Scale Auto – October 2019

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A few basic modifications

and weathering techniques

keep the memory of a beloved

’94 Camaro alive

to keep it, but the investment to

restore it was prohibitive.

In 2014, while parked in front of

our house, someone accidentally ran

into the Camaro’s rear end. Another

driver backed into its front on

Christmas Eve later that year. The

insurance money wouldn’t have

covered all the repairs, so I replaced

the lights, straightened most of the

body damage, and drove it until

2018 when I sold it to a friend. He

pulled the engine and drivetrain for

another project.

I loved that Camaro, and I

thought it fitting to build a model of

it as it appeared just before I sold it,

blemishes and all.

I began with a 1/25 scale

Monogram ’93 Camaro Z28

Indianapolis 500 Pace Car kit. It

cleaned up like any other model —

minor mold seams and blemishes.

Additionally, I removed the badging

by Mark Jones

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