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06/05/2017 5:58 am
(PIC) 1/18 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Courtesy of Greenlight. For about $30.00 this is a fine model with nice features. The paint is a bit wavy & detail is simplified but overall it's pretty good. My buddy in high school got a new one (with T-Tops) just like it. He was more spoiled than I was.
I may just add T-Tops to this, since GL makes T-Tops versions (but not in this color/year...yet).
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06/05/2017 7:14 am
It does look nice. I also like the '82 by Sunstar.
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06/05/2017 8:21 am
True, but with it's dog-leg hinges & non-opening trunk it's a bit crude. I wish Sun Star would....
...revise/re-tool a few of their older issues. Other companies, such as Brooklin, have done this with great success.
06/05/2017 9:29 am
This one looks really good ! Terrific color, too.
06/05/2017 9:36 am
$30 and they licensed the Firestones to boot? Nice pick up, Chris.
06/05/2017 9:38 am
SunStar did do an upgrade to older tooling on the 1967 Cougar XR-7 and it was fairly significant. You're right that some other items in their older catalog may also lend themselves to upgrades and tweaks.
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06/05/2017 5:43 pm
I think so to, thanks Rich. I've had this for 6 months but just now got around to posting pics.
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06/05/2017 5:44 pm
Yes, they did nail that. This factory blue looks spot on to me.
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06/05/2017 5:46 pm
Right...why not turn some "regular offerings" into "Platimums?"
08/05/2017 7:58 am
Great looking Camaro Chris . . . I'll bet your bud had a hot girlfriend driving that car!
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09/05/2017 5:17 am
HA! We ALL had hot girlfriends back then; we ruled in high school!
11/05/2017 8:07 pm
I have the silver '78 and I love it! So much so, as a matter of fact...
... that I'd buy ALL of the other colors and versions if I could afford it. I AM going to get the blue '79 and the white '80 (or is it an '81?) eventually, but I like all of them.
Back in the day, one of my best friends' brothers had a brand new '78 that I fell in love with. Eventually, I bought a 1980 that the previous owner had painted teal-green (no idea why). I had planned to eventually re-paint it in the same blue as Christopher's '79 model, but I ended up running into financial problems first and had to sell the car. I really miss it!