mustang1989

It's a bit out of the ordinary in looking for one of these. One would think that you'd look for 1998 Trans Am but instead you have to search for 1998 Firebird Ram Air. Weird ….but they start showing up when you use that. I got REALLY lucky, I got this one given to me by BigTallDad for free. Here are several on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=1%2F25+revell+1998+firebird+ram+air&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=revell+1998+firebird+ram+air+

Thanks for chiming in Mike. I didn't know about this kit either. Here's the kit:

Thanks Randy. This one has been a mostly relaxing build. The one thing that needs to be paid close attention to is the chassis to body fit. All kinds of stuff to line up and get right. Throttle body to air intake duct and then the proper alignment of the front and rear of the chassis to not only facilitate the installation of the front and rear facia but also the rear of the chassis has a tendency to be offset from one side to the other resulting in a slight twist of the frame. I'm having to make some corrections back there now to establish equal tire to wheel opening clearances for both sides. Really frustrating after getting this far into the build but I'll get past it.

Thanks for the very kind comments Francis. Thanks Carl. 'Preciate it man. Thanks Chris. I drove more than my fair share of these cars when they were new. Awesome rides.

Nice touches throughout on this one. Those wheels are crazy! A few years back when I worked in the dealership a fella came in with a Caddy with these kinds of wheels on it asking for a tire rotation. You just wouldn't believe how friggin' heavy those wheels are. True back breakers.

There's some good work going on with this build and especially since it's in 1/32 scale. That body is looking SHARP!!!

Impressive work. VERY impressive.

I've been working really hard on getting this car completed so I can get back on the Maverick. Still a ways to go with all the last minute little stuff and just making sure that it all comes together as well as possible. Body is pretty much done. Still gotta add the side mirrors and take care of some minor details but here's what the front and side views look like so far with the pieces all loosely fit together. I really need to work with my camera little more because the color looks more like a faded red in the photos instead of the bright red that it actually is. Now....this is where most of the corrective work needs to be done. There are some fit issues back here in regards to the apron-to-body fit along with some minor wet sanding and polishing of the tail light assy that I painted black. In any case I've always liked the look of the dark tinted tail light panel versus the stock tail lights on these cars. ust gives them an evil look back there.

If you get this engine to fire up when you're done then I'm throwin' the friggin' towel in. Excellent progress Francis.

WOW!!!! This one's coming along nicely. Really nicely!!!

Despite all the troubles you had with this one it turned out great Tom. Glad you posted 'er up here.

You can tell that this build has been time consuming on your part and it's all payin' off. Looking verrry good so far Chris.

Thanks Jeff! Preciate that Curtis. Thanks for following. Thanks goes out to you as well Francis. I continue to learn from all the good people here to include yourself. Thanks goes out to all for being an inspiration to get better in our hobby here.

Thanks Chris! Been meanin' to post a little more over at Motorsport and check some of your work out. Will be over there today.

Thanks Carl. That’s Tamiya Pure Red.

I may have to give that a try Dann. Thanks dude.

Been working on the body for the last couple of days. Shot the color coat on yesterday morning and managed to sand out the few dust flakes that did manage to make their way into the color coat this morning. After cleaning the body up I decanted and shot the Wet Look Clear on. Man I love this stuff!!!!

Thanks Francis, Dann, Carl, Matt and Sonny. Matt: I've got a Revell 2000 Camaro in the stash. I'm gonna have to get some more decals for it because the one's that are in the box are junk.

Good looking car Jim. Great color!!!

Killed it! Every thing about this car is off the charts. Great work with the car and the photography Dann. Love the background too.

Folks...…..you're all going to be in for one helluva ride here. Ol' Martin is gonna knock this one out of the park.

This build looks great so far Andre. Painting that glass trim had to be a real PIA. I've got the same kind of thing going on with my 98 Trans Am and it wasn't easy. Still gotta go back and touch it up a little bit.

That paint is tops. Looking really good so far.

I'm going to have to try this whole BMF over the badges and lettering gig. This looks truly amazing so far Steve.

Dude!!! Sorry to hear about that. Really. Looking forward to the recovery efforts. That was a nice friggin' paint job too.