polybius Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 This 1/24 Monogram 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am arrived with no box, instructions, or decals, and the parts were all removed from the sprues. It was missing the seats, but in time I discovered it was otherwise complete. I built it alongside a 1992 Firebird Formula that had an instruction sheet, so the assembly steps were identical and only the trim and some details differed. It is finished in Dupli-Color GM Camel Metallic, and while not the exact color offered on this first of the third-generation F-bodies it was a very close match. Reference photos showed some variety in the trim offerings in '82, so I went with the black mirrors and spoiler to match the black lower accents. Since the kit's seats were missing and should have been the Knight Rider style high-back bucket with the small horizontal slot, rather than trying to source the correct seat or scratchbuild them I went with a pair of '87 GTA seats that'd been sitting in my parts bin since I gluebombed that GTA back in 1987. It seemed like a reasonable upgrade, anyway. Aside from the flocked carpet, it's mostly box-stock. I have a soft-spot for these 1980s vintage Monogram kits. They fit together fairly well and the plastic had a unique crispness and crunchiness to it. I don't think we'll ever see Revell reissue these early Firebirds since the molds have long since been updated, and it's getting hard to find these kits in buildable condition. Having finished both this '82 and the '92 Formula, there are still at least three of these old Monogram Firebird kits still on my to-build list - '85 Trans-Am, '87 GTA (to avenge the one I glued to death as a kid), and '89 20th Anniversary Turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Nice clean model. I like the color choice. Typical 80s ugliness. My friend had an early 80s Camaro with a 4 cylinder in a similar color. Horrible car, but classic now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Looks great and well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) nice build it looks great.... its even got the infamous crossfire injection ? Edited March 13, 2020 by Scott8950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Great looking Trans-Am!???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Great job on both, those Monogram kits were nice and went together nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTallDad Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Nice touch on the reservoir bottles...showing them half full (or half empty, depending on your mind-set). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Both builds look great!,hard to believe they're 38 and 28 years old now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 It looks very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 14 hours ago, Scott8950 said: nice build it looks great.... its even got the infamous crossfire injection ? X2. Also known as the "cease fire" injection.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Clean build, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 very nice, love the color, turned out great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Beautiful Trans Am!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Turbo Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Very clean. No Flying Chicken, no hood nostrils - wow, they used to be so sharp and simple! Nice work. How they managed to get 145 and 165 horsepower out of the available V8 engines...wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbazzarex Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Very nice builds, I have an 85 trans am and a 88 formula in my garage. Beautiful to look at, shame they didnt really have any decent engines until the turbo 3.8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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