Revell Pontiac Firebird 400

[tahiti7]

I finished this up yesterday. Painted with PPG automobile paint (Verdoro green) over gray primer and clear coated. Had some trouble with the PPG the first time around (ambient temp too cool I think) so I stripped it and repainted it.

 

 

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Great build of a favorite car. Hood mounted tach and 400 emblems on the twin hood scoops. I was 17 when these hit the streets. Yours looks just like we saw them on the street. Thanks for posting. 

[ChrisR]

Nice.

[Jim B]

Looks great. Very well done. 

[STU111]

Neat and tidy build. Verdoro green with white interior trim is a sweet combo. Lots to like with this one. 👍🏻

[tahiti7]

9 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:

Great build of a favorite car. Hood mounted tach and 400 emblems on the twin hood scoops. I was 17 when these hit the streets. Yours looks just like we saw them on the street. Thanks for posting. 

Thanks Robert! A guy I used to work with had one the same color except with black interior. l always liked the looks of these early Firebirds.

 

6 hours ago, Jim B said:

Looks great. Very well done. 

Thanks Jim!

 

7 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Nice.

Thanks Chris!

6 hours ago, STU111 said:

Neat and tidy build. Verdoro green with white interior trim is a sweet combo. Lots to like with this one. 👍🏻

Thanks Stuart!

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[karbuildr]

Very cool build. Very popular color back in the day, great job.

[espo]

Great looking paint color and goes well with the contesting interior. Like how you did the detail painting of the engine and chassis. 

[PappyD340]

Very nice Firebird!

[AMT68]

Looks great and Verdoro green is always a good choice on these cars. Very nice trim work and accurate looking Pontiac metallic blue for the engine. I recently picked up one of these kits and plan to start it soon.

[TransAmMike]

Verrrry nice Steve!!  👍

[charger74]

Looks very good 

[tahiti7]

On 3/20/2025 at 8:01 PM, AMT68 said:

Looks great and Verdoro green is always a good choice on these cars. Very nice trim work and accurate looking Pontiac metallic blue for the engine. I recently picked up one of these kits and plan to start it soon.

Thanks AMT68. I used Model Master Pontiac Engine Blue Metallic #TS2728 for the engine. The kit went together well, really no issues and very little flash. The 'stem' or 'tab' on the gearshift lever protrudes through the transmission tunnel and needs to be trimmed off once it's glued in place. If you don't cut it off it will interfere with the transmission, making it difficult to locate the body correctly on the chassis. (At least for me anyway.)

 

[tahiti7]

On 3/20/2025 at 5:48 PM, karbuildr said:

Very cool build. Very popular color back in the day, great job.

Thanks karbuildr!

On 3/20/2025 at 5:50 PM, espo said:

Great looking paint color and goes well with the contesting interior. Like how you did the detail painting of the engine and chassis. 

Thanks Espo!

On 3/20/2025 at 6:21 PM, PappyD340 said:

Very nice Firebird!

Thanks Pappy!

22 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Verrrry nice Steve!!  👍

Thanks Mike!

22 hours ago, charger74 said:

Looks very good 

Thanks Charger74!

 

[ea0863]

Sweet color combination on a cool build!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Looks great! Color, wheels and red line tires gives it a nice Hot Wheels vibe!

[skmodelcars]

Great classic look!

[tahiti7]

Thanks guys!

 

[NOBLNG]

Nice! Love that color on it.😎

[slusher]

Outstanding!

[Ragtop Man]

Got a Pontiac itch that build really scratches. Nice work! 

 

[Old Buckaroo]

I'm a fan of this one - looks really good!

[tahiti7]

On 3/24/2025 at 3:32 PM, NOBLNG said:

Nice! Love that color on it.😎

Thanks NOBLNG!

[tahiti7]

On 3/25/2025 at 12:48 PM, Old Buckaroo said:

I'm a fan of this one - looks really good!

Thanks Buckaroo!

[tahiti7]

On 3/25/2025 at 8:21 AM, slusher said:

Outstanding!

Thanks slusher!