69 Firebird, redesigned.

[espo]

Your changes to the wheels look great. The correction of the roof is very noticeable after viewing it side by side with the before picture. Now I have to do that on the up coming Camaro build as I now can no longer stand the look of the body as it comes out of the box. 

[Oldcarfan27]

16 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

I have a suggestion for you BFG tires. Use a Gelly Roll pen in white. I have done many BFGs and Goodyears with one. The technique is a very light touch with a slight drag to get the ball to let the ink out.

Where are they available and are they ink or paint?

[Bills72sj]

Hobby Lobby has them. They are ink.

https://www.gellyroll.com/classic-white

https://www.amazon.com/Sakura-Gelly-Classic-Point-Pkg-White/dp/B079P8C36F/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=gelly+roll+pens+white+3pk&qid=1586481809&s=arts-crafts&sr=1-9

[Oldcarfan27]

Replaced wheel well trim on front  fenders. Simply used a wide strip of .020 plastic and attached it around the inside of the openings, then sanded and trimmed it to just a hair out from the fender. Once painted and trimmed, it should look like it's part of the original molding. 

My plan is to just reuse the Firebird interior, as I'm getting a little burned out on this project. I'm not even going to go through the trouble of removing the convertible bolsters on the sides. The MPC interior is a little smaller than the Revell body, so I have to "fatten" it up with sheet plastic to fill the gaps.

Next up - I will fit the Camaro chassis and find some sort of Pontiac engine for it. I mostly, want to get this project painted and set up to see if the bodywork was worth all the effort.

[Scott8950]

Its gonna look great man, you have done a heck of a job on it. Just make sure you save some effort for a riviera you got coming ?

Edited April 14, 2020 by Scott8950

[Oldcarfan27]

3 hours ago, Scott8950 said:

Its gonna look great man, you have done a heck of a job on it. Just make sure you save some effort for a riviera you got coming ?

Thanks, Scott.

[Curt]

Patrick, did you ever get back to this one?  I thought it was an excellent build thread.

[Oldcarfan27]

4 hours ago, Curt said:

Patrick, did you ever get back to this one?  I thought it was an excellent build thread.

I have the box out, I'll have to look at getting back into it.

Thanks for the props!