1968 Firebird

[Jehan17]

Hi Guys,

Here's my latest one. Started with the Chip Foose version and added a few tweaks. Hid the headlights and removed the three accent lines on the quarter panels.

I also challenged myself on the black paint as a learning process. It's got a few quirks but overall it's not bad but I know where the defects are.

 

Edited August 12, 2016 by Jehan17

[restoman]

Very nice!

[shoopdog]

Good looking bird!

[slusher]

Super nice model..

[V8 Trucker]

beautifully in black !!!

[Mustang Madness]

Nice!   love the hide-away  headlights, great job.

[carman1]

Nice!   love the hide-away  headlights, great job.

X2,  Pontiac should have done this  !

[Snake45]

X2,  Pontiac should have done this  !

You beat me to it! The '67-'68 FBirds would have looked SO much better that way. Great model!

[Fanof69]

Great looking model!! Paint looks awesome. I have this same kit and hope it turns out half as nice!!

[Mr mopar]

Me 3x on the hidden head lights makes the car look way meaner .

Edited August 12, 2016 by Mr mopar

[Warren D]

Very nice job on the paint.  What are you using?  Spray can or airbrush?

[GMCMAN52]

one nice bird, you just can't go wrong with any Firebird

 

[landman]

Lovely. I'd be happy to get black paint anywhere near that good.

[RestoModGuy]

well done! especially the grill work you created, make the Bird so much nicer. Your skills are excellent, the paint work looks great

[Ron Hamilton]

Lookin' good!!!!

[Jehan17]

Hey thanks guys,

Glad you like the look. I always like the front end of the chargers and though what if the firebird had hideaway's. 

So I cut out the headlights to were that middle chrome bar ends, smoothed the grille out and made two extensions that would pick up where that bar left off.

At firts I though I could scribe the grille lines in some evergreen but that gave me a rough look. (see bottom of the picture)

So I redid it by stacking some evergreen strips. (Middle) I think I uses .40x.40 for the middle bar and alternated .10x.20 and .10x.30 on eache side of the bar.

Don't quote me on the sizes I tend to use what looks good to the eye but that should get you in the ballpark.

That looked better.

Pictures do it better justice, I couldn't get as level paint on the hood and there are some pinholes where I filled in the accent lines on the quarter panel.

But I try to learn a little something with every model and this one was painting black. Plus it was fun.

 

And you are right Firebirds do look killer in black.

 

Edited August 13, 2016 by Jehan17

[promoman]

Very nice car

[RAMBENNA]

turned out great,nice work

 

[Mike 1017]

Very Kool

[Can-Con]

Love a black 1st Gen Firebird!. 

 

Really like that front end treatment too. Looks like the custom front end AMT put on thier "Quarter Masters" custom Firebird that came with a drag boat.

[Jehan17]

Love a black 1st Gen Firebird!. 

 

Really like that front end treatment too. Looks like the custom front end AMT put on thier "Quarter Masters" custom Firebird that came with a drag boat.

Nice kit never know about it but I guess great minds think alike...  

[Hubert Rollins]

Very nice model!!!

[DeeCee]

That is VERY nicely done, sweet paint too. looks great.

[unclescott58]

Nice!   love the hide-away  headlights, great job.

My thoughts exactly.