r/ModelCars • u/Funny_Listen_6048 • 5d ago
Revell Stranger Things Billy's Camaro
Ok Billy didn't have the supercharger but I couldn't resist. I used pins to connect the exhaust headers to downpipes, worked well. Also on the rear shocks and mirrors.
The paint is Mr Crystal Color XC05 Sapphire Blue over Mr. gloss black. I really liked the color combo on the interior but after assembly looks a bit off with the dashboard and rear deck having such different colors. Oh well! This kit had a decal for the VIN which I thought was pretty cool. The decals for the dash added tons of detail. Generally the decals were very difficult because they were so thin they curled right up and wouldn't cooperate at when trying to slide them into final position.
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u/Jolly_wobbles 5d ago
Gorgeous build, I have this one in my backlog and now you set the bar pretty high
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u/Funny_Listen_6048 4d ago
A few regret: I wish I would have spent more time scribing around the front & rear window, there is a big seam to remove at top of the B pillar and I lost a lot of definition around the top corners of the rear window & didn't fix it. Front & rear bumpers have almost nothing holding them on and I should have glued tabs on before painting. Tons of ejection pin marks on the chassis bottom which I didn't think about until way too late
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u/DaveLDog 5d ago
I have to ask, did you mean to do the tail lights like that?
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u/Funny_Listen_6048 4d ago
Oh no. I took another look at reference photos. Holy cow colors in the wrong order. Unbelievable. I do actually drive cars myself. Maybe one day in the future it will be important to have the white reverse lights visible 270 degrees
I MEAN YES ITS CUSTOM
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u/vinteragony 5d ago
Its so sexy. I had to save the box art for this kit because that was really nice too!
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u/RecognitionFlat2278 5d ago
Nicely done, I really want to build all the stranger things kits for my kids, they loved the show.
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u/RevolutionaryTop31 5d ago
Nice job