Tony T Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Okay, so I pulled this one out to start going on it as it is nearly done. I started this sometime around 1991/1992, as the kit was out in 1991, and I found reference pictures in the April 1991 Motor Trend magazine! (pre-internet at my house!) The body gave me fits, and thus it ended up back in the box. I messed up the body and bought another kit, sometime around 1993 I think. Anyways, in the past few days I've got the body to where it is now. I'm hoping some wrinky decals will smooth out over night. The kit is the Revell '69 Baldwin-Motion Camaro (red on the box) and was moulded in red plastic. I filed the backside of the grille to open it up. Go slow, and it works great, but you remove a lot of material! Wired the motor, and heater lines. Enjoy! More to come as I try to get this one under glass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Tony, after all of your prior problems, this car is working out just great. I really like the opened up grill...nice job. This will look great...the green is my favorite color on this car. Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 Thanks, Peter...I'm just hoping I can get it finished - I found a few areas on the chassis and interior I would have done differently now...no changing it now, forward ho!! The decals didn't fall apart in water, which sure helped. Hopefully I can keep making positive progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3d d3vil Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I really enjoy these old Camaros. Good thread to follow along with. Thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 (edited) looks good sometimes we need to leave a project and come back to it at an later date. I have a batmobile thats been waitin on me to come back to it for 15 years and now I feel like im ready to tackle that. keep up the good work and I for one am looking forward to seeing it done. Edited June 28, 2010 by Aftashox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KENNEDYJR Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 looks good sometimes we need to leave a project and come back to it at an later date. I have a batmobile thats been waitin on me to come back to it for 15 years and now I feel like im ready to tackle that. keep up the good work and I for one am looking forward to seeing it done. I agree wholeheartedly on that. It can be very beneficial to put down a project that has been giving you fits for a later date. A little time and maybe some new techniques learned can make things come together. Keep it up ,the color combo looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Thanks for the reinforcement, guys...I really appreciate it! It was a matter of time to get back to this one. It won't take a whole lot to get it finished. I chose the colour based on an article in the April 1991 Motor Trend...same combo as the 1:1 in that article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 I got going on a roll at the bench on this one, and neglected to take more in progress pictures, but I did take several of the finished model! Some things I did that I hadn't done before, keeping in mind I started this sometime around 1991 to 1993 - All firsts for a model (some I haven't done again!)- Plug wires and heater hoses, 3 'SS' badges (rear and both sides) were not included on the body of the model, so I foil cast the SS badges (kitchen foil backed with white glue), and valve stems to wheels. The green used was Tamiya Park Green. This is also the longest time between starting a build and finishing a build at somewhere between 18 and 19 years!! I don't honestly remember when I actually started the build, but I am guessing between 1991 and 1992, based on the article I used was in the April 1991 Motor Trends, and the Revell kit was released in 1991, and that I would have started the build then in late 1991 or early 1992. There are a few areas I would probably do differently now, and some areas are not perfect, but it is done! So, that is two old builds finished in June! (The other was my 2011 Trans Am, which was started in early 2008) Anyways, I'll start a thread in 'Under Glass' with more pictures of the (finally) finished model! Here was the April 1991 MT article: The other page of the article: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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