THarrison351 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 AMT 1970 Camaro RS Z/28. I'll call it the nightmare. Yes, it's the first issue orange one from 2011. Some great intentions that were poorly executed by AMT. It came very close to being a single flight aircraft. The color is Root Beer with Orange clear. Looks great to me in bright light. That right headlight reflector is a molded mess. Mine didn't have flash, it has strings because the molds were still hot when it came out Not bad under, but I might add the front corner braces, and heater hoses I used this pre-built Masterpiece Motion Camaro to suss out problems. I missed the reason why the chassis/tub fits poorly. It's too long . I should have trimmed the tabs at the back. Painted and mostly assembled. Ready for heartache and disappointment A little too shiny, but I'm happy with the color. The Rays Kits decals I purchased had an instrument decal, but it was out of scale and unusable Needs a proper alternator bracket I'm not sure what kit I robbed these tires from. '65 El Camino maybe? So much better than the kit tires which are completely wrong Painted before details and decals Too. Much. Orange. If there's one thing I wish they'd do, it's never release another kit in color plastic. Oh yeah, those are the Rays Kits decals I used. Emblems and underhood stuff was good. White stripes were see through and you can see the instrument cluster decals which turned out to be too small. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Reall nice job! My favorite year Camaro. Unique colors too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Well done sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 The finished model looks great, sorry to hear about the problems you had. I like the color and the finish on the paint and interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Lookin’ good! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Great job Tim. My favorite Camaro. Did a nice job on the headlight bezels that don't come with this kit. Looks great👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 I hated that kit as well. Looks amazing though. Great color choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 It looks sweet. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 This kit can be challenging, I lost my temper a few times when I built mine. But you did a great job and it turned out really great. Nice color choice BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Great looking Camaro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Great color combo. Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Terrific Camaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Turned out nice. Glad you finished it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Excellent work and great job foiling the headlight bezels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 3:05 PM, Mike C. said: Reall nice job! My favorite year Camaro. Unique colors too. Thanks! Well, the body color wasn't exactly what I wanted, but it is different. On 7/4/2022 at 3:07 PM, Classicgas said: Well done sir. Thank you sir! On 7/4/2022 at 3:11 PM, espo said: The finished model looks great, sorry to hear about the problems you had. I like the color and the finish on the paint and interior. Thank you! It was a challenge. On 7/4/2022 at 4:43 PM, Tom99 said: Very nice! I appreciate that! On 7/4/2022 at 5:24 PM, 70 Sting said: Lookin’ good! 😎 Thanks! On 7/4/2022 at 8:13 PM, TransAmMike said: Great job Tim. My favorite Camaro. Did a nice job on the headlight bezels that don't come with this kit. Looks great👌 Thanks! Yeah, separate chrome bezels would be nice. On 7/4/2022 at 8:13 PM, charger74 said: Very well done Thank you! On 7/4/2022 at 10:03 PM, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: I hated that kit as well. Looks amazing though. Great color choice. Thanks! On 7/4/2022 at 10:12 PM, unclescott58 said: It looks sweet. Very nice. Thank you! On 7/5/2022 at 11:49 AM, happy grumpy said: This kit can be challenging, I lost my temper a few times when I built mine. But you did a great job and it turned out really great. Nice color choice BTW. Thanks! It was frustrating at the end. On the shelf now! On 7/6/2022 at 5:18 PM, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thank you! On 7/8/2022 at 3:17 PM, slusher said: Great looking Camaro! Thanks! On 7/9/2022 at 8:16 AM, Slotto said: Great color combo. Nice job Thank you! On 7/9/2022 at 10:04 AM, crazyjim said: Terrific Camaro. Thanks! On 7/9/2022 at 3:53 PM, carrucha said: Turned out nice. Glad you finished it. Thank you! Me too! 2 hours ago, AMT68 said: Excellent work and great job foiling the headlight bezels. Thanks! Lot of guessing there, poor design, should be a separate chrome piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Tim, you made it look amazing considering what you had to start with. The color absolutely rocks. I'd give you more than 2 thumbs up if I had more thumbs LOL. How did you handle the opacity of the white strips? I have thought about ordering some of the Rays Kits decals, what are your thoughts on them? I usually get mine from Keith Marks, always had good luck with them. Thanks and keep 'em coming.😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I too would like to know about how you improved the headlight rings. Here is the best I could do with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrm Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Very nice. I almost died on the back seat of one like this, on prom night, somewhere in the Maryland woods. It was pretty much same colors, except it had black stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 This looks great. I'm digging your color choices. Mine is still in progress, but I hope it turns out half as nice as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Nice job on the build. Looks pretty good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Well done. i like the color, too. I had a buddy that had one. I carpooled to school with him. The factories build a few lemons and a few on the other side of normal that are whatever this one was. It was fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Very nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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