BANDIT - '77 Pontiac Trans Am help - gold stripes

[Drake69]

I picked up the Revell '78 3-in-1 kit to replicate my dad's '77 Trans Am in Brentwood Brown but was stunned when I saw no gold striping on the sheet. I then got Keith Marks decals for the Blackbird and was stunned at how many gold stripes WERE on the sheet. And since I'm a Bandit fan, I picked up the MPC Blackbird and was stunned again at the limited NUMBER of gold striping on the sheet.

Fun, right?

So, I decided to start with the Revell kit and painted it in ModelMaster Root Beer lacquer (surprisingly matched the color of the brown, even with the custom tinge of metal flake dad had on his car...), but in searching the net I've not been able to find any real good pics of the striping layout for the car (dad never took pics of it so a good portion of the detailing is going to be from memory...). I distinctly remember the car HAVING some gold stripes, as well as the "6.6 Litre" scoop badging, the spoiler "Trans Am" badging, the "Trans Am" side decals, and all three chickens (big one on the hood and two behind the window).

My guess is that since Brentwood Brown was not a major selling color, the dealership added a few stripes to sell it, like maybe the headlight trim and across the top (front to back). I CLEARLY REMEMBER it didn't have stripes around the air dam, the windows, the T-tops, or the fender skirts, but it did have gold trim in the back around the spoiler and lettering (NOT across the trunk). Anyone have any specific info on all this or am I remembering things wrong?

The MPC kit will be getting the Keith Marks treatment to simulate the Bandit car, and the CB and antenna will be used from the Revell kit. I'm also in the market for Georgia plates that read "BAN ONE" if anyone has a few printed out already.

Thanks in advance!

Edited May 14, 2011 by Drake69

[Keef]

maybe this will help

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220763569887+&viewitem=&clk_rvr_id=232197156017

[Drake69]

maybe this will help

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220763569887+&viewitem=&clk_rvr_id=232197156017

There's no striping on that one either. I might be remembering this all wrong. Blast.

[Jon Cole]

I would suggest that you start building the model anyhow. Maybe more will come to you as you build it. Is this a gift for your dad? If not, no one will know.

[diymirage]

There's no striping on that one either. I might be remembering this all wrong. Blast.

its also not the factory paint job so i wouldnt base too much on that one

[Drake69]

Okay. I've decided to use the decals in the MPC kit for dad's car, and then use the K.Marks decals on the MPC kit for the Bandit car. For those that asked, this was one of 3 cars dad bought model kits for but never finished before he died, another one was a '69 Chevelle SS396 in Champagne Gold Metallic I already built, and the last one is a 1993 Jeep Grand Wagoneer (last year for that woody model). So I want it to be as close as I can to the original as a tribute since I learned many of my modelling tricks from him.