1969 Camaro ZL-1

[hrt111]

G’day everyone. After years of looking and enjoying other people’s models, I thought I’d stop being lazy and start posting some kits of my own. Therefore I would like to begin by showing my attempt at recreating the 1969 Camaro ZL-1. Those of you who are familiar with American muscle cars will know that this was a very special car back in its day, and even today is a much sought after item. The colour is Chevy’s famous Hugger Orange which I think suits the 1969 Camaro car very well. Anyway l hope you enjoy the pictures.

[Ferrari TR]

Looks great, love the orange. I'm not sure about the RWL tires, though i nowhere near an expert.

[willdecletjr]

I'm a very huge fan of the zl-1 ,copo camaros. It looks perfect. I've always wanted to do a silver zl-1.

[corvettekid_7684]

Looks great!! Whats the scale?

[hrt111]

Thanks Corvettekid. The scale is 1/25. The original kit was the z/28 which I modified were necessary. The wheels were donated from a forum member from scaleautomag. The motor was from a Corvette 427 kit.

[MidMazar]

Welcome to AF. Stunning build. Is this the revell or amt?

[bigbertha]

Nice project, looks just like the real version. Have you considered cutting and polishing the paint for a super smooth finish?

[hrt111]

Originally Posted by MidMazar

Welcome to AF. Stunning build. Is this the revell or amt?

Hi MidMazar. Thanks for the complement. The kit is the Revell version. I tend to find these a better quality than the AMT kits. Just my opinion though.

[hrt111]

Originally Posted by bigbertha

Nice project, looks just like the real version. Have you considered cutting and polishing the paint for a super smooth finish?

Hi bigbertha. You are right I should cut it back, but to be honest I am scared that I might stuff it up, and that for some reason I find the Testors sprays tend to leave much more of an orange peel effect compared to Tamiya sprays. So far I paint all the shells of my cars straight from the can. However I have recently brought an airbrush and some paints from Zero paints for other cars so I will give this a try going forward.

[hrt111]

Originally Posted by willdecletjr

I'm a very huge fan of the zl-1 ,copo camaros. It looks perfect. I've always wanted to do a silver zl-1.

Thanks willdecletjr. Gotta love those Camaros right. I have a 69 Baldwin Motion in the cupboard ready to go. Also plan on doing a version of the 68 Dana Camaro in Hugger Orange as well (that's after I finish the 69 Boss 302 Mustang and 70 Boss 429 Mustang currently on the go). Will get there one day I guess. Anyway take care and keep on modeling.

[Rye 21]

You built one of my favorite cars, and did a fine job! Its one of the most known muscle cars around!

[vekkuli]

Nice! I surely like those Vettes, Camaros and Firebirds . And very warm Wellcome that is.