iSewen Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 Hello everyone, here is my latest completed build. MPC kit, the worst I've ever built. Nothing fit well, a lot of hours spent on bodywork, paint is tamiya TS-53, mirrors and tires are from parts box because those were in the kit they were total garbage. Thanks for looking, i hope you like it ?
Tommy124 Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 I'm afraid I have this kit ("10th Anniversary Trans Am") by MPC still in my stash somewhere. I like the look of the '79 Bird over the '77/'78, so I'll probably build it one day. You did well on this one. TS-53 is always a great choice, plus you did a good job on the interior and I really like the wheels and tyres!
CarlR Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 a job well done on what I also found to be a difficult kit
djmcguire Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 For all of the problems you said you had that thing turned out great...beautiful results.
AMT68 Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 That turned out absolutely gorgeous and in a great color. I also built one these and recall spending more time sanding and smoothing the body for paint than any other model I've ever built.
steveracer Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 Great build on a terrible kit....It looks great.? As this was the ugliest version of that body TransAm, your build makes the car looks great. Have you entertained building this from MPC in 1/16 scale? I just saw that kit the other day and passed, however maybe you would be interested? Your interior detail is nice. There was a blue one like this on Bring A Trailer this week, did you see it? Blue interior as well!
iSewen Posted March 7, 2021 Author Posted March 7, 2021 Thank you very much guys! On 3/3/2021 at 10:18 PM, steveracer said: Great build on a terrible kit....It looks great.? As this was the ugliest version of that body TransAm, your build makes the car looks great. Have you entertained building this from MPC in 1/16 scale? I just saw that kit the other day and passed, however maybe you would be interested? Your interior detail is nice. There was a blue one like this on Bring A Trailer this week, did you see it? Blue interior as well! I have a different opinion on ‘79 body style, i really like it ? Yeah I know that this kit also exists in a larger scale, but i have no plans to buy it ?
Dragonhawk1066 Posted March 7, 2021 Posted March 7, 2021 Very well done! You did a great job on a terrible kit. Great color choice and a nice paint job, I did mine in Icy Blue with basically the same color interior as yours. I am a fan of these cars and wish there was a better kit for them, as I would do numerous in different hood bird/body colors.
TransAmMike Posted March 8, 2021 Posted March 8, 2021 As a TransAm fan they are all cool cars and as stated before on here I own an '02 now. I bought a new '79 (also black but red interior) back in the day and it was a fun car but with the 403 Olds engine was no hot rod !!!
steveracer Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 Here is a link to your model that someone created in real life.... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-pontiac-trans-am-61/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-03-09
larman Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 The kit may be poor, but you did a super job on it! One of the best builds of that kit I have seen!
iSewen Posted March 10, 2021 Author Posted March 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, larman said: The kit may be poor, but you did a super job on it! One of the best builds of that kit I have seen! Thanks Larry ! On 3/7/2021 at 10:19 PM, Dragonhawk1066 said: Very well done! You did a great job on a terrible kit. Great color choice and a nice paint job, I did mine in Icy Blue with basically the same color interior as yours. I am a fan of these cars and wish there was a better kit for them, as I would do numerous in different hood bird/body colors. Thank you Craig ! I have it exactly the same, if there was a better kit I would like to build this version ? 16 minutes ago, steveracer said: Here is a link to your model that someone created in real life.... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-pontiac-trans-am-61/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-03-09 that car looks awesome I built my model based on a similar car ?
Dragonhawk1066 Posted March 10, 2021 Posted March 10, 2021 7 hours ago, iSewen said: Thank you Craig ! I have it exactly the same, if there was a better kit I would like to build this version ? Well, great minds think alike, or pretty close. I have another one of these kits with a second set 20" Snowflakes like the ones on my Blue '79 T/A i did a couple of years ago and this is what I'm doing with them.
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