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1968 Firebird


Jehan17

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Hi Guys,

Here's my latest one. Started with the Chip Foose version and added a few tweaks. Hid the headlights and removed the three accent lines on the quarter panels.

I also challenged myself on the black paint as a learning process. It's got a few quirks but overall it's not bad but I know where the defects are.

 

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Hey thanks guys,

Glad you like the look. I always like the front end of the chargers and though what if the firebird had hideaway's. 

So I cut out the headlights to were that middle chrome bar ends, smoothed the grille out and made two extensions that would pick up where that bar left off.

At firts I though I could scribe the grille lines in some evergreen but that gave me a rough look. (see bottom of the picture)

So I redid it by stacking some evergreen strips. (Middle) I think I uses .40x.40 for the middle bar and alternated .10x.20 and .10x.30 on eache side of the bar.

Don't quote me on the sizes I tend to use what looks good to the eye but that should get you in the ballpark.

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That looked better.

Pictures do it better justice, I couldn't get as level paint on the hood and there are some pinholes where I filled in the accent lines on the quarter panel.

But I try to learn a little something with every model and this one was painting black. Plus it was fun.

 

And you are right Firebirds do look killer in black.

 

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Love a black 1st Gen Firebird!. 

 

Really like that front end treatment too. Looks like the custom front end AMT put on thier "Quarter Masters" custom Firebird that came with a drag boat.

Nice kit never know about it but I guess great minds think alike...  :)

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