Hawk312 Posted May 27, 2018 Posted May 27, 2018 Built from the rare `81 Turbo Trans Am kit from 1986. It is hard to believe, but all the original light bulbs work! Lots of little modifications made to this one...quite a few "corrections." The details are typical MPC of that area (rough in some spots) and I am not a fan of working doors, so I glued them shut. The rear tail lights from the kit were completely wrong anyway, so I decided to get creative. The Year One wheels were 3 printed from my own drawings. The tires were cast from a modified RC car tire. Lots of details added to the engine, which was a little sparse, but still complex with the turbo set up. As you can imagine, the big bird was fun to to get just perfect. Let me know what you think.
Spex84 Posted May 27, 2018 Posted May 27, 2018 Spectacular! My first thought was "I'll be impressed if he manages to get it to look just like the reference photo"...then I realized I was looking at the model. Wow, haha. Very clean work, and the 3D printed wheels look fantastic. Great under-hood detailing too. Trans Ams aren't really my thing, but a beautifully built model of a Trans Am definitely is!
Hawk312 Posted May 27, 2018 Author Posted May 27, 2018 Thanks guys! 9 minutes ago, om617 said: Wow that looks wonderful. Is this 1:25? This is the 1/16 kit. Basically the same as the kit just released by Round 2, but with the turbo parts. I can`t find the kit anywhere now. It was funny, when I received the kit, it had the original Allied Hobbies sticker on it from 1987. I think the price was $26.99. That was alot of $$ back then even for a 1/16 kit.
kelson Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Fantastic build!!the nice thing about larger scale kits is you can do a lot more detail that shows.
Lordmodelbuilder Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Very nice build! Really thought it was a real car at first. I have a built large scale TA I got on Ebay years ago. Gonna have to dig it out & see what kit it is.
Ron Hamilton Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Very nice work. Somewhere in my basement, I have an un built 82 MPC Trans Am. Years ago when the kit was new, I started an 81 Trans Am Turbo, which my younger brother ruined. I still have it, and was considering either a re-build, or a M80.
Robberbaron Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Amazing! Truly looks like a 1:1 in most of the pictures!
Dodge Driver Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 That is beautiful. The wheels and tires are a fantastic upgrade. Well done.
bbowser Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 29 minutes ago, disabled modeler said: STUNNING...! Truly! The engine bay and interior are outstanding, great paint, I like everything about this.
Dragonhawk1066 Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Looks awesome. Very nice paint job, beautiful wheels, and nice detailing especially the engine. Diggin' the taillights too. Looks like the real thing, great job.
bugman9317 Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Fantastic job. I also thought the first photo was a reference picture of the real thing.
Johan020 Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 What an Outstanding build this is. The color wheels Working headligths I love iT
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now