1/25th 1970 1/2 Camaro Z 28

[ModlerChris1987]

So my son got a hold of my completed Camaro so now I'm stripping it down and will be posting pics of it soon. The question I have is for a candy apple red what would be a god base color for it? It is the Amt Camaro so it comes molded in orange

[BKcustoms]

A coat of metalizer or a good sealer will cover the orange, and when I do candy paint jobs I use either gold or silver as a base depending on what effect I want.

[ModlerChris1987]

So should I do a coat of primer before the silver?

[BKcustoms]

Yes, the primer will help the paint stick to the plastic.

[mikemodeler]

You want to seal that orange plastic before laying down any color coats. A good primer will do just that. As far as a base coat, check the candy apple red paint you will be using- it will probably say what to lay down for a base.

Take your time and spray a couple of test pieces if you can of the different bases so you can see for yourself which one is the color you are going for. Some members here use plastic spoons, might want to try that!

[ModlerChris1987]

Well the Candy apple red is from a testors can and I tried it with just primer and it don't look good. So I'll try both silver and gold base for the candy apple. The body is currently sitting in windex than after its cleaned up I'll post pics of it. The interior of the car is going to be flat tan

[ModlerChris1987]

Got the car painted. Will be placing picks here soon.

[martinfan5]

Just messing with you, looking forward to see the pics

[ModlerChris1987]

Camaro sitting in primer

Camaro sitting in Metallic Silver

The bottom of the floor pan

Starting to make my own 4 link suspension, well thinking about it

Custom made leaf springs.

Had to make my workbench in my shed because my son got ahold of this camaro and destroyed it so. Waiting on getting another kit to finish this one. Does anyone know where I can get a resin cowl hood for this car?

[donkeypuncher76]

The baldwin motion version of that car is killer, has a more custom hood but in my opinion, its a good if you can find 1. I had a beuty that was chameleon green/blue/purple i did 10 yrs ago b4 the ex got hold of her.. good luck, ebay?craigslist/..

[BKcustoms]

I did a tutorial on how to make a cowl hood for this kit

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52279