AMT/ROUND2 1970 1/2 Camaro Z/28

[samm1970]

To start off with, this is not a review of this kit.I was just curious to see if anyone else is a lilttle bit disappointed w/ this re release.I was out of modeling when this was a new tool kit a few years ago.It was a bit disheartening to open the kit and see a whopping total of 5 "chrome" plated parts.I wasn't expecting 3 full tree's of chrome, but 5 pieces was very disappointing.

I don't need or expect 3 different chrome wheel options, especially "bling" wheels or "pro touring" etc.....It would have been nice though to at least had chrome valve covers and a chrome dual snorkel air cleaner(could have masked off the lid and painted the base black.

I'm pleased w/ the rest of the kit except for the being molded in orange issue,but I knew this as it was stated on the box.

it's not that I don't have several correct air cleaners and valve covers courtesy of the Revell '69 Nova kit.

In general, I guess it just seems that for $20 I should have gotten a little more chrome for the money.So heads up to anyone expecting chrome in this kit.

Sam

[PatRedmond]

Mark is indeed correct. Not much chrome on that car.

[Guest promodmerc]

IIRC the LT1 came factory with aluminum valve covers. They certainly were not chrome.

[roadhawg]

IIRC the LT1 came factory with aluminum valve covers. They certainly were not chrome.

Yes, this is correct. They weren't even polished.....just plain ol' aluminum.

[route66modeler]

Yes, this is correct. They weren't even polished.....just plain ol' aluminum.

HI, I would send the new amt a email and tell them your not happy with the kit. I heard the reissue of the old tool 57 chevy is missing a lot/most of all the cool parts that came with that kit(small blower with side draft carbs). r66m

[samm1970]

Guy's, after spending several hours on the kit this morning it's growing on me.I guess I just needed to vent.Thank's for letting me bend you ears.I knew what the correct parts were suppose to be from the get go.I had a 1:1 '71 Z28 many moons ago.It was a non RS version, missing dual snorkel air cleaner, but had an origional albeit very greasy set set of factory finned valve covers.I was just hoping the kit came w/ a few more chrome parts, pure and simple.My plan was to spray the chromed fin valve covers w/ a matt clear to give them that polished look like you saw "back in the day" and then give them a lil black wash... no big deal.

I've decide to go a slightly different route w/ the model now, making it more of a street machine.They're is unlisted bonus w/ this kit, two differen't 12 bolt rearends.One looks to set the car several scale inches lower than stock.

I've always took lemons and made lemonade.I've even decided to paint the car MM Laquer G.M. Daytona Yellow....lol

Thank's again for letting me vent guy's.I complained to the misses and she just pointed to my many parts "tubs" and shly said nothing in there will work......?

Sam

[Joe Handley]

HI, I would send the new amt a email and tell them your not happy with the kit. I heard the reissue of the old tool 57 chevy is missing a lot/most of all the cool parts that came with that kit(small blower with side draft carbs). r66m

Yea, and I'm still a bit hacked off about that thgis kit is different though because of what has been mentioned since your post.

[samm1970]

Yea, and I'm still a bit hacked off about that thgis kit is different though because of what has been mentioned since your post.

Joe, I don't know if you do much Ebaying, but I've seen the older release(old tool) of the AMT '57 pretty reasonable on there, like around $12- $15 plus avg shipping in the US $6-$8 bucks.That's about what the new ROUND 2 release will cost you.There's several on there right now.I personally preferred the new tool AMT '57, but I thought the old one had a lot of character to it.I have vivid memories of building it as a kid, thinking who would ever want a brown '57...lol.The 409 w/ the sidedraft carbs definitely made the kit for me.....

Sam

[Chuck Kourouklis]

Not to thrash a topic that's calmed down, but this reissue has actually been improved over the last one in one major way: the decal sheets now feature black and white stripe graphics, whereas the 2000 original only had the black ones.

I mean sure, I guess we could mewl about the orange plastic too - but a bit of Future and a 1" foam brush will seal that off in about 90 seconds.

Something I recommend for the wheels: after you've painted them the proper argent color, you might consider using a compass to cut the trim rings out of a sheet of foil. I happen to have a small drafting compass with a hobby blade chucked in where the lead is supposed to go, and that's proven immensely useful for applications like this...

[samm1970]

Not to thrash a topic that's calmed down, but this reissue has actually been improved over the last one in one major way: the decal sheets now feature black and white stripe graphics, whereas the 2000 original only had the black ones.

I mean sure, I guess we could mewl about the orange plastic too - but a bit of Future and a 1" foam brush will seal that off in about 90 seconds.

Something I recommend for the wheels: after you've painted them the proper argent color, you might consider using a compass to cut the trim rings out of a sheet of foil. I happen to have a small drafting compass with a hobby blade chucked in where the lead is supposed to go, and that's proven immensely useful for applications like this...

Your not trashing or rehashing anything Chuck, at least not in my opionion.Any help or suggestions are appreciated.I'm really enjoying the kit once I got past the lack of chrome issue I had with it.I have found several inaccuracies though.The instructions show the engine being assembled w/ big block valve covers, and I won't even get started on that completely awful 3 barrel Holly Carb.All the ones I've seen look nothing like the one in the kit.The ones I've seen 1st hand looked similar to a Holly four barrel until you turned them over.Instead of 4 butterflies you had 2 primaries and one huge oblong secondary.

Sam