Revel’s 1970 Pontiac Firebird

[GMasterG]

I had an automotive paint shop mix the Lucerne Blue from the original paint code. Despite a successful test-fit the hood wouldn’t clear the front of the shaker once everything was glued in place so I’ve left the hood off the latch.

 Disaster struck when I dropped resin all over the windows but I successfully polished out the blemishes with a range of sanding sponges and polishing pastes; the process has proved a very valuable experience in many ways.

I enjoyed making this one. It came together easily after two failures that preceded it. 
 

Edited June 21 by GMasterG

[TransAmMike]

Very nice job Grant....that's odd about the "shaker" not fitting.

 

[espo]

Great looking paint color and finish. Maybe you could elongate the hood opening to clear the shaker. 

[slusher]

Beautiful build!!

[stavanzer]

Great Build! The Blue looks super smooth.

 

 

Good Show.

[Geno]

That is gorgeous. That is odd about the hood. I didn't have any fitment issues with mine.🤔

[Bills72sj]

Very nice result. This definitely on my must build list. 

[karbuildr]

Very nice build, the color looks spot on. I've built 3 of these and each one had the same hood issue. The hood itself is actually warped out of the box. At least it was in all three kits I built. 

[PappyD340]

Real nice build!

[Geno]

On 6/23/2025 at 6:14 PM, karbuildr said:

Very nice build, the color looks spot on. I've built 3 of these and each one had the same hood issue. The hood itself is actually warped out of the box. At least it was in all three kits I built. 

I hate to hear that, as I said, I didn't have any issues, but I got mine when it first came out. Maybe something changed over the run, I don't know. It is definitely strange.🤔

Edited Wednesday at 12:19 AM by Geno

[STU111]

Good looking little Trans Am you have there. I did mine in the blue as well, it’s not as detailed as more modern kits, but still builds up nicely. 👍🏻 Well done. 

[karbuildr]

21 hours ago, Geno said:

I hate to hear that, as I said, I didn't have any issues, but I got mine when it first came out. Maybe something changed over the run, I don't know. It is definitely strange.🤔

The kit takes to some detailing very nicely, otherwise, that weird hood issue has cropped up. The first kit I bought was 10 years ago, and it was present then, although not as bad as the most recent issue. The issues I purchased last year have the same hood warping, but it's more pronounced now. Could be that part of the mold is simply showing it's age because the first release was, I think, in the late 80's.

[ncbuckeye67]

That looks amazing! 

[XYHARRY]

It looks like your shaker scoop is sitting too high, you don't have an engine compartment picture so it's hard to tell what the problem is. May I suggest that you carefully remove the shaker/carburettor assembly to see what the obstruction might be. Otherwise your build is nicely done. May I suggest a little extra detail with some black paint on the mesh sections of the front grills. If you like the chrome look you could add some panel line black wash which will give it a more realistic look. Well done Grant on a very clean build.

[ChrisR]

Nice.

[ea0863]

Sweet build, especially the body finish! Thanks for posting.

[GMasterG]

On 6/22/2025 at 3:32 AM, TransAmMike said:

Very nice job Grant....that's odd about the "shaker" not fitting.

 

Thank you. I spent quite some time trying to figure out what went wrong. In the end I chalked it up to user error

[GMasterG]

On 6/22/2025 at 4:13 AM, espo said:

Great looking paint color and finish. Maybe you could elongate the hood opening to clear the shaker. 

Thank you. Close to my best paint job. And definitely the best clear coat that I’ve done. There’s real depth to it. 

[GMasterG]

On 6/22/2025 at 12:13 PM, slusher said:

Beautiful build!!

Thank you. 

[GMasterG]

On 6/22/2025 at 1:33 PM, stavanzer said:

Great Build! The Blue looks super smooth.

 

 

Good Show.

Thank you. I was very happy with the colour. I’ve come to enjoy working with genuine automotive paints. 

[GMasterG]

On 6/22/2025 at 11:54 PM, Geno said:

That is gorgeous. That is odd about the hood. I didn't have any fitment issues with mine.🤔

Thank you. I have another to build in white so I will pay close attention to the shaker on that one. 

[GMasterG]

On 6/23/2025 at 12:55 PM, Bills72sj said:

Very nice result. This definitely on my must build list. 

Thank you. A relatively simple kit. Just pay attention to the warped hood and also the decal for the auto shifter on the console. It’s a lot neater if you hand paint the trim and just cut the decal and use the letters/numbers that tell you what gear you’re in.