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Excellent color choice, Randy. That Nova is really sweet, great build. That Camaro ain't too shabby either!

Love all your T-bolts, Bill! Great work on all of them.

Oh wow, that's a beauty! Very convincing weathering.

Thanks again guys! Kevin, I'll try my best with the Charger!

Great work on this, Bill! I just love them T-bolts as well.

Thanks Mike and Tom!

Thanks for all the comments guys! They were brush painted with Model Master Steel acrylic. After stripping the chrome and a coat of primer, of course. It's a pretty good kit and I think you'll like it. Good luck! I hear ya Lol. I think they may look ok on a newer car though. Mine too. It's kinda funny, my three favorite GM's all come from 1970....the Buick GSX, Olds 442, and the Trans Am. For the grille surrounds I used the same paint that I used on the wheels. I agree with you and think it is a small detail that could get overlooked pretty easily.

I love that paint, just beautiful. Great looking build and welcome back to the hobby!

Once I finish my current build, I believe I'll get started on a 68. I've wanted to build one in a bronze-ish color for some time now and your's has only amplified that desire. Thanks again for sharing these.

I love these as well, Kevin! I can't decide which I'd take either.....both please Lol! I have 2 68's and a 69 lurking in my stash that I REALLY need to build. Your's have given me some inspiration, thanks!

Nice work on those, they are sharp! I've always liked the looks of the rally's on them too, but man I'm a sucker for Torque Thrusts!

Thanks again for your comments guys, I'm truly humbled by them. The early 2nd gen Firebirds/TA's are easily some of my favorite GM's of all time, even though I'm more of a Ford and Mopar guy.

Thanks a lot guys, glad you like it. It was a pretty enjoyable kit to build. Those are decals from Fireball Modelworks, I had forgotten to mention that. Man, I do wish I could paint small details that well though!

I finished up my second build of the year over this past weekend. It went together pretty well. The rear spoiler was the most troublesome, had to do a fair bit of sanding and reshaping to get it to fit decently. The grille/headlight unit didn't fit the nose piece very well either. What I ended up doing was cutting it down the middle between the grilles and splitting it into two pieces, which then allowed them to fully seat into the nose the way they should. One other thing, I also had to shave down the top of the carburetor to get the scoop lowered so the hood would sit flat. Everything else in the kit just fell together with ease. I used the decals from the 1991 issue which have the Trans Am scripts (and the blue stripes look a lot closer color-wise to the real thing, the ones in this newer issue just seem way too dark to me). I do have to say though that while taking these pics I couldn't get a photo with a real accurate representation of the blue stripes, they kept getting blown out a bit, but oh well. Paint is Duplicolor Arctic White, and the interior was treated to Model Master Nassau Blue. The carpet was sprayed with a darker Tamiya blue, but for the life of me I can't remember which one Lol.

Now that's a street brawler I'd love to drive, where's the keys?! Sweet build, Mike.

Another beauty, Randy! Nice job with the extra spacing between the trunk stripes, a detail that seems to get easily overlooked.

I'd say so! Very cool.

Very sharp! I've got this one on my to do list, someday I'll get to it.

Excellent Chevelle, Randy. That color works well on it

Yuri, that is fantastic!

Great shine and a great color. Very nice build, Jim. I really love this year Road Runner too.

That's one sharp Camaro, Randy. Love those redlines.

Exactly what I was going to say! That is a stunner!

Nicely done, you don't see many of these built.

Thanks again guys.