Mustaro

Because I stole the headers for my ’73 Camaro from the ’69 Camaro kit, and I had a ’70 Mustang kit at my feet…
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Getting the Camaro fender accent lines to work with the Mustang rear took a little figuring. I added some styrene strips to extend the lines and faired it all together.
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:thumbsup:

The cowl hood is just too common (in model form) for this one. So I started making some adjustments…
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Waouh! Pretty interesting so far!

Your crazy! I like it though, great work.

I added inboard lights and made a ’68 GT500-esque grille for another ’69 Camaro several years ago. That project stalled so I borrowed it for this car.
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I reworked the windshield trim and A-pillars. I also rescribed all the trim and panel lines.
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I’ve done some additional modifications to the body trying to lessen the prominence of the Camaro styling details. The ridge in the hood and header panel was turned into a soft peak. The side louvers are being made into small scoops. The front valence has been filled and smoothed and a center bar was added to the grille.
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I changed the name, Mustaro never sat well with me and Cayuse is a good name for a pony car.
Mustang planes came before the car and the Hughes Cayuse helicopter went into production in 1965...

Great job on this one !!!

Base color is on…
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Like the color, Tamiya or a custom mix?

Trevor

It's Tamiya Intermediate Blue from the aircraft AS line with a gloss coat. The paint dries satin, almost matte.

I’ve added the badging, new side marker lights and the side graphics. I’m going for a vinyl stripe look for the sides. That’s why there is blue around the door handles and locks
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Looks great.

Trevor

The last of the paint is on it. Next to do is the BMF window trim.
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I decided to put the name on the back in a similar style as a Mustang.
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Looking fantastic :smile:.

I wonder if anyone would have the nerve to do this in full scale?


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More progress. Glass and bumpers are installed. Screens were added in the rear side scoops and the bottom of the hood scoop is in.
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I narrowed the Mustang dash and made new mounting tabs for it so it would fit into the Camaro interior and line up with the cowl.
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I lengthened the package tray ½ an inch to extend all the way to the bottom edge of the rear window.
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I finished and installed the interior. I went with navy blue and gray (instead of black). Added a wood grained shifter to match the steering wheel. Seats and shifter are from a ’70 Camaro.
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I also got the taillights done.
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Even though I was going to make it a curbside, I thought it still needed an engine. So “logically” I stuffed a 1/24th scale 429 Hemi into the 1/25th scale Camaro bay…
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I figured with an engine that size it should run 15 inch rims and full sized tires. I used the Shelby wheels from the 429 Mustang kit.
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The knock offs are resin pieces I mastered and cast, the Goodyears are my decals and the mirrors came from the Mustang.
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Mark,
Great build.

Trevor

Thanks Trevor. It's done and posted in the completed section now.