Revell 67 Camaro

[ianguilly]

double post fail.

Edited August 23, 2014 by ianguilly

[unclescott58]

Thank for the photos Ian. It looks good to me. Even the grille. Though it's not 100% correct. I like it.

Scott

[deuces wild]

I didn't notice any headers in there... Think I'm going blind in my old age..

Edited August 23, 2014 by deuces wild

[Danno]

Headers are there. Right side of the first white sprue.

[Deano]

Headers are there. Right side of the first white sprue.

Those would be the stock exhaust manifolds; I didn't notice any headers.

[kelson]

Thanks for the pics of the contents!,i'm hoping some of the aftermarket companies will tool up some resin conversion parts.i preordered a couple kits off of Ebay,hopefully they'll be here next week.Wonder if AMT's 67'Z28 hood will fit on Revells Camaro?

[deuces wild]

I hope so...

[deuces wild]

Those would be the stock exhaust manifolds; I didn't notice any headers.

I thought so..

I'm sure the ones from the Revell '69 big block Camaros will work..

[tim boyd]

Those in the SE Michigan area....John at Model Cave (Ypsilanti, MI) is expecting his first shipment of '67 Camaros to arrive this Wednesday.....TB

[Deano]

I thought so..

I'm sure the ones from the Revell '69 big block Camaros will work..

In the real world, yeah, they would work. In the model world, who can tell. One would hope that they would!

[deuces wild]

Cool!!... Maybe I could skate out of work early and head on over there..

[deuces wild]

In the real world, yeah, they would work. In the model world, who can tell. One would hope that they would!

Exactly!..

[blubaja]

LOL! Now I'm really wondering if they're just doing this on purpose. To see if anyone is actually paying attention anymore. It's time to leave the hobby Revell.

[Robberbaron]

LOL! Now I'm really wondering if they're just doing this on purpose. To see if anyone is actually paying attention anymore. It's time to leave the hobby Revell.

No doubt about it - they did botch the grill by missing that trim. Looks to me like it would be easy enough for them to add it, but you gotta wonder who is reviewing the test shots during this process? I'll admit, I didn't realize that trim was missing until folks posted pics of some 1:1 cars, but once you contrast and compare, it jumps out at you. Wouldn't the review process involve comparing the different model components to pictures of a 1:1?

Personally, I also try to use photos of the 1:1 subject for reference when I'm building a model to confirm all types of things such as whether certain parts of a grille are chrome or painted. Think of all the people who will buy this kit, look at a picture of a 1:1 to confirm which areas to keep chrome, then see this error. For me personally, this is one of those things where, once I've seen it, I can't unsee it.

Wouldn't be the first time they screwed up the grille on a Camaro - remember when they originally released the Z/28 version of the 69 Camaro, it had the big "RS" emblem on the grille - not correct for a Z/28. I believe they fixed that for the second run of that kit. Let's cross our fingers that a similar effort is made here. This thing (and it's future variations) could be a cash cow for them, like all the versions of the 69, as long as they make sure the basics are correct.

[blubaja]

Wouldn't be the first time they screwed up the grille on a Camaro - remember when they originally released the Z/28 version of the 69 Camaro, it had the big "RS" emblem on the grille - not correct for a Z/28. I believe they fixed that for the second run of that kit. Let's cross our fingers that a similar effort is made here. This thing (and it's future variations) could be a cash cow for them, like all the versions of the 69, as long as they make sure the basics are correct.

I hope so. But people will still buy this and shrug it off. But still yes, this isn't as bad an error as their recent releases.

[deuces wild]

Should be easy to make an rs grill for this.. Right??..

[Craig Irwin]

Should be easy to make an rs grill for this.. Right??..

Maybe one of the many resin RS grills will fit, and MCG has a photo-etch set with one, but they are all intended for the AMT kit, so who knows.

[Robberbaron]

Lots of speculation about possible variations. Looking at the test shot pictures and the ones Ian posted, I think some educamated guessing can be done by looking at the layout of the sprues, and the way Revell tooled up certain features.

The first thing that jumped out at me was the fact that the vent window frames are molded with the glass, not the body. I can't tell from the pics if any of the badging is engraved on the body sides, but it sure looks like it's just decals on the gold car on the box art. If there isn't any, I'm sure that would indicate that they will eventually make a 68 version of this kit (which would mean that even the side markers would probably be done as decals - not too keen on that, personally)

Also notice that the front and rear valance and the hood are living on a separate tree, which would make it easy to leave these parts out and substitute RS-style valances and a different hood. Also notice that the grille, SS hood louvers, and wheels are on a different tree from most of the other chrome parts.

[Craig Irwin]

I wonder which interior it has, deluxe or base?

[ChrisPflug]

Base interior

[ianguilly]

Btw no headers,stock manifolds only.

[mike 51]

Btw no headers,stock manifolds only.

just like all the 1-1 big block powered road racers on tiny wheels and street tires I guess...

.even though the "race" version is little more than a joke, the rest of it looks pretty nice.

Maybe future versions will be better thought out?

[LVZ2881]

Wheels do look very undersized to me.

I'm.still.buying a couple though.

[W-409]

I don't want to complain, but after doing this same modification on many roll bars, why that crossbar can't be in horizontal level? Now the seat belts can't be installed on that crossbar... It's not a big deal to modify, but I wonder why the kit manufacturers (Not only Revell) can't do that correct.

[Matt T.]

I'll wait for the '68 RS release...