e30lover Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Hey all, Here’s the finished 1/24 Monogram/Revell 1970’ Firebird! For this I decided to build close to the stock - one of the biggest shortcomings of this kit (apart from lack of T/A decal) is how poorly the wheels look compared to the rest, so I used 1/24 Rallye II wheels from Fireball Modelworks and paired with stock tires. Here’s my full build detail: Scribed panel lines, wet-sanded whole body with 600 > 1000 grit Added primer, removed rest of uneven body panels with 1000 grit, added another primer and finished with 1500 grit Simulated Lucerne Blue with mixture of Mr Color’s metallic blue, metallic green and silver (2 base coats) Laid decal and applied Mr Color’s Super Clear II Once the first clear coat was cured, wet-sand with 2000 grit to flatten out the decal Applied second clear coat and repeated wet-sanding Applied third clear coat and cured it for more than a month Wet-sanded the body with 3000 grit, 6000 grit and 8000 grit then polished with Tamiya 3 compounds and Hasegawa ceramic compound Added panel lines and gave the whole body a light polish wht Hasegawa polymer coat Painted the engine block with body color mixed with additional silver and added ignition wires Painted interior with mixture of pure blue, green, black and grey, masked and painted the upper part, seats and dashboards with brighter blue Got rid of auto shifter and added manual shifter and third petal Remove pin marks on the underbody, painted with Tamiya dull red, masked & painted fuel tanks and frame rails, then lightly airbrushed flat black for subtle weathered effect De-chromed most of poor looking chrome plated parts except for the front bumper then painted them with Alclad Painted tires with mixture of flat black, brown and flat clear to get rid of shiny plasticky texture Maksed the body and painted engine bay flat black and trim in Mr color’s chrome silver Added coolant reservoir cap and cooling hose Masked the windshield, painted the inside and gave the outside a light polish with ceramic compound It was a pretty straightforward build without any drama - I love the older Monogram kit because they're 1/24 and they knew how to get the texture of different materials right (carpet, engine block, seats etc). 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Awesome work looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 STUNNING. What a gorgeous model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Looks amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 very nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Incredible work. The trim, paint and finish, wheels… wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Oooohhh, that’s pretty! Beautifully done. Well photographed as well. That’s the way you do it…… Cheers, Wolf (had a friend in high school that had a ‘69 Firebird convertible in that same colour. I envied him until he trashed the car.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 It looks fantastic 👍🏻👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 No orange peel on this beauty. Really well done Chang. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Looks great! Only thing missing is the manual gearbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Super looking build. Blue is my favorite color so I'm really liking this one. Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Looks like the real thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Hands down the best build I have ever seen of that kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Beautiful work! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 That looks 100% like it's full sized counterpart in a number of your photos. You've done an exceptional job with this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Beautiful looking paint finish and the trim all looks very cleanly done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Absolutely gorgeous build in every way. All the details and the effort you put into this kit has made it museum quality for sure. Some of your photos make it look like a real car. Stunning paint work. I'm in admiration of your skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Looks like a real 1:1 automobile. Standout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparmike619 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 I’m truly speechless. This car is absolutely beautiful. The craftsmanship is unbelievable. You should be proud of this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Outstanding in every way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 That's a beauty.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Beautiful Firebird. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohan Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Agree with all the comments above: Superb Question : in the engine bay there are two rerservoirs (light coloured) One on the left side near the battery One in the front right corner One of them is the for the windshield wash system (assume the one to right) If so, what is the other one ? Reason for question: am now building the same kit , but white (And on a different level) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Very sharp! Nice shiny paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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