Chassis fitment of AMT '69 Camaro......

[JollySipper]

Hello, fellows! I recently started working on the Yenko Camaro from AMT. Upon mock-up, I found that the chassis just kinda flops around under the body..... Sitting the model down then picking it up, there's about a half-inch of play there. I'm wondering..... what have some of you done to fix this? The interior kinda just does what it wants, too. I can tell very easily that this is an older tool, just hoping someone has come up with a solution for this.........

Thanks, guys........

[slusher]

I have had models with loose chassis but when finished I glued it in at the end of the build.  Really to be honest you need to build the Revell kit..

[NOBLNG]

I haven’t built the AMT kit, so this is just spit-balling.? I have glued blocks inside bodies to keep the interior tub from sliding back and forth. I have also drilled through the floorpan and into a block of evergreen to install a pin. Then the floorpan will go back in the same location every time you trial fit the assembly. Hope this helps.?

Edited May 30, 2024 by NOBLNG

[espo]

I have also used the method Greg mentioned to even mount bumpers and grills in older kits that didn't have real good mounting points to glue to.  90-degree angle styrene from Plastruct or Evergreen are readily available and work well. 

[bobss396]

I do the same thing. Everything is pinned so it goes together the same way. I will have a body off a car quite a few times during a build.

The worst case is the MPC modified kits. There is nothing that makes the assembly easy.