Tommy124

That license plate looks familiar... Bond, James Bond... I was 8 or 9 years old when I watched "The Spy who loved me" in the cinema. So you'd imagine this car made a great impression on me back then, and it still does. Your build is a great model of that car! Btw, I really hope someone will do the '81 Esprit turbo kit someday, too. Maybe Hasegawa...?

Thanks for your feedback guys, I appreciate it! Thanks Francis! This was the only color combo available. To my knowledge, only about 700 TA's of this gen Firebird have been built. Probably because the TA cost a considerable premium of 725 USD at the time. As regards the kit, I never liked the looks of the front grille too much on built models I saw. But then I stumbled upon images of a nice TA built by Sean Svendsen (http://www.svensworldofwheels.com/69_pontiac_trans_am_page.html) and I decided that white was the body color to go with. The contrast with the front grille is more subtle that way. And as the blue TA stripes were included in my kit, I went for the TA aswell. Actually, the hardest piece of work on this model was to open the Ram air intakes and to make the panel lines that were missing around those intakes, free-hand. Not perfect, but turned out okay on the final result, I think.

Thanks for your kind feedback, Carl!

Hi Ludwig, I agree with all the complements here, this build is just outstanding!

Lovely little truck, great all over!

Touching story indeed and a lovely T-Bird!

This is very cool, I like it. Great idea and work on this "Cob-Rod"!

Very nice model and great choice of colors and wheels. The vinyl texture appears to be a bit to "rough" to me, but it may be the pictures. Stunning details on the engine, just lovely!

Nice model and indeed, a rare sight! For those seeking a kit, maybe the Hasegawa (1972) kit is an option. It's much easier to find for certain. I have this in my stash, but did not build it yet. From the parts and instructions pictures, it looks pretty decent though: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10037739

Thanks Lee, I appreciate your compliment!

Thanks Ludwig! The body color is TS-26, the blue rear panel and the interior are done using TS-54.

Thanks David and Brian!

Thanks guys. Happy you like it.

Hi folks, I got this one done...

Thanks Phil and Bob!

Thanks Randy! So true! And no shows means no way to enjoy the looks of vintage US cars at all, as there are hardly any to be seen in public traffic here.

Thanks for your kind feedbacks! Nice to see a 66, my favorite Toronado vintage. Not to bring up the "C subject" here, but it really surprises me that events like this are not being cancelled in NY currently... No cars shows or shows of whatever kind are being allowed here due to German Government regulations in the current situation.

Thanks Chris. I''m happy you like it!

Many thanks guys! That is a photo box as sold by ScaleProduction, Germany.

Many thanks! The dash decals are from Best Model Car Parts.

Thanks guys!

Many thanks for your kind words, I appreciate it.

Thanks guys!

Hi folks, this is my first promo restoration. This one fought me long and hard, mainly because of the issues that came with the hotmelt glue it was originally put together with.

Hi Ludwig, congrats - another great build from you! Nice choice of colors, great detail and foil work as usual. Great land yacht!