1969 Camaro Convertible Project

hello. now in Japan, 2006 will come after 1 hour. we gonna celebrate!!

heres my latest progress. 69 camaro. everyone says this is the best kit of 69. I finally got this kit for 10 bucks. it is lucky to purchase a US made kit in japan for 10$. usually, it's 20-30$ around.
I like 69 Camaro better than any car all over the world. so I'm verry grad to buy this kit, and I wanna add this best 69 model to my collection. I'm gonna make this factory stock with a few mods.(maybe rims only)
body color will Tuxedo Black, Cortez Silver or LeMans Blue with White or black interior.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8737/images0639as.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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I'm trying to datail up front seats. once, cut out a headrest and put into place again after sanding and fixing. left side normal, right side after datailing. i think it gets better looking of separate headrest.
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3862/images0666vh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
mmm.... there's little different between normal one and modified one.

oh, well I have a question. what is this parts? not indicated on instluction sheet. and it's not to be used.what7s is this unique parts? flag? please tell me what this parts is. thanks.

You're off to a good start, great idea to separate the head rests.
The mystique part is the rear spoiler, the one that sits on the trunk like this.

http://www.familycar.com/Classics/Images/69Camaro/69CamaroZ28Rear.jpg

Happy new year!
Niclas

thnks for quickly reply.
thanks you too. We are in the 2006 now. 0:02 1.1.2006. let's celebration!(with Kool and the gang's song. lol

thank you. I decided to remove headrests because the fitting line is so loose. now I'm gonna add seat piping with stylen wire.

I see. thanks for good, cool pic!
yellow is also good... I like the antennas of 60's-70's cars. lol it's retro lookin'. latest japanese car manufactures trying to hide the antennas because it's avoid cars ' smooth body line. so I like retro, classic and heartbeating cars!!!

thank you so much!

Looking great, ilovecaprice!

I finally got this kit for 10 bucks. it is lucky to purchase a US made kit in japan for 10$. usually, it's 20-30$ around.


That gives us guys in the US some perspective. We typically pay $10-$15 for US kits, and about $20-$30 for imported kits! :biggrin:
The `69 Camaro is one of my favorites too! I would like to restore a real one some day.

Another Camaro i cant wait to see done!

oh, well I have a question. what is this parts? not indicated on instluction sheet. and it's not to be used.what7s is this unique parts? flag? please tell me what this parts is. thanks.

In order to save money and put out more kits in less time, sometimes similar kits will share parts trees that are for another version/year of that car, or even for another car entirely. If only a few parts are different, they won't make a tree for each individual kit.

For example, in the Tamiya Lancer Evo VI rally kit, they just cut the front and rear bumpers off the Evo V kit and put in a new raised suspension and gravel wheels and tires: Rather than make a new parts tree, they just left the original tarmac suspension pieces and wheels in the box (So with some new decals and some tires, maybe an Evo V kit as well, you could make a tarmac Evo VI and a gravel Evo V). In the Revell Camaro trans-am racers from the 90s, there are a whole bunch of parts on the trees which aren't used in those kits, but I have no idea which kits they are for.

I always hang on to those parts, because they may come in handy elsewhere.

super job on the seat, can hardly wait to see how you tackle the rest of the car.

thanks for your kindly words!!

yess! I think 69 camaro is one of the best car of the musclecar. anyway, I love 69 camaro the best.

>The `69 Camaro is one of my favorites too! I would like to restore a real one some day.
Hawk312, that sounds cool. it's one of my dream too! cool camaro, blue sky and muscle car-heartbeat...... I can't wait to own the 69 camaro.

......w,where's the seat......
I lost camaro seat... oh my god...

I always draw(?) some future images of my project car. today, I have that too. this is the blue version future image. Le Mans Blue outside with stripes and White inside. I drew this one with only mouse. it was too hard. lol it's difficult to draw a picture with only mouse. I like drawing. I always draw car picture with pencil. :)
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/2403/69camaropic1j5gv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
this gonna be cool.
and now, I'm planning add trunk lid career. I think it helps to make more classical looking of car.

seat datailing up has updated.
I added seat piping with burnt runner.
and added seat hinge(?) with stylen seat.
in my opinion, it was successful.
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2680/camaseat15qm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/858/camaseat23pv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

thankyou.
oh I've forgot to say A Happy New year.
have a nice year guys!
but, I was dumped..... man.....

Wow...that pic you made is fantastic!! Good luck on the rest of the model too:)

awsome job on the seats, and I like the picture you drew as well, good job.

Looks to be a great build! Great Picture, and Happy New Year to you as well!

I'm working on the engine block. and I'm wondering which way should I take about the transmission color. I searched pics of Camaro' engine block. and I found 2 patern pics of transmission paint. pics below
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6987/39613vq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
the area enclosed by yellow is which needs information.
this one


or this.
http://img496.imageshack.us/img496/7994/39620xt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

does anybody can tell me about that?
please help.

If I remember correctly, the bellhousing was left engine color.

So picture 2

thanks for the info! I dig it. bellhousing is orange. ok I'll try it. thanks!

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/355/39641oc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
motor has just finished. this kit has really nice datails. without any datail up, but looks good. I'm going to built this one without any detail ups.(exept seats :)

I added belt lettering with white.
see ya later.

Looks great! What kind of paint / color code / w.e did you use for the carb? I need to pick up some of that.

nice start!!

thanks for all.
carb? mr.hobby's Gold. Does this become an answer?
if this isn't an answer that you want, sorry for my bad English skill.

finally, the motor has finished!
i changed air cleaner type without black aircleaner base. I know that this aircleaner isn't for chevy 396, but I like this base-less type more than with-base.
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/301/39656ow.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

decal isn't in good condition, it was thick and hard. it does not fit at all.I used marksofter alot.

Looks good! The black part your talking about was to help the cowl induction get the air to the air cleaner, not nessesary, but it did help! Still like the look of it without it better!

I see. I dig it. I didn't know about aircleaner base.
thank you for the info.
thank you for your every kindly words.

see you.
when I finishe the model, see you again.

its really coming along nicely.

thank you!
this is future-image.it will be coming along with yellow, Daytona Yellow. I love back carrer 'cause it's very clasical looking.
it will be coming along with yellow.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/515/39691zb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Question, is that last picture the car painted or test fitting (hard to tell if you painted the car white since the plastic is white also).

oh, that's test fitting :)
I just arrived back at home from the school now.
it's 16:30.
so, I'm gonna paint it Yellow after a few minutes.
Daytona yellow and black interior...