1969 Camaro ZL1, Yellow (Ertl)

I would suggest not standing there for long! You are looking down the barrel of a ZL1 Camaro! This guy got the full detailing treatment. The first step was to detail the chrome grill so it appears flat silver with a black back ground and after all this I had to repaint the bowtie with a little blue. It looks much better now. The yellow paint is very smooth and shiny. Why can't Ertl do it this well on all their models? The front air dam would look better if it was a separate piece. At least they painted it so it stands out as a different piece.

The chrome was limited to windshield and rear window trim, side marker lights and lock bezels. In staying with the COPO look we chose not to chrome the roof rail trim nor the wheel openings. Those plain wheels and hubcaps sure give it a boy-racer look.

You can see the detailing on the side marker lights and the painted tail pipes peeking out. You can also see how great the paint looks. If this thing was any more yellow it would catch fire and burn your eyes!

This limited edition came detailed with black paint on the under side of the hood. I have added details to the battery caps and terminals, alternator, master cylinder, hose clamps, water neck, washer bottle and exhaust manifolds. You can also see some of the detailing on the grill. This mold is over done but many of the models are quite nice. This is one of the nicer versions.

The under side really takes to the detailing. The gas tank, exhaust, rear springs, drive shaft, starter, oil filter and shocks. All of these items when done to the proper colors sure add some nice contrast to the black under carriage.

Enjoy Randy!