Guest Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Why not self adhesive metal transfers for body lettering and emblems like Tamiya does? That would also work. I'm not familiar with them as I've never had a Tamiya kit. How well do they hold up over time? That would be cheaper and probably easier to produce than photo etch. Anything but decals! I could live with decals if they would engrave a blank emblem to give them some dimension. But, that would defeat the purpose. Sometime, I want to try applying a decal to a piece of .005 or .010 styrene, trim it to the decal, paint the edges and see what it looks like. Edited January 10, 2015 by plowboy
Craig Irwin Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 "........decals are an OK solution". Not in my book, I'll vote with my wallet elsewhere.
tim boyd Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) "........decals are an OK solution". Not in my book, I'll vote with my wallet elsewhere. ..and that's your choice, rightfully so. My statement reflected my view of the situation, but apologize if that was broadly interpreted to speak for everyone in the hobby.... TIM Edited January 10, 2015 by tim boyd
1972coronet Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I'm sure that the following isn't a new idea ; how about offering two levels of detail for the same kit ? To wit ; a "regular" 1967 Camaro SS (e.g. , the one that's currently available) , and a "premium" version (i.e. , adhesive transfers -or- photoetch , and perhaps more / exclusive options) .
Snake45 Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I'm sure that the following isn't a new idea ; how about offering two levels of detail for the same kit ? To wit ; a "regular" 1967 Camaro SS (e.g. , the one that's currently available) , and a "premium" version (i.e. , adhesive transfers -or- photoetch , and perhaps more / exclusive options) . I see the problem with that immediately: The local hobby shop is never going to have the version YOU want when you need it, only the other one.
jbwelda Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 how about a decal to put over the raised engraved emblem? shouldn't be a problem to make them exactly the same size, we put a man on the moon once, supposedly. jb
Snake45 Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 how about a decal to put over the raised engraved emblem? shouldn't be a problem to make them exactly the same size, we put a man on the moon once, supposedly. jb They've been doing that for instrument panels on model airplanes for decades.
Custom Mike Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 how about a decal to put over the raised engraved emblem? shouldn't be a problem to make them exactly the same size, we put a man on the moon once, supposedly. jb Revell's '69 Camaro convertible decal sheet has the Camaro scripts on it, and they are a dead-on match for the scripts on the body, so it has been done, and it comes out looking great with some careful application and lots of Micro-Sol!
Danno Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Our local resin-slinging hero, Greg Wann (AKA: The MasterCaster) does a very nice . . . no, an exceptional . . . '67 Camaro Convertible conversion body. I'll have to dig mine out & photo it for y'all.
W-409 Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) That would also work. I'm not familiar with them as I've never had a Tamiya kit. How well do they hold up over time? That would be cheaper and probably easier to produce than photo etch. Anything but decals! I could live with decals if they would engrave a blank emblem to give them some dimension. But, that would defeat the purpose. Sometime, I want to try applying a decal to a piece of .005 or .010 styrene, trim it to the decal, paint the edges and see what it looks like. I've built two Tamiya kits (One for my shelf, other one as a Birthday present) and those metal transfers are great. They're quite easy to install and they still look good after three years sitting on the shelf. It's a shame that MCG hasn't produced those Photo Etch sets for a while now. They would have been a great addition, even though I believe I wouldn't have bought many of them anyway...Maybe for the most interesting kits, though. Edited January 11, 2015 by W-409
Luc Janssens Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Also, I like Luc's idea of metal transfers, but that again carries a higher cost to the manufacturer - will the (adult) modeling public be willing to pay the higher cost? TIM Thanks Tim! I wonder who buys model kits now, walmart and other big box stores have been out of the picture for about a decade now. Production numbers are a far cry, from what they used to be, yet we're seeing subject matter which would've been laughed away 20 years ago and while at a higher production cost per unit, people seem to be willing to pay the premium that comes with it. Edited January 11, 2015 by Luc Janssens
horsepower Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 In about 75% of the Wal-Mart stores on the left coast that I've been to have been carrying plastic models for about a year now.
Can-Con Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 I have one of the MCG pe sheets for the '67 Camaro. A friend picked it up at NNL East a couple years ago for me. I was planning to use it on the AMT kit of corse but,, Of the 4 main CAMARO scripts , every one was "short shot" and unusable. I did e-mail the company but never heard back. So now I have the sheet to use on the Revell kit if I choose but no script for the fenders.
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Not to open thins back up, but I have a question regarding the Revell '67 Camaro. I am assuming that the '67 Camaro SS 2 in 1 kit is the culprit in question as far as the back end being not right. If so, then my question would be is the Revell '67 Nickey Camaro essentially the same body or is it for some reason a different mold? Or is it the same kit with different cover art? Edited October 12, 2018 by Dragonhawk1066
niteowl7710 Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Just now, Dragonhawk1066 said: Not to open thins back up, but I have a question regarding the Revell '67 Camaro. I am assuming that the '67 Camaro SS 2 in 1 kit is the culprit in question as far as the back end being not right. If so, then my question would be is the Revell '67 Nickey Camaro essentially the same body or is it for some reason a different mold? Nickey is a modified reissue of the 2n1 '67 SS. New grill, new hood, but the over all body is the same.
MrObsessive Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Yeah, you'll still need to do corrections if you want an accurate '67. With the Nickey version, it's a little more work as now you'll have to modify the hidden headlamp doors and the accompanying trim. Another one of those kits that should have been correct from the start. The car's only been on the road since 1966, and there's tons and tons and tons of reference material out there to work from.
crowe-t Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 It would be great if Revell would do a 1968 Camaro SS.
mikemodeler Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 17 hours ago, crowe-t said: It would be great if Revell would do a 1968 Camaro SS. I believe the Revell 67 Camaro kit can be built as a 68, just leave the wing windows off. The hood is different (6 square like vents on a 68, ribbed on a 67).
Classicgas Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 3 hours ago, mikemodeler said: I believe the Revell 67 Camaro kit can be built as a 68, just leave the wing windows off. The hood is different (6 square like vents on a 68, ribbed on a 67). 68 also has rectangular turn signals. 1
Exotics_Builder Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, mikemodeler said: I believe the Revell 67 Camaro kit can be built as a 68, just leave the wing windows off. The hood is different (6 square like vents on a 68, ribbed on a 67). 26 minutes ago, Classicgas said: 68 also has rectangular turn signals. And side marker lights. Rally sport option is close, but there are some differences. Non Rally Sport has signal lamp differences as noted. Rear tail lights have differences as well. There are also interior differences. Edited July 24, 2019 by Exotics_Builder
Snake45 Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 21 hours ago, crowe-t said: It would be great if Revell would do a 1968 Camaro SS. If they did, it wouldn't get you THAT much closer to the Bewitched Camaro you want.
Deuces Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 9 hours ago, Classicgas said: 68 also has rectangular turn signals. That looks the car a friend of mine (Max) owns.... ?
espo Posted July 27, 2019 Posted July 27, 2019 Quote For those wishing to make a '68 out of the '67 Camaro kit might want to get detailed pictures of both and spend some time looking at the differences. There are many differences that most would miss if accuracy is important. The car its self could be ordered with so many variations in trim and interior beyond the Vent Windows and Grill shapes it would be easy to start getting the little details wrong.
Casey Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 Just because I had these images of the box. 1
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