Revell 1981 Camaro Z28, White w/Gold Stripes.

[Dragonhawk1066]

       Here's my version of the Revell 1981 Camaro Z28 with some modifications. I painted it in Createx  Opaque White and it was cleared with Createx 4053 High Gloss, then wet-sanded, polished, and waxed. I masked off and painted the trim and light openings with Createx opaque black. I ordered the 20 and 21-inch 80's style Camaro wheels from Jay's Resin Wheels on Ebay. Those were painted with Ammo by Mig Aluminum and Tamiya X-31 Titanium Gold, and I added copper wire painted black for valve stems. I did have to drill holes to re-locate the front wheels for the lower profile look, but the rear wheel location was un-modified. I cut out the molded in engine and transmission plate and exhaust and used the engine/transmission and exhaust from the Revell 1969 Camaro Z28 RS. It fit perfectly with no alterations needed. I did add an intake manifold and carburetor from a NASCAR kit with a machined aluminum air cleaner from Off The Sprue. I added spark plug wires, an aftermarket Accel coil, and heater hoses to help with the engine compartment detail. The interior was painted in a custom mixed color using craft paints with embossing powder for carpet, a sewing pin for the shifter ball, and copper wire painted black for door locks. The stripe decals were very nice and applied without an issue. I did need some setting solution and made a couple of cuts on the taillight decals. 

     This is a bit of a mis-leading kit from Revell as it is a Snap-Together kit that should have been labeled as such. That being said, while lacking in details, it is not a bad kit as far as snap kits are concerned. The parts fit was pretty good and, again, the decals are pretty nice. It was very easy to remove the parts that I did and it seems that you can replace them with pretty much any engine/trans/exhaust combo with minimal effort. This turned out to be a pretty fun build, and I recently acquired another to do in a different color. As always, thanks for looking!

     

Edited Friday at 09:02 PM by Dragonhawk1066

[SpikeSchumacher]

Very nice, Craig! What did you use to tint the T-top panels?

[karbuildr]

That is one sweet ride. Super build, excellent details all around. 

[Dragline]

Tight!

 

Super nice bro..

[TransAmMike]

Good looking Camaro Craig, great job!  👍

[slusher]

Beautiful Camaro, Craig great detail…

[michelle]

awesome job 

[Dragonhawk1066]

On 6/27/2025 at 4:44 PM, SpikeSchumacher said:

Very nice, Craig! What did you use to tint the T-top panels?

Thanks! I some X-19 Tamiya Smoke and sprayed about 5 coats to the inside of the T-tops.

[Dragonhawk1066]

On 6/27/2025 at 5:46 PM, karbuildr said:

That is one sweet ride. Super build, excellent details all around. 

 

On 6/27/2025 at 5:47 PM, Dragline said:

Tight!

 

Super nice bro..

 

21 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Good looking Camaro Craig, great job!  👍

 

16 hours ago, slusher said:

Beautiful Camaro, Craig great detail…

 

16 hours ago, michelle said:

awesome job 

Thanks everyone!

[Jim B]

Great looking Camaro.  Looks like it could have come right off of my High School's parking lot.  Well done.

[meechum68]

Fantastic work!

 

[bondo bill]

sharp build

[XYHARRY]

Excellent colour scheme and detail, well done Craig. 

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint finish and color combination with the stripes and interior. Like the wheels and the way you painted them. 

[carrucha]

Cool Camaro.  I really dig the color combo and wheels.  The decals really look good with the body color.

[STU111]

That is one sharp looking Camaro there! I really love the shape of the Gen 2 body. Beautifully done. Top stuff. 👍🏻

[Dragonhawk1066]

On 6/28/2025 at 7:21 PM, Jim B said:

Great looking Camaro.  Looks like it could have come right off of my High School's parking lot.  Well done.

 

On 6/28/2025 at 7:26 PM, meechum68 said:

Fantastic work!

 

 

On 6/28/2025 at 10:40 PM, bondo bill said:

sharp build

 

On 6/29/2025 at 2:47 AM, XYHARRY said:

Excellent colour scheme and detail, well done Craig. 

 

On 6/29/2025 at 12:03 PM, espo said:

Beautiful looking paint finish and color combination with the stripes and interior. Like the wheels and the way you painted them. 

 

On 6/29/2025 at 5:35 PM, carrucha said:

Cool Camaro.  I really dig the color combo and wheels.  The decals really look good with the body color.

 

18 hours ago, STU111 said:

That is one sharp looking Camaro there! I really love the shape of the Gen 2 body. Beautifully done. Top stuff. 👍🏻

Thanks guys!

[KWT]

That looks awesome!! very nicely done!

[HMW]

Nicely Done!

[Geno]

That is one kickass build. I always liked these as the front reminds me a lot of the '76 Trans Am.😎🤑