'69 Camaro Z/28 RS - Revell

[CA Whitecloud]

Motor-City Muster: Let the boondoggle begin

[CA Whitecloud]

I'm going for another 70's classic. This is a familiar kit to most. Let's see what kind of fine mess I will make of it. I had a real hard time with deciding on and following through with the body color of my last build. Following the box art, I'm sticking with the classic "blue". But has anybody ever Googled, blue 69 Camaro? Yeah, I'm sure there is an official Chevy named color, but I digress. I chose Testors Icy Blue lacquer. It's hard for me to commit to the glitter. Be kind. I'm still working with rattle cans in the backyard/garage.

[DJMar]

Nice start! This is still a great kit, it's hard to believe it's 35 years old. There are a few little areas to watch, but otherwise it's a straightforward build.

BTW, the GM blue that you're thinking of is probably the very popular 1968-70 LeMans Blue.

[espo]

Having owned a '69 Camaro I'm partial, but this is a great kit with the cross ram 2-4's and the optional cambered exhaust. 

[CA Whitecloud]

I have no grand plan for this build except to end up with something shelf worthy. Here are some engine pics. I'm adding plug wires and boots. I did not line them up great with the openings in the headers. I can already tell the the hood will never close. I used some black thread to resemble zip-ties. I've seen some folks get the wires so flat and uniform. I'm curious to know that trick. I did not weather the engine much. I sometimes get to heavy with the panel liner. I did touch up the paint on the trans mission...

Edited November 12 by CA Whitecloud

[CA Whitecloud]

I had some fun with the seats. I added upholstery decals. Who can tell me where things went sideways?

[STU111]

Mate, when the interior tub is in the car no one’s gonna know the pattern has been rotated 90 degrees on the front seats. The seats have come out well though.👍🏻

[CA Whitecloud]

6 hours ago, STU111 said:

Mate, when the interior tub is in the car no one’s gonna know the pattern has been rotated 90 degrees on the front seats. The seats have come out well though.👍🏻

Thanks Stuart. This hobby, and many others I imagine, have a fine line between "No one will ever see it" and "But, I'll know it's there". Sometimes it is hard to commit to the detail when I know no one WILL ever see this or any of my builds. I like looking at them though, so all is good.

[STU111]

4 hours ago, CA Whitecloud said:

Thanks Stuart. This hobby, and many others I imagine, have a fine line between "No one will ever see it" and "But, I'll know it's there". Sometimes it is hard to commit to the detail when I know no one WILL ever see this or any of my builds. I like looking at them though, so all is good.

I do understand though, I’ve got a couple of builds in my display cabinet that have little mistakes that no one else notices but l know that they’re there. Looking forward to seeing your Camaro when it’s finished. 👍🏻