Snake45 Posted September 15, 2014 Posted September 15, 2014 I am currently working on one. I am building Grumpy's car. I sourced some headers from the Baldwin Motion Camaro, and they are horrible! Need to find a better set. How are you building it--as the legal SS/C, as A/MP or match racer or what? This car lived several lives. I haven't decided yet which way I prefer.
1972coronet Posted September 15, 2014 Posted September 15, 2014 How are you building it--as the legal SS/C, as A/MP or match racer or what? This car lived several lives. I haven't decided yet which way I prefer. I believe that Grump's 1967 Camaro started life in A/MP ( the 396 wasn't available early in production , IIRC ) then ended up in SS/C when the 396 became available . Some-one please correct me if I'm wrong with my info ( )
Snake45 Posted September 15, 2014 Posted September 15, 2014 Okay, I just got my kit in the mail. Have seen the grille and can now Officially Comment on it: This grille is a no-go. In addition to the bar problems, the ends are wrong. They're too symmetrical and too vertical. Doesn't look like a '67-'68 Camaro grille shape at all to me. The good news is that the original annual AMT '67 Rally Sport grille (as repopped by Modelhaus) will fit in there. It's a few thousandths too wide to drop right in, but minor tweaking should get it in there. Actually, I've noticed that sometimes Modelhaus parts are a bit small due to mold or resin shrinkage (I test-fit an original AMT part), so a repro might fit even better. The V-angle between the two kits is a near-perfect match.
Snake45 Posted September 15, 2014 Posted September 15, 2014 I believe that Grump's 1967 Camaro started life in A/MP ( the 396 wasn't available early in production , IIRC ) then ended up in SS/C when the 396 became available . Some-one please correct me if I'm wrong with my info ( ) No, it was built as a 396 but I don't know if it was originally a 375-horse one or not. AFAIK he ran it in SS throughout '67, but in '68, when the SS rules got goofy (and he had the '68 car as his starter), he would sometimes run it in A/MP as a protest to Super Stock rules. Sox & Martin and some of the other SS stars did the same thing and this was NOT popular with the little guy /MP racers at the time. This sort of thing was the birth of what would eventually become Pro Stock. In '67, Grump campaigned Grumpy's Toy II (the all-white '66 Chevy II) until the 396 Camaro became available/legal.
Daddyfink Posted September 15, 2014 Posted September 15, 2014 How are you building it--as the legal SS/C, as A/MP or match racer or what? This car lived several lives. I haven't decided yet which way I prefer. I am taking the easy way out, it will be in the SS/C scheme that he won the Nationals in.
Snake45 Posted September 15, 2014 Posted September 15, 2014 After actually seeing the Revell '67 grille, I'm putting my Toy III build on hold for a while. I guess I'll eventually bash it up from an AMT '67. This first Revell '67 I'm building as a RS with a Modelhaus grille. If I can come up with a spare '67 Vette "stinger," I might do that nice Tahoe Turquoise Dana 427 car. Hopefully someone will eventually offer a corrected grille for this thing--or Revell will rework the grille (and the body to match) to actually look like a Camaro.
slammedi'am Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 For anyone building this kit,I noticed today after mine was painted and cleared,there is a small indintion on the pass side door.... We had 3 new kits at my buddys house and everyone of them has the same spot.... So far thats been my only hick up on it so far....I have a build thread going on here too of mine
my80malibu Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 These are some pictures of one, I have.
Snake45 Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 For anyone building this kit,I noticed today after mine was painted and cleared,there is a small indintion on the pass side door.... We had 3 new kits at my buddys house and everyone of them has the same spot.... So far thats been my only hick up on it so far....I have a build thread going on here too of mine Thanks to your helpful post, I checked and my body has it, too. Looks about like someone threw a baseball full-speed into the door. No problem to fill at the start of a build but it WOULD be annoying if you didn't spot it until after paint. This looks like something that Revell could simply polish out of the mold for subsequent issues or production runs. Thanks for bringing it up!
my80malibu Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Dan it will look better if it gets done by Saturday night.Otherwise it will be going to the project table. Edited September 18, 2014 by my80malibu
my80malibu Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) It is pretty handy door ding,if you want to do a Diorama of a nice car in a parking lot, with the photo etched shopping cart from wild hare production parked beside it. Edited September 17, 2014 by my80malibu
unclescott58 Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 Just picked up the kit tonight. Opened it up. And I like what found in the box. Looks like a pretty nice kit to me. Scott
Brett Barrow Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 Thanks to your helpful post, I checked and my body has it, too. Looks about like someone threw a baseball full-speed into the door. No problem to fill at the start of a build but it WOULD be annoying if you didn't spot it until after paint. This looks like something that Revell could simply polish out of the mold for subsequent issues or production runs. Thanks for bringing it up! I bet it's opposite the spot where the the plastic enters the mold. They put them on the inside now, usually on the door.
Danno Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 Dan it will look better if it gets done by Saturday night.Otherwise it will be going to the project table. Either that, or, you're way early for May '15.
Snake45 Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Not to bash this kit, but I think what is worse than the grill is the multi leaf rear springs. I do believe 67 Camaros had single leaf springs. Still planning on getting this kit. That's more easily fixed (in a couple different ways) than the grille, which IMHO is completely unusable and unfixable..at least not without extensive rebuilding.
unclescott58 Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 I started working on mine last night. I still like the kit overall. But, I too don't understand the divot/dent on the passenger side door. I wonder what cause that. Also Lee mentioned the rear springs. They don't look like mono-leafs to me either. But that doesn't bother me too much. Again, I like the kit. But, when I think of it, there are a lot of little things I'd like to see changed. I've mentioned this before, I would really rather have had an SS/RS version of this car. In the mean time the non RS grille would be nicer with a few minor corrections. I also don't understand offering the car with the plain, non custom interior. The leaf springs I'm not sure if they are correct or not. I do know they should be the mono-leafs on the '67 Camaro. I just don't remember exactly what they look like without doing more research. And the divot in door? This also needs to be fixed on future reissues. Am I so unhappy with the problems above, that I regret that I bought Revell's new '67 Camaro kit? No, the problems are all very minor. It will still build into a very nice representation of a '67 Camaro. That only the real hard core nit pickers will complain. Again, overall, I'm happy. Scott
Brett Barrow Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 I have no doubt there will be an RS version. I'm holding out for one because I like it so much better...
Snake45 Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 I have no doubt there will be an RS version. I'm holding out for one because I like it so much better... Get the Modelhaus RS grille for the original annual AMT '67, modify the body slightly to take it, and drive on. That's what I'm gonna do. I have my doubts that Revell's RS grille will be any better shaped than the current one. But the old AMT '67 SS/RS grille looks the part.
Luc Janssens Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 I bet it's opposite the spot where the the plastic enters the mold. They put them on the inside now, usually on the door. You beat me to it, was thinking the same....easy to spot when looking inside of the body, IIRC Japanese model manufacturers do it the same way for ages now..
Brett Barrow Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Get the Modelhaus RS grille for the original annual AMT '67, modify the body slightly to take it, and drive on. That's what I'm gonna do. I have my doubts that Revell's RS grille will be any better shaped than the current one. But the old AMT '67 SS/RS grille looks the part. I'll wait and see what differences the 2nd version will have. Might have some features more desirable to me. Deluxe interior I hope?!?!?
deuces wild Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Got one reserved for me at the model cave... Going there tomorrow to pic it up and check out the car show across the street...
Snake45 Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 I'll wait and see what differences the 2nd version will have. Might have some features more desirable to me. Deluxe interior I hope?!?!?If you just can't wait for the Custom interior, the AMT kit has it now.
Craig Irwin Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 If you just can't wait for the Custom interior, the AMT kit has it now. The AMT 67 seats are WAY wrong.
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