Revell 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 - Finished

[RandyB.]

Just started this new release from Revell. Looks as though the kit is fairly decent except for the grille being a little off from the 1:1 car. Here is my progress so far.

Edited October 14, 2014 by RandyB.

[RandyB.]

Using some #101 Evergreen strip styrene covered in BMF I was able to make the grille look a little more like the 1:1 grille

Edited September 25, 2014 by RandyB.

[cobraman]

Hey Randy, does the decal sheet include a white stripe for the front ?

[deuces wild]

I'll follow along with your build.. The grill looks good so far.

I just picked up 2 of these Sunday..

[RandyB.]

Hey Randy, does the decal sheet include a white stripe for the front ?

Yes the kit has a white and a black nose stripe. This build will be red with a white interior and the white nose stripe.

[RandyB.]

I forgot to post the painted body pics.

[slusher]

Strong start Randy...

[Curt]

Your grille looks 100% better...

[Snake45]

Yes the kit has a white and a black nose stripe. This build will be red with a white interior and the white nose stripe.

For those interested: The default SS stripe color was white on Bolero Red and Marina Blue Camaros, unless the car had black vinyl top or black convertible top, in which case it would be black. But I'm pretty sure I've seen both red and blue cars with black stripes, so apparently that could be special ordered.

[my80malibu]

If you glued the front Valance on you have made a Grave mistake

[deuces wild]

Here's a close-up of the 1:1 standard grill..

[carcrazy19]

Its looking really good so far.. love the color too.

[RandyB.]

Thanks guys for all of your comments and input so far.

[kelson]

Very nice work!, is their any problems with assembly so far?i'm thinking when I build mine to go with a less common color.

[Matt T.]

BIG improvement on your grille. Nice job.

[RandyB.]

Very nice work!, is their any problems with assembly so far?i'm thinking when I build mine to go with a less common color.

Thanks everyone. Curtis...I haven't really assembled anything yet on this kit just painting parts so far. It looks as though the assembly may not be too bad but I will find out soon enough.

[TFchronos]

Very nice work and progress, the color looks great!

[tim boyd]

Here's a close-up of the 1:1 standard grill..

This image came from my Fotki site folder on the '67 Camaro non-RS grille...here's the link to the entire album with about 35 pictures including some RS grilles.....TIM

[tim boyd]

Using some #101 Evergreen strip styrene covered in BMF I was able to make the grille look a little more like the 1:1 grille

Nice job Randy fixing that grille! TIM

[Snake45]

I'm going to see if I can sili-clone the ends of an AMT '67 or '68 grilled, then file the offensive ends off the Revell grille and replace them. Might be a cheap and not-too-difficult fix for this kit's most troublesome problem....

Edited September 26, 2014 by Snake45

[espo]

There is differences between the grills on '67 and '68 Camaros. The '67 was a relatively flat grill where the '68 had a bit of a "V" shape in that the ends by the head lamps was somewhat deeper than the '67s.

[Snake45]

There is differences between the grills on '67 and '68 Camaros. The '67 was a relatively flat grill where the '68 had a bit of a "V" shape in that the ends by the head lamps was somewhat deeper than the '67s.

True. But the ends--where the Revell kit is so horribly wrong--should be the same between the two years. Will have to check. I have the AMT '67 in stock so can use that if there's a difference. The main factor will be, are the Revell and AMT grilles the same height?

[Snake45]

True. But the ends--where the Revell kit is so horribly wrong--should be the same between the two years. Will have to check. I have the AMT '67 in stock so can use that if there's a difference. The main factor will be, are the Revell and AMT grilles the same height?

Okay, I just looked at the AMT and Revell grilles together, with optivisor and caliper.

My brilliant idea won't work. The AMT grille isn't a whole lot better shaped at the ends than the Revell, though of the two, it's better. (It's also too short to fit into the Revell body opening without modification.

Having taken a GOOD look, I now think it MIGHT be possible to modify the Revell grille ends to something approaching the correct shape. Will take some skillful styrene surgery and model-fu. If I can do it, I'll start a thread and post photos.

I apologize for the detour down this dark side street....

[66belair]

Looks nice considering the beating this kit has taken since it hit the shelves. Did you catch the dent in gene side before you painted?

[RandyB.]

Looks nice considering the beating this kit has taken since it hit the shelves. Did you catch the dent in gene side before you painted?

Thanks guys. No dent on mine Mike.

Edited September 27, 2014 by RandyB.