 2022 by mustang1989

[bluestringer]

6 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

I hear you on the frustrations with this kit as there are a number. The fact that you got it all together with the front subframe on is an absolute miracle. I left my subframe off until after I fitted the chassis into the body (which was no small feat) and I still felt like I was going to break something big when fitting these two major pieces together. Then.....theres the part where the leading edge of the dash contacts the windshield. Good LORD!! I thought I was gonna loose my everlovin' mind!! There are many other areas of difficulty and challenges with this model but they yield at great result when patience is used.

All in all, it looks like you were able to get 'er to cross the finish line and in good style at that. Your efforts are definitely to be applauded on such a difficult kit James.

Thank you Joe. Your comments are much appreciated. It was frustrating as you know, but it sits proudly on my shelf.

[thebavarian]

For me it´s a great work.