Project: Extreme Firebird

This is the same car as in my sig. I just got a digicam last night and I'm haveing fun with it. Here's a peek at it so far.

Sorry for the crappy pic. I'm still learning.

Just a photo tip: Use the macro mode if you have one on your camera so the model will be in focus.

reveller

Here's another...

Engine pic.(still needs alot of work).:icon16:

its lookin nice:cool:

Clearer pic. of the car with wheels & tires.(Thanx Reveller :thumbsup: )

This is basically how the intercoolers will mount up. (Nevermind the Viper intake in the background)

Another...

That looks fucking amazing!!!!:worshippy :worshippy :worshippy :worshippy , some questions and advice: 1 who makes those kits (just the fire birds, don't need to know about turbos), 2 how much work was put into all those mods? 3 LEAVE IT FLAT BLACK! It looks stunning as it is.

Looks cool :cool: good to see a Firebird coming along. And I too have the same questions as 454SS, who makes that kit?

looks like something that came out of a blender. a blender of awesome that is - very, very nice work.

Nice work youve got going there, are they the standard rims??

That looks soooo mean!! :eek: :bigthumb: How in the world did you do the hood, cause I know noone makes a ram air hood that fits with the LT-1 style front ends! :eek: That thing would be killer in real life with a turbocharged LS-1!!!

AMT makes a convertable and hardtop curbsite trans am. Monogram makes a regular (engine) kit. (look at attached pic) Where did you get that ws6 hood?

Welcome, good to see you getting nice and clear pictures now. That Firebird is going to be bad ass when it is done! I got a F-body in the works (2002 Camaro SS) but still need to strip messed up paint from the chassis. Maybe you should show us how you mod the hood. It looks so clean!

reveller:biggrin:

Sinister!!:sunglasse :sunglasse Leave it flat black!!:sunglasse

454, M.M.Maniac, Hawk312, CamaroSSBoy, Reveller: It is actually 2 kits, '96 AMT Firebird and '98 Firebird Ram-Air. Check out my sig. for most of the mods for the body. The rear bumper was a no brainer, as was the rear spoiler, The roof was a simple graft on, I also smoothed out the roof, and the ground effects were scratchbuilt useing .040 styrene strips and squadron white putty. the hardest parts were the sides and the hood. For the sides, I removed the sides from the '96 just below the door trim line and a little higher on the front fender and replaced what I cut off with the corresponding parts from the '98. As for the hood, I flattend the "inverted" '96 hood scoops by cutting along the sides and front and moveing them up to level with the rest of the hood. Then I removed the Ram-Air scoop from the '98 hood and added it to the '96 hood and smoothed the seams with white putty. Finally I removed the plastic from under the scoop add clearance in the "engine room".

Verminator:Those are otional wheels from the Revell ITR kit.

Tonioseven:I was planning on painting it Duplicolor Deep Jewel Green, but now I'm considering satin black. HMMMM...decisions, decisions.:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Thanks, all for the comments. I'll post more pics. as I progress. :sunglasse

Yeah the green would look sweet, but so would black, flat, semi or gloss. Sounds like alot of body work went on :eek: :redface:

Looking good man! i like that

Yellow or metallic orange would look cool too. :tongue: :tongue: :cool: :biggrin: :icon16: :iceslolan :spit:

i think that car would look cool in a deep Safire Blue....Good work so far :bigthumb:

Can't wait to see it done.:bigthumb:

Flat Black All The Way, Whos With Me??????

How about some kind of green/black combo?

flying finn: I was actually considering dark green with a black tribal flame pattern on the hood.

Originally posted by Sidewinder-03
flying finn: I was actually considering dark green with a black tribal flame pattern on the hood.


:eek: :bigthumb: Do that! Would look unreal!

Originally posted by Sidewinder-03
flying finn: I was actually considering dark green with a black tribal flame pattern on the hood.
I don`t know how the hell you are planing to do this but yes, it would look great! Put some flames on the sides too.

All progress on all my models are temporarily on hold......


MY WIFE JUST HAD A BABY BOY!!!
:bigthumb: :ylsuper: :bananasmi :thumbsup: :cheers:

Newborn c:sunglasse :sunglasse lness!!! :cheers:

Originally posted by Hawk312
Yellow or metallic orange would look cool too. :tongue: :tongue: :cool: :biggrin: :icon16: :iceslolan :spit:

I changed my mind on the color and agree with Hawk312. I am now going to paint it with Model Master turn signal amber over Tamiya white primer. Why the change? I feel the dark colors of green or black will hinder the visual impact of the mods. made to the car( besides most of my models are painted with dark colors:biggrin: ).

Originally posted by Sidewinder-03
Engine pic.(still needs alot of work).:icon16:

looks like the engine is lifting the 2 middle fingers:iceslolan

I changed my mind on the color and agree with Hawk312. I am now going to paint it with Model Master turn signal amber over Tamiya white primer.

:cool: :cool: Cool! I think you`re right about the darker colors will make your mods less obvious. Any chance we will get some update pics soon?

I'm planning on priming it white later this afternoon. I'll get pics soon after.

modelcarmaster16: That's the type of attitude I was going for with this car.:thefinger :bigthumb:

Originally posted by 454SS
(...) LEAVE IT FLAT BLACK! It looks stunning as it is.


:iagree:

hey sidewinder any updates?

Not much yet. Just primed it white and scratchbuilt the exhaust leading from the turbos to the mufflers.
We just had a baby boy about 3 weeks ago and that is taking most of my time right now. I'm still working on it though.:sunglasse

ok thats cool...maybe your son will take up car modeling... still when you get some time update us here and there with the firebird.