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Guest Markus355
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the real car: 72782_115777528486323_100001622296722_114412_2884145_n.jpg

so far ive assembled the front and rear suspensions, and hope to get paint (and pictures tomorrow)

the wheels are coys 17 inchers, which are not available in scale but the custom wheels from revells 55 bel air kit (goodguys) look close enough.

the stripes will be tricky, as the kits decals arent offered in orange, but they shouldnt be too hard to mask off and paint. this is going to be fun!

Edited by Markus355
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the real car: 72782_115777528486323_100001622296722_114412_2884145_n.jpg

so far ive assembled the front and rear suspensions, and hope to get paint (and pictures tomorrow)

the wheels are coys 17 inchers, which are not available in scale but the custom wheels from revells 55 bel air kit (goodguys) look close enough.

the stripes will be tricky, as the kits decals arent offered in orange, but they shouldnt be too hard to mask off and paint. this is going to be fun!

That's a great looking Camaro, if you contact this gentleman I think he may be able to make the decals you want in the orange...

Kieth Marks Decals

Guest Markus355
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That's a great looking Camaro, if you contact this gentleman I think he may be able to make the decals you want in the orange...

Kieth Marks Decals

thanks, problem is, its not just orange its that burnt orange pearl you see on newer pontiacs, fusion orange.

i think i may have a way to mask them and paint them cased out though. ill lay the decals out on a table or some suck, set a piece of glass over them, and i have some see through, adhesive backed film, that ill stick to the glas, and ill just trace out the shape of the decals onto that

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That's a beautiful 1:1. I almost bought a similiar '72 back in high school but I couldn't drive a stick at the time so I passed. Beating my head on the table now a days for letting it go.

Guest Markus355
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here are some pics

early mockup, pleased to see the stance is pretty bang on what the 1:1 looks like.

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undercarriage (and yeah, the real car really IS this shiny and clean)

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finally gettin the hang of alclad... mimmicking our chromed master cylinder..

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Taking shape nicely. Keep us posted. 1970 was a watermark year in my book. Although there were many really sharp cars that year, the Camaro and the Cuda had my heart beating double-time.

Guest Markus355
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engine is nearly complete, save for wiring. so is the interior. just need to detail paint the dash board.

astill waiting on paint/ debating whether or not to order reliable resins full bumper front end for it

Guest Markus355
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got the paint, and the kit is the model k,ing reissue of amt's 70 camaro Z28

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Looking good. (I have a real '73 too that I need to get around to building a model of...) Are you changing the nose from an R/S to a standard to match your real one?

Guest Markus355
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i want to, but im unable to get the dencon conversion, so ill just build it as the RS ;)

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Guest Markus355
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update.... Its painted! the orange is some paint left over from when we did the real car... so its 100% accurate.

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Guest Markus355
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used a semi transparent adhesive film used in sheet metal shops used to seal the ends of ductwork for shipping.

Guest Markus355
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The body has since been cleared and wetsanded. looks great. ill try and post pics later

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