Revell 1970 firebird

[Ron2]

This has been a painful work in progress. Ended up picking a second kit up and starting all over so I'm doing it as box only because I'm ready to be done. I did make seat belts but that's all I plan on doing. My brother had this car and it will be a gift to him. I plan on making the first kit a beater since that's what he actually had! Haha.

 

[KINGSLUG]

Looks good..

 

[mjensen939]

I have the same model in my stash for down the road. Liking what I'm seeing.

 

[Ron2]

This has been a painful work in progress. Ended up picking a second kit up and starting all over so I'm doing it as box only because I'm ready to be done. I did make seat belts but that's all I plan on doing. My brother had this car and it will be a gift to him. I plan on making the first kit a beater since that's what he actually had! Haha.

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Gloss coat on the body after a nice wet sand. Added plug wires and touched up some detail on the engine. Hopefully tomorrow it all comes together.

 

[mjensen939]

What paint and color did you use for that Pontiac engine blue?

 

[Ron2]

This has been a painful work in progress. Ended up picking a second kit up and starting all over so I'm doing it as box only because I'm ready to be done. I did make seat belts but that's all I plan on doing. My brother had this car and it will be a gift to him. I plan on making the first kit a beater since that's what he actually had! Haha.

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I'm getting there. Made some progress this morning. I'm going to sand and repaint the hood- not happy with it. Chrome the mirrors and scoop. Pretty happy with this and am learning more about building cars. For future builds I've ordered Proscale paints and am looking forward to seeing how their products fare. I'm really enjoying the car builds so much so that I'm looking at an aftermarket kit for a 67 Shelby that will cost about 5x what I paid for the kit! Never thought I'd do that but the amount of detail I see others putting into their kits is inspiring me to focus more on details. So thanks guys!

 

[Ron2]

What paint and color did you use for that Pontiac engine blue?

AK lacquer gulf blue. For the 400 (67 gto) I used Ak laq light blue 5gtt and Ak raf azure blue 1gtt. Not sure what's a better representation.

 

[BarleyBop]

focus more on details.

Nice! Beware though, it is a double edged sword!
Kinda ironic that the hood giving you grief, I blame that looker of an engine for wanting more face time!

 

[Ron2]

I'm getting there. Made some progress this morning. I'm going to sand and repaint the hood- not happy with it. Chrome the mirrors and scoop. Pretty happy with this and am learning more about building cars. For future builds I've ordered Proscale paints and am looking forward to seeing how their products fare. I'm really enjoying the car builds so much so that I'm looking at an aftermarket kit for a 67 Shelby that will cost about 5x what I paid for the kit! Never thought I'd do that but the amount of detail I see others putting into their kits is inspiring me to focus more on details. So thanks guys!

This has been a painful work in progress. Ended up picking a second kit up and starting all over so I'm doing it as box only because I'm ready to be done. I did make seat belts but that's all I plan on doing. My brother had this car and it will be a gift to him. I plan on making the first kit a beater since that's what he actually had! Haha.

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Wrapped this up this morning. Not sure what to do about the hood it doesn't want to lay flat and nothing is obstructing it. Overall pretty pleased with my build. I added spark plug wires, terminals on battery and battery cables, and seatbelts. Paint finish is not what I was shooting for but I feel like I'm improving and hitting more details with my builds. I'm supposed to send this to my brother but… Hope you guys like it!

 

[BarleyBop]

like it!

You bet! Very nice, all around.

 

[Ron2]

This has been a painful work in progress. Ended up picking a second kit up and starting all over so I'm doing it as box only because I'm ready to be done. I did make seat belts but that's all I plan on doing. My brother had this car and it will be a gift to him. I plan on making the first kit a beater since that's what he actually had! Haha.

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Motor is almost done. Had to cut out transmission bracket, trim firewall and some of the internal engine bay to get the motor to fit. A little too long and tall at transmission. I thought about chipping off the top half of the transmission since it won't be seen but opted to keep this beautiful motor as one piece.

 

[Ron2]

Motor is almost done. Had to cut out transmission bracket, trim firewall and some of the internal engine bay to get the motor to fit. A little too long and tall at transmission. I thought about chipping off the top half of the transmission since it won't be seen but opted to keep this beautiful motor as one piece.

Oops wrong thread! Haha

 

[mjensen939]

Wrapped this up this morning. Not sure what to do about the hood it doesn't want to lay flat and nothing is obstructing it. Overall pretty pleased with my build. I added spark plug wires, terminals on battery and battery cables, and seatbelts. Paint finish is not what I was shooting for but I feel like I'm improving and hitting more details with my builds. I'm supposed to send this to my brother but… Hope you guys like it!

I really like the color as it came out. It's got a slight sheen to it more like a satin black which I think is really cool.

 

[Demolition]

Wrapped this up this morning. Not sure what to do about the hood it doesn't want to lay flat and nothing is obstructing it. Overall pretty pleased with my build. I added spark plug wires, terminals on battery and battery cables, and seatbelts. Paint finish is not what I was shooting for but I feel like I'm improving and hitting more details with my builds. I'm supposed to send this to my brother but… Hope you guys like it!

Looks great, I've also ran into the hood issue a time or two but most of the time the stance is with the hood open so not a big deal. I like it good job!

 

[Ron2]

Looks great, I've also ran into the hood issue a time or two but most of the time the stance is with the hood open so not a big deal. I like it good job!

Thank you. I had thought about making a hood prop but it seems to have settled.

 

[mustang1989]

Nice job on the seat belts for the interior and she looks good in black Ron.

Interiors in black are always tricky as far as getting a good look with some depth, but it looks like you've got a good look goin' with those vinyl seats.

 

[Ron2]

Nice job on the seat belts for the interior and she looks good in black Ron.

Interiors in black are always tricky as far as getting a good look with some depth, but it looks like you've got a good look goin' with those vinyl seats.

Vinyl? Those are imported alpaca leather! Thanks!

 

[KINGSLUG]

Looks good!

 

[Pantherman]

This has been a painful work in progress. Ended up picking a second kit up and starting all over so I'm doing it as box only because I'm ready to be done. I did make seat belts but that's all I plan on doing. My brother had this car and it will be a gift to him. I plan on making the first kit a beater since that's what he actually had! Haha.

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Looks good. I did the revell Bandit version in a group build. Thought it was a reasonable kit for the price. Pantherman

 

[Demolition]

Looks good. I did the revell Bandit version in a group build. Thought it was a reasonable kit for the price. Pantherman
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I got that one as well just last month I believe. Yours turned out good!

 

[Ron2]

Looks good. I did the revell Bandit version in a group build. Thought it was a reasonable kit for the price. Pantherman
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Nice! What is the scale?

 

[Pantherman]

Nice! What is the scale?

1/25 scale. Pantherman

 

[Ron2]

1/25 scale. Pantherman

I saw hobby lobby had a 1/14 78 trans am. I think it was 1/14. It was big. Now I'm tempted.

 

[Pantherman]

I saw hobby lobby had a 1/14 78 trans am. I think it was 1/14. It was big. Now I'm tempted.

Got to be done. Pantherman

 

[mcs1056]

When I did my '70, I had the same hood fitment issue. Soaked it in hot water for a while, then used my custom finger jig to correct. Worked pretty well.

 

[Ron2]

Looks good!

Thank you. Building a car was an enjoyable change.

 

[KINGSLUG]

I think the best thing about building cars is we all have owned a few so it gives us insight into it..we know what's right and wrong.
I used to build military..before the internet so I never knew if what I was doing was correct.

 

[Ron2]

I think the best thing about building cars is we all have owned a few so it gives us insight into it..we know what's right and wrong.
I used to build military..before the internet so I never knew if what I was doing was correct.

Plus, it's a way to have a "Jay Leno collection" on "Ron's budget"!

 

[Demolition]

I'm getting there. Made some progress this morning. I'm going to sand and repaint the hood- not happy with it. Chrome the mirrors and scoop. Pretty happy with this and am learning more about building cars. For future builds I've ordered Proscale paints and am looking forward to seeing how their products fare. I'm really enjoying the car builds so much so that I'm looking at an aftermarket kit for a 67 Shelby that will cost about 5x what I paid for the kit! Never thought I'd do that but the amount of detail I see others putting into their kits is inspiring me to focus more on details. So thanks guys!

Nice engine work bud, looks great.

 

[Ron2]

Nice engine work bud, looks great.

Thanks! I think the gto is even better. I'm waiting to finish it off. I've bought some 2k, never used it before, and want to get two more car bodies ready to varnish at same time in case I have leftover.