1970 Pontiac Firebird wing door showcar

[Andy Oldenburg]

I came about this kit by chance as a cheap special offer (15€), and didn´t know from the start what to do with it. I didn´t want to build yet another stock pony car with rally stripes (no offense to you fans out there✌️). Then I saw some pics from car shows with heavy modifications. Well OK..... can I build wing doors and how to engineer them???

Those show cars have a hydraulic system that pushes the door outward first, then tips them upward. I was unable to manufacture that hydraulic system in 1:25?. But the solution was a single pivot point in the body. The doors are connected with a 1mm brass rod in an styrene tube. I pull the doors outward carefully and then tip them upright, voila!

The paint is a self mixed orange with 30 % metallic fluid, Schmincke AERO Color Airbrush acrylic. 2 Layers of AK Crystal Varnish give it the proper shine.

The wheels and some smaller parts like the carb are from Scale Production. I had to slice the front wheels to make them fit under the fenders and for a real look. The grill is cut open and replaced with metal mesh.

The engine was modified for a power look, plus various details. I discarded the air filter box and attached the scoop right to the custom air filter.

This is one of those builds when I dream of what a 1:1 would look like in front of my house??? I hope you like my ideas! More details are in my WIP thread.

Thank you for watching!

You can check out the video with this link:

https://youtu.be/VhkiVH2p-vk

[Geno]

OK, I'm done drooling. Extraordinary build. Just WOW!!!!!!!?

[Mike 1017]

WOW !!!

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Good work

[ea0863]

Way cool Andreas! Your doors open like a Koenigsegg and are my favorite feature of your build. Thanks for sharing!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[SpikeSchumacher]

Very nice, Andy!

[Speedpro]

Very nice! Great detail work and the paint looks oh so smooth!

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint color and finish. Like how you got the doors done, also sometimes called "scissor doors".  The covers for the inner fenders and the engine are well done. A lot of extra chassis detailing also. 

[lordairgtar]

Love that color and the dash board detail

 

[John B.]

Very nicely done, sir!

[Bills72sj]

Very cool build.

[STU111]

Wow! I started following this in the WIP section and wondered how it would work out. Well, it turned out…..WOW! ??Awesome.

[ncbuckeye67]

That is totally amazing! Clever engineering wrapped in a gorgeous paint job.

[Koellefornia Kid]

Awesome, Andy! Great details and features, dipped in a nice color!Very well done! 

[Andy Oldenburg]

WOW, I am stunned! So many replies.... I feel flattered and greatly appreciate all of your positive feedback. ? Danke schön! (German for thanks?)

[David G.]

Spectacular work on the doors Andy! The rest of the model is a sight to behold too, exceedingly well built and detailed.

David G.

[Jim N]

Really outstanding work!  Great job!

[karbuildr]

That is outstanding engineering, beautiful paint finish, and that engine compartment is killer.

[mrm]

Pretty sharp build. I love the color. 

[bondo bill]

Well done

[XYHARRY]

Outstanding custom built Firebird, overall appeal is spot on. Really well done Andy and thanks for sharing. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[PappyD340]

Awesome Firebird, well done!

[slusher]

Fantastic Pontiac!

[Andy Oldenburg]

Hi guys,

to everyone that replied during the last week, THANK YOU for your kind response!