skymnky721 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 So its 8 degrees here today,,{how nice} and its perfect model building weather. Completed is the Revell 70' Trans am. One of my fav GM body styles. When I lived in Ann Arbor Mi in the late 70's,,a girl I dated had her father who owned a T/A like this one,, she used to take us out in it,,she let me drive it a few times,,what an awsome car! So heres my recent version. Kit was tough to build on a few things,,had to make clearance for chassis to fit up under body,,but I always assemble all body fronts,,valences ect 1st,,then paint as one assembled unit,,so maybe that contributed to the fit issue. Sprayed can hardware store blue,,hand painted everything else. And some basic wiring,,pretty simple but looks cool on the shelf! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, skymnky721 said: So its 8 degrees here today,,{how nice} and its perfect model building weather. Completed is the Revell 70' Trans am. One of my fav GM body styles. When I lived in Ann Arbor Mi in the late 70's,,a girl I dated had her father who owned a T/A like this one,, she used to take us out in it,,she let me drive it a few times,,what an awsome car! So heres my recent version. Kit was tough to build on a few things,,had to make clearance for chassis to fit up under body,,but I always assemble all body fronts,,valences ect 1st,,then paint as one assembled unit,,so maybe that contributed to the fit issue. Sprayed can hardware store blue,,hand painted everything else. And some basic wiring,,pretty simple but looks cool on the shelf! Cheers! Really good 👍 Like the idea of a blue with the blue stripe as an option instead of white with the blue stripe. Clean. When I get around to mine, I hope my wheels turn out good like yours. Thinking that getting the black deep down between the spokes is going to be tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMCMAN52 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 nice lookin Bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 It looks very nice , good job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 6 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said: Really good 👍 Like the idea of a blue with the blue stripe as an option instead of white with the blue stripe. Clean. When I get around to mine, I hope my wheels turn out good like yours. Thinking that getting the black deep down between the spokes is going to be tough. Thanks rrb,,yea I moked up the white stripe and then the blue,,and the blue just seem to blend better to the blue backdrop. The wheels can be done pretty easy,,just get a bottle of Flat Black,,about 1/4 full,,and just add thinner w/a eye dropper,,few drops at a time. Then use that mix to get a drop on the end of the small brush,,and just "drop" it in to area where the lug nuts are,,and the thin paint will do the rest,,itll just fill the area by itself. A magnifier wouldnt hurt either,,lol at least I use one from time to time for rim work. Thanks for lookin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Thanks all for the comments,,enjoy everyones work here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 A bit more of the front grill work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Thanks for the wheel painting tip skymnky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 That shade of blue actually looks pretty nice on that body. Good looking, clean build overall, bit I gotta ask: where are your headlights?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Nice bird, blue on blue is a nice idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, bisc63 said: That shade of blue actually looks pretty nice on that body. Good looking, clean build overall, bit I gotta ask: where are your headlights?! Thanks Bisco,,lol yea theres a story behind those headlamps. The kit came w/ a 1 pc grill/headlamp/turn signal all molded as 1 pc,,when I moked up the pc after painting the body,, and was getting ready to do front grill ect paint detail,,the front end grill pc wouldnt fit uniformly in there 3 specific holes,,grill,, headlamp,,turn signal, so I dremmel cut them into there own seperate pcs,,the grill pc's went in fine,,but the turn signals+ headlamps didnt,,no matter how I placed them in there spots..there were gaps around both of them,,so I just used "flat lens" style headlamp fronts from the spare parts bx ,,there round ,,flat and layed over the headlight opening from the inside alot better than the kit headlamps. The turn signals are same deal. Hope that clears it up,,Cheers! Edited January 16, 2022 by skymnky721 typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 You did good Scott, a lotta nice engine detail I see👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 nicely done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Thanks again,,its not contest level,,but looks decent. The wheel spacing in the wheel wells is a bit off as well. I followed the directions to a T,,it is what it is. Still looks good on shelf. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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