Monogram 1969 Z to SS Camaro-MOVED TO COMPLETED-07/20

[Stikpusher]

Ahhhhh... the heart of the Camaro

[BlackSheep214]

Looking good so far on the engine. The colors look spot on!

[Duke Maddog]

Awesome interior! I love it! That engine screams too. Very nice work man!

I also agree about the pounds coming off. I did mange to drop a few more though recently; at least enough to warrant adding a new hole in the belt...

[mustang1989]

Thanks stik and Tom!!

Mark: Thank you as well buddy. Hey, an extra notch gone is an extra notch.

[midnightprowler]

Good work Joe. Sorry I haven't been saying much. Nothing against your talent, but I hate this kit. The body is kinda a characture of the Camaro, in my opinion, not that it matters, lol. You are doing stellar work as usual.

[mustang1989]

Good work Joe. Sorry I haven't been saying much. Nothing against your talent, but I hate this kit. The body is kinda a characture of the Camaro, in my opinion, not that it matters, lol. You are doing stellar work as usual.

Yeah I hear ya. I laid this Camaro body and a 1/25th Revell one down side by side and the size difference is HUGE....and that's not to mention the flaws in the lines. lol

Thanks for the good word Lee.

[mustang1989]

So I picked up this 1/25 scale Revell Camaro for any spare parts I might need along the way, a few of which I have used. I've gotten some commentary on how bad the old Monogram Camaro was in terms of size and overall accuracy in which I can say that those comments are right on in almost every sense of the word. Nevertheless, my original goal was to restore my first auto build and I will be staying true to that course. However there is a temporary set back with the engine.

I test fitted the 396 that I've been building up into the mocked up build and I'm glad I did. Talk about what looks like a mouse motor looking 396 in there between the fenders!!!



The more I looked at it , the more I saw a distinct difference in not only scale but from the last BB Chevy I built that went into my '54 Panel. So I turned right back to the AMT BB Chevy for an engine build. Both are the "same scale" at 1/25 but look how much bigger AMT's BB is as opposed to Revell's.

I also grabbed a set of 1/24 scale rocker covers from the Pro Stock Camaro kit that I've got for extra "bulk". They fit perfectly.



Yeah..................a no brainer right?

Another thing that I liked about AMT's BB is that it also comes with a bracket for that alternator so I don't have that "mysterious floating alternator" hanging off of the belt out there.



Just as a side note and as a defense to those who are telling me that the Monogram Camaro has some severe dimensional and accuracy issues. Here is the Monogram Camaro body on the left and the Revell one to the right. First off I just don't see how a 1/24th scale model could be this far off in size difference................but that's just me. Secondly there ARE some serious differences in the body lines and curves throughout the body on the Monogram one. Wow! Still................this is all about sentiments so forward with my original intent I go.....

[Stikpusher]

interesting....

[Duke Maddog]

Wow, that is a big difference! I agree about that tiny Hamster engine; I'm glad you had a spare to replace it with. Hey, it's your build and your memory, build it like you want and enjoy every second!

[KSaarni]

- Kari