1/12 `69 Camaro Z/28 - Silver w/Black stripes, red interior, minilite wheels. Done

[Hawk312]

I know I`ve said other projects have made me want to quit building, but this was by far the most challenging project I`ve had yet. It shouldn`t have been so difficult, but it seemed to have fought me every step of the way, taking almost 5 months to complete!
Anyway, the guy who is getting this is the same guy who got the Burgundy one, so no mirrors or door handles again since this is going cross-country. Building this had me on pins and needles since he wanted the JL-8 brakes on this, and he sacrificed a $600 FM `67 Corvette die cast to send these to me. He also sent me the resin wheels, which have some real mass to them, and are much wider and heavier than the stockers. This meant alot of frame modifications, which was fun, without looking like anything was modified since he still wanted a factory appearance. The exhaust also had to be re-bent with an open flame, and then sectioned off to get it to fit. Shocks had to be moved to the inside of the springs. The kit plastic axles needed to be replaced with aluminum.
Another real challenge was the black stripes, which are completely masked off this time. No decals. The color is PPG Sebring Silver. He wanted red interior, which I thought was unique. And of course, the period correct window sticker, and California plates and inspection sticker this time. I know this is the completed section, but I`ll post some in progress pics as well.
Sorry for the lousy pics. The weather isn`t cooperating here in the Northeast, and I need to get this to this guy.









The lug nuts:

[dmacb]

Well done. Especially the interior.

[rollin80s]

very well done. looks great as always. will be waiting for the next build.

[godfather23]

Fantastic. Of all the builds you´ve shown us so far this is the one I like most.


Robert

[MidMazar]

I think the silver really fits with the red interior. I found some decals but not the ones your looking for they're yenko.

http://www.modelexpress.net/cgi-bin/...op/BG_326.html

[F1Tommy]

Very nice looking Z28. I love the TransAm racing style Minilite wheels.
Did you use decals for the Good Year Blue streak lines??

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[Scalemodelfanatic]

This looks great, love the custom touches and again the wheel/tire combo compliments the all around superb look of this model.

[Hawk312]

Thanks so much everyone!

Originally Posted by F1Tommy

Very nice looking Z28. I love the TransAm racing style Minilite wheels.
Did you use decals for the Good Year Blue streak lines??

Both the stripe and the blue streaks were painted on, and let me tell you, it was difficult. I`m not sure who made the tires, but the engraving on the sidewalls is *very* light, and got lost under a coat of paint. Most of the letters were guess work for me, as they were completely invisible at some points.

[Hawk312]

Originally Posted by MidMazar

I think the silver really fits with the red interior. I found some decals but not the ones your looking for they're yenko.

http://www.modelexpress.net/cgi-bin/...op/BG_326.html

Thanks for that link! Maybe I will try a Yenko version next. Althought someone in the aftermarket needs to make the Z/28 stripes at some point here.

[Dean23]

WOW absolutely amazing Hawk. You 1/12 skills rival 1:1 builds Ive seen. I love the silver and black combo, it looks great. I'd love to see you do a Yenko or Copo camaro.

[countach79]

really good job!

the wheels go quite well with the car interior looks well done as well

overall excellent job

[Wolf95]

OMG that motor looks AMAZING!

[tonioseven]

Hawk, you've done it again! Fantastic work!
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[Hawk312]

Thanks again everyone!! I think I am finally finished with the commissioned models. I started 3 projects in smaller scale (1/25), and will hopefully be posting them soon. So I wont be boring you guys to death with the same boring subjects.

[rollin80s]

haha, bro trust when i say non of these builds are boring. all great builds with a load of attention to detail. will be waiting to see these in 1/25 as i have a couple of muscle cars that i will be building in a couple of months.