Revell 1970 Pontiac Firebird

[Sidney Schwartz]

Really pleased with how this one came out. White can be a difficult color to deal with, but no complaints here. Deco Art Americana Cool White craft paint under Krylon Crystal Clear .

Good stuff:
1. A nice representation of a gorgeous car.
2. Mucho decals. We love decals.
3. Parts fit very good for the most part.

No so good stuff:
1. Engine too high to allow hood to close. Fixed it by reducing height of carb and air cleaner. This left no room for a distributor, so the engine is not wired.
2. Engine bay detail not as well done as the rest of the model. 

Enjoy, and thanks for looking.
 

 

[espo]

Great looking paint finish and interior. 

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Good looking build of IMO one of the best GM cars. It's in my stash to build. Thanks for the heads up about the under hood clearance.

[karbuildr]

I had three of these cars over the years. Never had one in white though, very nice build and looks sharp.

[Slotto]

Super clean build. I like the white. Good color choice and great shine

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Looks great.  I didn't run into those problems with mine though.

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very nice- looking Trans Am Sidney. Very sharp.

[FLHCAHZ]

Lookin' good.  Very nice paintwork and detailing

[ncbuckeye67]

Great looking build! White can definitely be a challenge though.

[crazyjim]

Very nice.

[KWT]

Nicely done

[XYHARRY]

Well done Sidney. I plan on doing mine white as well. Yours looks great and I'll be using your tip for fixing the hood issues. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[charger74]

Very well done ??

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Sidney Schwartz]

6 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Well done Sidney. I plan on doing mine white as well. Yours looks great and I'll be using your tip for fixing the hood issues. 

 

Hard_2_Handle_454 says he didn't have the problem I had, so there may be different versions of the kit. I always do a test build on mine to see if there are problems like this.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[slusher]

Very sharp!

[H.A.K]

Real nice build.

[ewetwo]

Looks great. Puts mine to shame. LOL

Edited June 25, 2023 by ewetwo

[carrucha]

Nice build.  This Firebird looks best in white.