1/8 Camaro IROC-Z

[avidinha]

I bought this kit used. It was partially built and partially painted. It was in pretty rough shape.

The roof was broken down the middle and had a chunk missing out of it.

And the quarter panel/bumper was cracked.

The rear axle was also broken.

The tires were missing so I got these wheels/tires from an r/c car and some 3d printed brakes.

I'm going to stick the sub assemblies in the freezer and try my luck at getting them apart. I'm sure there will be some more missing parts as I go, I'll just have to deal with them as I discover them. More next time.

[rbarlow1]

This is awesome. Who buys that model and then does that to it - I assume it was expensive to buy in its time as well (?).

[SpikeSchumacher]

You could do some cool LED lighting with something in that scale... 😉

[1972coronet]

7 hours ago, rbarlow1 said:

This is awesome. Who buys that model and then does that to it - I assume it was expensive to buy in its time as well (?).

Considering that it's 40 years old ( I remember when it was new - bought one as well ) , that's not too bad. It's a bulky box to keep around ; looks as though FedEx had their way with it. 

IIRC, these were around 50$ U.S. back then - huge money ! 

Mine perished in the 1987 earthquake.

[Jordan White]

On 6/17/2025 at 1:23 PM, rbarlow1 said:

This is awesome. Who buys that model and then does that to it - I assume it was expensive to buy in its time as well (?).

Honestly that plastic was brittle, I had one that I sold (and the Corvette) that also had fractured pieces and some cracks in the body (Corvette was worse).

[Sam I Am]

I have a few 1/8 in the stash, so I'll be following. 

[avidinha]

After some time in the freezer I was able to get some of the parts apart. There was a little damage, but nothing I can't handle.

I glued the rear axle back together and used some evergreen tubing to add some support.

I glued the roof and was able to find the missing chuck. The kit comes with an overhead console, so that will add some support.

More next time.

[meechum68]

Following!