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69 Firebird, redesigned.


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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. 

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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.

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Where are they available and are they ink or paint?

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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