University of Pittsburgh 1969 Camaro Diecast Replica

[Oldtimer]

Many of you know that my interest in First Generation Camaros stems from the fact that my first race car was the 1969 Camaro pictured in my avatar.  Also, one of the reasons I came to this message board was to acquire information to help me create 1/18 scale diecast replicas of 1969 Camaros.

I just finished my most recent one and wanted to share it with you.

My source model for this one was the GMP #9 Penske Sunoco version, created with the vinyl roof.  I think we all know the story behind that one, so I won't belabor it here.  Here's a picture of the donor model before all the paint was stripped down to the basic diecast metal.

1-Donor by Jim Forte, on Flickr

Here are some source pictures I found on the Internet of the car as it raced, as well as how it is currently presented.

Pepsi by Jim Forte, on Flickr

IMG_3873 by Jim Forte, on Flickr

Blown Engine by Jim Forte, on Flickr

Contemporary Front Quarter-2 by Jim Forte, on Flickr

Contemporary Side by Jim Forte, on Flickr

And here are pictures of my model.

IMG_4366 by Jim Forte, on Flickr

IMG_4365 by Jim Forte, on Flickr

While the blue color may look similar to the Sunoco Camaro, my research showed that the Pitt Camaro was painted in the school color of Pitt Royal Blue.  I did some more research and found the Pantone code for the paint and contacted an online paint supplier who custom mixed a rattle can of the color for me.  I gave them, as well as my decal artist, credit on the back of the model.

IMG_4367 by Jim Forte, on Flickr

I am currently working on one more custom 1969 Trans Am Camaro, and hope to have it completed soon.

[maroman]

You nailed the detail. I still have most of my models from the '60's. Have you ever looked at papermodelforum.com ?  Those guys are nuts for detail in paper. I have seen some models that look real from about 10 feet.

[Jon Mello]

Very nice job on the model and hats off for doing the research on the color and getting it done accurately.