AJ-Modelworks goes Pro Touring

Thought I'd have a go a some pro touring projects (although I don't know too much about it - I suppose like all other automotive styles there are no rules except the unwritten ones ! so I'll apologise now if I transgress any.Here's where I am so far:
Revell 69 Yenko Camaro
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro.jpg
Smoothed the body by sanding off all the emblems etc - since I took the pic I've also sanded off the ridge on the hood for a smoother look. Rims are from the Aoshima Kunny's chaser with Revell Civic tyres.
Engine will be stock but I'll use the valvecovers and aircleaner from the Testors Smoother kit.
Revell 67 Chevelle
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro1.jpg
Rims are Kranze LX's with SAS Advan tyres - engine is from the AMT Wagonrod.
Revell 65 Mustang
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro2.jpg
Rims are Aoshima Lowenharts with Junction Scara Rims and SAS Advan tyres. Engine will be stock except for MCG Edelbrock dress up kit.
Just spraying the bodies up at the mo as we're blessed with a fine bank holiday - hopefully post pics later. I may swap the rims around between the Mustang & the Chevelle - I'll see which ones I prefer once they're painted up.
Thanks for looking
Andy

Sweet! I cant wait to see this progress so well like all your other projects!

Good lord!!:eek: Super-c:sunglasse:sunglasselness!!!

Fresh from the paintshop :naughty: - colours are Vauxhall Caribic Blue metallic on the Camaro & Renault Pearlescent Black on the Chevelle.
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro3.jpg
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro4.jpg
Cheers
Andy

Crap! I just drooled on my keyboard!!:lol: Great stuff Andy!!:sunglasse

Nice work!!! Every model looks so tight!!! :smokin:

Simply AWESOME !!!

Mike :sunglasse

ive said it before and i'll say it again, your paint/painting skils are AMAZING!

Just a quick pic of the Mustang in Tamiya Light Gunmetal
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro6.jpg
The polishing kit is going to see some heavy use next weekend :lol:
Cheers
Andy

Great tuning.

Sometimes I wish it would be that easy and cheap to tune cars in real life :D

Well done.

They're all gonna be nice. :grinyes:

Murray

Again, these cars are more like "whips" than "pro-tourers." I guess in modeling there are no real rules, but I have yet to see anything I'd really call pro-touring. They're all beautiful cars, but I just can't get into the ridiculously large wheels on old muscle cars look. Those are some fantastic paint jobs, though. In the Chevelle, is that a TPI engine? I'm not familiar with the AMT Wagonrod....

I'm totally jealous of your painting skills though.

Totally sic!

Hot stuff! This is going to be a rad little pack of cars when they are done.

Again, these cars are more like "whips" than "pro-tourers." I guess in modeling there are no real rules, but I have yet to see anything I'd really call pro-touring. They're all beautiful cars, but I just can't get into the ridiculously large wheels on old muscle cars look. Those are some fantastic paint jobs, though. In the Chevelle, is that a TPI engine? I'm not familiar with the AMT Wagonrod....

I'm totally jealous of your painting skills though.

According to the Wagon Rod instructions it's a Chevrolet LT5 375 hp DOHC with EFI

Cheers
Andy

looks good. paint on the mustang and chevelle is my favorite. i LOVE gunmetal.

As I have told to anyone, Pro Touring Rules!
Very nice projects indeed. And great colors and rims as usual.

Don't listen to the others, these have pro touring nailed!!!! Can't wait to see these finished. Marc

quick question, the picture of the camaro.. is that just after paint or is the cleared and polished?

quick question, the picture of the camaro.. is that just after paint or is the cleared and polished?
It's been cleared but needs polishing out as I put some fairly heavy coats of clear on it & there's some orange peel.
Cheers
Andy

Whooaa, someone have a quick buildrate! I`m lucky if i paint one model every two months! Anyway, as said before, go your own way! They´re all excellent biulds. ( Can i give one extra point for the Mustang? ;)

These are totaly Pro Touring style! Modern drive train + modern interior bits + large rollers and modern mettalic pain and big modern engines = Pro Tourer!

These are great!!! Please keep us posted and please let us know how you plan on lowering the Chevelle and Mustang suspension? They both ride pretty darn high and I had a huge problem with the Chevelle... mostly because of the over-simplified one piece front suspension.

These are going to be sick man. Nice

Cool Project!!! Please post more PICS to us...

According to the Wagon Rod instructions it's a Chevrolet LT5 375 hp DOHC with EFI

Cheers
Andy
To Be Specific It's An '90-'95 Corvette ZR1(LT5 DOHC 405hp)
AMT's Is Nice But A Bit Under Scale,The Revell Looks Much Nicer And In Perfect Scale

I wouldn't say he has it nailed. The modern suspension and modern engine is a start but people go overkill on the wheels. Pro-touring = 17 maybe 18 in wheels. Most models (due to lack of choice since there is no middle ground) have 20+in wheels. No one here has nailed "pro-touring." The models look awesome however and yes the engine is a LT5 which is specific enough as it was only offered in the 90-95 ZR1's and it is a TPI based motor.

William

**Edit** 375hp isn't necessarily wrong, the LT5 didn't get 405 hp till the later models of the ZR1. It started with 375.

Don't listen to the others, these have pro touring nailed!!!! Can't wait to see these finished. Marc

:iagree: Build them the way YOU like them!

I never said build them the way i want...Build for yourself or you'll stop having fun. I'm just saying pro-touring hasn't been nailed and probably wont till the HUGE wheel trend is over.

William

Change of plan on the Mustang engine - I've decided to use the Ford Motorsport SVO from the Revell Speedwagon kit - the Ford emblems and lettering were acheived by covering them with Bare Metal Foil and then painting satin black & matt blue enamels over the top. When the paint had dried it was removed from the raised areas with a matchstick.
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro9.jpg
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro10.jpg
Thanks for looking
Andy

I'm gonna keep a very close eye on this thread!!!

Those look awesome :smokin: Looking forward to seeing them done.

damn so clean, i love that color on the yenko, what color is that? also where did you get your paint stand for that chevlle? i ahte using my coat hanger lol

looks awesome....as for pro touring...if you want 17-18 inch wheels and modern driveline. check out my chevelle....lol. it was close. didn't update the suspension tho.

hey will, with the semester coming to a close, will we see more of your camaro/c5r?

damn so clean, i love that color on the yenko, what color is that? also where did you get your paint stand for that chevlle? i ahte using my coat hanger lol
The colour on the Camaro is Vauxhall Caribic Blue Metallic and the paint stand is from Tamiya (I got mine from Hobby Link Japan)
Thanks
Andy

Just a quick update - I've polished out the paint on the Chevelle & Camaro and done a bit more on the engine for the Mustang (just sparkplug wiring & exhausts added). Interiors on the Mustang & Camaro will just be simple semi-gloss/matt black but on the Chevelle I'll do purple inserts on the seats & door panels. Wheels on the Chevelle are from Pegasus with Scale Auto Style Advan tyres (narrower than Aoshima 19" tyres so they fit within the wheelarches).
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro13.jpg
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro14.jpg
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro15.jpg
Thanks for looking

thanks for the quick reply :)

hey will, with the semester coming to a close, will we see more of your camaro/c5r?

I don't know, I've been egging him on about that one but with the semester over I think GT4 will take over!! (Check out my 69 Camaro + New Corvette thread! :grinyes: )

Yea i'm not sure when i'll get around to finishing the camaro...I kinda lost interest. I'll finish it eventually...

Like Kat said with the semester coming to an end i'll probably go back to playing GT4 since i'll have it again and might work on a few models over summer but we'll have to wait and see. I've never really built models consistently just every now and then. Right now i'm actually working on a early 90s F150 with a few lightning parts and smoothed body.

William

Also so this stays on topic the cars look good, paint came out nicely!

they all look outstanding, im particularly liking the mustang

Mustang looks :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: Also really like the Chevelle with those wheels. Very nice indeed!!

Just a couple of pics of the Chevelle with the interior completed and the suspension built. Decided to go with these wheels as the Pegasus ones made the ride heeight too high. They're Aoshima Luxy type 4 rims with Junction Sara lips on SAS Advan tyres.
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro16.jpg
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro17.jpg
Sorry the pics are a bit dark
Thanks for looking :smile:
Andy

That Chevelle is awesome! Those wheels suit it perfect, and that motor is trick. Great paint work, too, and a hot interior. I don't know what else to say. Awesome!

awesome work. those wheels are awesome on that car. interior is great too

Amazing work, the Mustang look's awesome in Light Gun Metal, and the paint on the Camaro it's really beautiful and suits it (it's that said correctly?) great :sunglasse

Nice work!

Nice work!

Dayum!!!:sunglasse

Just a couple of pics of where I am with the Camaro -I've decided to go with these rims which are Fujimi 18 " Enkei RP03's
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro18.jpg
http://members.aol.com/jonesandy898/pro19.jpg
The Chevelle is almost finished so hopefully I'll be posting it over the weekend
Thanks for looking
Andy

I like the color.. the motor is completed???

I like the color.. the motor is completed???
The engines only mocked up - it's just to give some idea of how it will look
Thanks
Andy

The engines only mocked up - it's just to give some idea of how it will look
Thanks
Andy
:iceslolan

So... Nice car!!! :iceslolan

looks good

Those rims look perfect for the Camaro. Not to mention the color.... Keep it commin'!