David Thibodeau Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 ANother "G-machine" I am messing with.... this one is based loosely on the 1972 Camaro that Detroit and speed built for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Real car beloe I am using the 19701/2 AMT kit which needs some work. I wish they had offered the Whale Tail option in the kit but they didnt. I went with the early 70 spoiler. The car was painted with PPG Hugger Orange with a pearl applied on top and 2 coats od dupont Chromaclear. Here is the stance I plan on achieving..... Wheels are pegasus with the centers painted gunmetal. The car will have a matching stripe in this paint once the cleat is polished and masked off for the gunmetal color. Here is an overhead shot to give you the pearl effect.... I will most likely ditch the kit engine and steal an LT1 from a corvette or camaro kit..... DaveT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my name is nobody Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 wow.............. that looks great. my step brother has a '70 1/2 Camaro in his garage that looks exactly like this. orange, black stripes. it need to be gone through, but is complete and running. I need to show him that picture of Juniors 1:1, a great looking car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Looks like you are off to a good start Dave. I won't be able to start on mine until I finish painting the upstairs of my house. You know how those "honey do's" are!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 WOW!!!!!!!!! That thing looks intimidating already, nice job on the wheels with their dark center, it contrasts very nicely with the orange color you chose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOBBS Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Although it's probably too late as you've already got paint laid down, the "whale tail" spoiler is available in the AMT 70.5 Baldwin-Motion Camaro variation of the same kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KENNEDYJR Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 That is going to be sweet!! Great project, love the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelo Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 That is a great start. Interesting that you put pearl on it. Here is a picture of Jr's car. As you can see, it has quite a bit of yellow pearl in it. It really brightens it up. Keep us posted. Did you happen to do any body work to the front nose? I remember everyone complaining about how bad it was, and articles on how to fix it, but have to look for them since I want to start a similar one myself. It looks great so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kren Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 VERY NICE START GOING TO BE A WINNER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Jeffries Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Dave,That is going to be one sweet ride. Mark Jeffries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Although it's probably too late as you've already got paint laid down, the "whale tail" spoiler is available in the AMT 70.5 Baldwin-Motion Camaro variation of the same kit. David hit me up for one Kyle, but I did not have an extra. The extra one I had was sacrificed for the rear spoiler on my '74 Cuda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 That is a great start. Interesting that you put pearl on it. Here is a picture of Jr's car. As you can see, it has quite a bit of yellow pearl in it. It really brightens it up. Keep us posted. Did you happen to do any body work to the front nose? I remember everyone complaining about how bad it was, and articles on how to fix it, but have to look for them since I want to start a similar one myself. It looks great so far. A little birdie told me that the MPC Rally Sport Camaro body will be available in resin real soon.... It's still the best Gen 2 Camaro body out there IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Thibodeau Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 That is a great start. Interesting that you put pearl on it. Here is a picture of Jr's car. As you can see, it has quite a bit of yellow pearl in it. It really brightens it up. Keep us posted. Did you happen to do any body work to the front nose? I remember everyone complaining about how bad it was, and articles on how to fix it, but have to look for them since I want to start a similar one myself. It looks great so far. I noticed the car had pearl which I had to add to my build.... the front nose was cleaned up but still could have fit better!! Here is the car with the stripe. I am contemplating adding the thin border stripe with black decal.... not sure if I will like it or leave it as is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparMarc Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Nice paint job there, to bad about the rear wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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