Scale Auto – October 2019

http://www.ScaleAutoMag.com 51

our car had a V6, I didn’t think it was
worth the effort to do that conversion
for a curbside build, 19.
Final assembly was no different from
any other stock Camaro except for one
minor issue: The side-view mirror
housings were not the same sheen. I’m

not sure when I first noticed it on the

real car, but the driver’s side was gloss

black and the passenger’s side was

semi-flat black and no amount of

polishing would bring up the shine. I

cut Warbird Decals chrome stripes

(No. SP007) to fit the mirrors. I made

Camaro badge decals for the sides and

nose, along with the red bow tie in

front and the “Heartbeat of America”

stickers in the rear window, 20.

I finished the interior with three

different grays: Krylon gray primer for

the carpet; Tamiya medium gray for

the upholstery; and Tamiya light sea

gray (XF-25) for plastic parts. Tamiya

NATO black (XF-65) went on anything

that was supposed to be black, with

Tamiya semi-gloss black (X-18) used to

pick out the details.

15 16

17 18

19 20