Hi all well I'm enjoying the 1/8 hot rod immensely and I think it has rekindled my mojo so I've made a start on this
(still not confident enough to do any more to my ships) firstly a warning to all, careful how you stack your stash, this was OK when I put it away but there were 4 heavyish kits on it.
Those who know me will know I hardly ever do as the box art.
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Revell 1/12 camaro
kpnuts
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2016 - 01:02 AM UTC
Posted: Monday, June 27, 2016 - 02:30 AM UTC
Nice start Ken, gotta love these large scale autos! I have the original boxings of the Camaro and the Corvette in the stash as wells as 3 of the '57 Chevs.
What paint did you use on the body here? It looks good.
Cheers, D
What paint did you use on the body here? It looks good.
Cheers, D
kpnuts
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2016 - 10:07 AM UTC
The silver is pound shop paint the sides are candy orange and red.
kpnuts
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2016 - 11:46 PM UTC
Hi all I've had a blue Peter moment with this kit, I've heard of bmf and thought maybe i could make some.
Take a reel of double sided sticky tape and stick it to the back of some bacofoil
Cut from the tape side (the foil all rucks up if you try it from the foil side.
Take a reel of double sided sticky tape and stick it to the back of some bacofoil
Cut from the tape side (the foil all rucks up if you try it from the foil side.
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 11:22 AM UTC
Very nice work with the foil.
kpnuts
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Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 12:24 AM UTC
Hi all an update on this one.
Just dropped the body on to see the effect nothing glued in place yet.
Just dropped the body on to see the effect nothing glued in place yet.
kpnuts
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Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 12:29 AM UTC
Hi all I need some help choosing wheels, there are 3 sets in the kit and I've put the gt 500 wheels with it too.
For easiness please just say 1,2,3 or 4
For easiness please just say 1,2,3 or 4
Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 04:26 AM UTC
4
Looking good, I like the way the highlight colours fade into the body colour.
Cheers, D
Looking good, I like the way the highlight colours fade into the body colour.
Cheers, D
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 10:50 AM UTC
Best looking wheels are no. 2(Third and fourth image)
kpnuts
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Posted: Sunday, July 03, 2016 - 12:59 AM UTC
Hi all well my son came round today for a bbq (his sisters birthday) and I showed him this he said there's only one colour scheme for a camaro and that's black and yellow, I said no this is the older version but he gave me a lecture about how at the beginning of the film he had the older version it only transformed to the new on later in the film. Anyway it's my model and this is how it's staying, here's tonight's bit.
kpnuts
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Posted: Tuesday, July 05, 2016 - 12:38 AM UTC
Hi all the engine is complete, I must say this is a really great kit, part fit is good, the chrome plating is also very good, and the detail is excellent, I would recommend this to anyone.
kpnuts
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 01:10 AM UTC
Hi all, well here is tonight's bit, can someone tell me why this car has 4 peddles, never seen that before, I'm guessing handbrake?
Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 02:58 AM UTC
Looking good Ken.
I'm guessing that the far left pedal is the parking brake.
Cheers, D
I'm guessing that the far left pedal is the parking brake.
Cheers, D
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 10:32 AM UTC
Love the look of that engine.
kpnuts
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Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2016 - 12:27 AM UTC
Hi all well I've made a bit of a booby on this, tried polishing the paint to get a better shine and on the side I polished through to the primer a bit so will have to get some more pound land silver, anyway here is the latest update.
This kit seems to be going together very well, all seems to be a good fit, I must admit she's a beautiful looking car, not really surprising it was designed at the peak of American car design, before all car manufacturers started to build cars that were indistinguishable from their rivals, I love this period and before when you could tell one car from another at 300 yards, whereas nowadays you have to get within 10 feet to tell if it's a Ford or a Citroën.
This kit seems to be going together very well, all seems to be a good fit, I must admit she's a beautiful looking car, not really surprising it was designed at the peak of American car design, before all car manufacturers started to build cars that were indistinguishable from their rivals, I love this period and before when you could tell one car from another at 300 yards, whereas nowadays you have to get within 10 feet to tell if it's a Ford or a Citroën.
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Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2016 - 11:32 PM UTC
Hi all here's tonight's bit.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 12:40 AM UTC
Hi all nearly there now, I know the tyres are a bit narrow but they are all I have to fit those rims.
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kpnuts
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Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 12:23 AM UTC
Hi all well it's finished, not great but not rubbish either, wish I was better at this but at least it's presentable, I think I'm on the right track, I'm quite pleased with the paint job, quality could be much better but I like the style of it
And as you can see I'm running out of room maybe time to start binning stuff
And as you can see I'm running out of room maybe time to start binning stuff
Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 02:48 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Best looking wheels are no. 2(Third and fourth image)
Get's my vote too!
PantherF
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Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 12:57 AM UTC
Impressive build! I never knew they offered 1/12 muscle cars.
Which makes me wonder... what else is out there and where to buy? I'd love to have a 1/12 '74 ~ '77 Camaro.
Jeff
Which makes me wonder... what else is out there and where to buy? I'd love to have a 1/12 '74 ~ '77 Camaro.
Jeff