bogger44 Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 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.
Plastic_Passion Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 This is beautiful! Great job! I've always wanted this model since my mother had it but for whatever reason haven't gotten it yet. Great description of fitment as well. Again great work!
Hmann68 Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Just fantastic! Clean and neatly done! My dad bought one new in same colors. Great job on that.
Snake45 Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Very, VERY clean build, nicely done! Reminds me a lot of the one I built when this kit first came out. I remember it as one of the easiest, fastest, most troublefree model car builds I've ever done. Well done and model on!
donb Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Beautifully done! Built one a few years back. Also in white. Enjoyed the kit as well. Nice job!
Canso65 Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Wow Tony!That is about the nicest job I have ever seen on this kit. I've put off building this kit because of the issue lining up the front end.
DumpyDan Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Well done, oh so clean, One question, did you paint the letters on the tires? If so what did you use they are perfect.
bogger44 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Posted February 28, 2017 Thanks a lot guys, glad you like it. It was a pretty enjoyable kit to build.Well done, oh so clean, One question, did you paint the letters on the tires? If so what did you use they are perfect.Those are decals from Fireball Modelworks, I had forgotten to mention that. Man, I do wish I could paint small details that well though!
disabled modeler Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Very nice build Tony...! I hope to make a replica of my old 75 TA someday if I can find one to start it with.
Reeves Racing Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 One of if not the best build of this kit I've ever seen. Great job. I just picked up this kit and will be using your pictures as reference.
espo Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Beautiful clean build. The detailing makes it look very realistic.
RestoModGuy Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Well done... Always a fan of the Firebird TA and Formula. You did this kit justice, good work
Funkychiken Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Wow, that's a fantastically clean looking finish, and the paint looks sweet...
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