caapa Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) The Pontiac Banshee was a styling study for a future Firebird. Ironically it didn`t been reality only a few styling elements can be seen on the 1993 Firebird . The model was built from a Revell kit. The use of some putty was necessary at the rear panel and in the interior at the complicate formed dashbord area at poor fits and gaps. Headlights and wiring/ plumbing on engine are added all are nearly invisible. What a waste of time, energy and material could say one but we know it`s a great joy to make ! Edited May 27, 2013 by caapa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Nicely done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robiwon Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Great job on this kit! Love the opening doors and hinges you made for it. Simple kit but a great build Congrats! I have the sister kit in my stash, the Corvette Indy show car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesG Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Nice build of an interesting concept car. Great job opening the doors. I got to see this car at the 86 World's Fair in Vancouver. Sure got the blood flowing in my 17 year old heart at the time. I had this kit back in 89. I started it but never finished it. Not sure what ever happened to that kit. I do remember the poor fit of the dash. You made it look great. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 It's a good build, helluva job. this car was supposed to be used for the Knight Rider 2000 movie, but there was an issue and Pontiac pulled their support, so KR crew built their own knock off (the hideous one based on a Toyota MR-2). i believe this car also appeared in Back to the Future 2 (background future car). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybill1960 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Sweetness Man!! Thank You for sharing Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 It's a good build, helluva job. this car was supposed to be used for the Knight Rider 2000 movie, but there was an issue and Pontiac pulled their support, so KR crew built their own knock off (the hideous one based on a Toyota MR-2). i believe this car also appeared in Back to the Future 2 (background future car). That was actually a heavily modified Dodge Stealth- didn't know it was also in Back to the Future 2. Really nice job on this kit! Love the opening doors and the overall 'cleanliness' of the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caapa Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 I read somewhere that Sylvester Stallone bought this car but I couldn`t find any confirmation. Is this true ? So much is sure: the car in the film was NOT the concept car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caapa Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Thank you for the nice comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Bringing this thread back from the dead. I found the Banshee in my stash today and was thinking of building it - your work on this old kit is impressive. (Yes, I know this was nearly a decade ago!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian-w Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 8 years later! Tahnk you for digging that deep! Cool to see it and much better, to see the opening doors. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Great job and love the red. Pics are coming up a little small on my laptop to see your great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 @caapa What a fantastically clean build !! Beautiful !! You have great building skills and talent !! Opening doors and hood, and an added engine, and it looks like it came out of the box like that. Execution is spot-on ...BRAVO!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 If Pontiac had actually made the Firebird look more like this in '93, they probably would have sold more cars and been saved by GM. Ah, what could've been. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Great looking model… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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