Thank you to Revell for providing the Camaro and thanks to IPMS/USA for the opportunity to review this kit. Ample time was spent replacing rotted and damaged panels while subtle changes. I would recommend this kit to any Camaro fan out there who wants a large-scale model. This 1969 Camaro has been completely redone to be one great driver. The shape of the car is very good, and it looks great when finished. Out of the box, this is a nice kit with some detail, but with its size (15 5/8″ x 5 7/8″ x 4 1/4″), it can be a great kit with some superdetailing. The only areas I had a beef with were the steering gear box, which seemed way oversized, the steering drag links, which hit the bottom of the oil pan, and the exhaust headers, which needed cleaning up and didn’t fit to the exhaust pipes very well, Overall, for a kit that is almost 24 years old, it is still worth buying. There were several molding lines that had to be dealt with, but no worries. There are some minor fitment issues throughout, but nothing that can’t be handled by a seasoned model builder. The kit goes together fairly well with no major issues. This is a great kit that begs for super detailing. The dash is fairly detailed with decals for gauges and wood trim. The engine is well detailed, the chassis is simple and clean, and the interior is nice, built from a multi-part tub with separate door panels. This model is a Chip Foose modified version of the highly popular Z/28, a V-8 powered sportster that won the Trans-Am competition. It possessed both elegance and power in abundance and was popular with most segments of the population. The kit features vinyl tires along with rubber hoses and wires for the engine. The Camaro was much more than a simple market-share grabber, however. There are 176 parts in the kit on white, chrome, red and clear sprues. The kit is basically the same as the old one except for the Foose decals and chrome rims. Chip Foose is a hot rod and muscle car designer and builder who has produced a number of award-winning show cars over the past 20 years. Revell has brought back the 1/12 scale ’69 Z/28 Camaro, first produced in 1988, this time as a modified kit based on the Chip Foose designed Camaro. The Z/28 Camaro also raced against the Mustang in the Trans Am race circuit. Chevrolet designed and built the Camaro to compete against the very popular Mustang and did very well selling over 872,000 of the first generation models. The Z/28 was the top-of-the-line version with a vast amount of options, including the dual 4-barrel 302 with the Cross-Ram intake.
Chip foose camero series#
The ’69 Camaro was the second design change in the first generation series of Camaros the ’67 and ’68 were basically the same except for cosmetic differences.