bill_67 Posted August 19, 2023 Posted August 19, 2023 Hi guys, I know it's a little late but I'm hoping to enter this in the cannonball. The revell 1970 FIREBIRD Trans Am, the hot wheels in photo will be my muse. I have become a little obsessed with the car since it was introduced. I have been following this year's builds but didn't have anything to build myself. So ordered this kit, I'm not going to build a replica of Riley Stair"s car [ the hot wheels car] while it's an excellent track car I don't think I would make it cross country. So I'll have to change it some.
White Rabbit Posted August 19, 2023 Author Posted August 19, 2023 3 hours ago, bill_67 said: Hi guys, I know it's a little late but I'm hoping to enter this in the cannonball. The revell 1970 FIREBIRD Trans Am, the hot wheels in photo will be my muse. I have become a little obsessed with the car since it was introduced. I have been following this year's builds but didn't have anything to build myself. So ordered this kit, I'm not going to build a replica of Riley Stair"s car [ the hot wheels car] while it's an excellent track car I don't think I would make it cross country. So I'll have to change it some. Welcome to this year's Cannonball! Updated List Entry List 1. '56 Chevy (426 pack) 2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)⏸️ 3. Porsche 918 Spyder (MeatMan) 4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix) 5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit) 6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx) 7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)? 8. '61 Ford Falcon (Fat Brian) 9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209) 10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)? 11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55) 12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef) 13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini) 14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel) 15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08) 16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc) 17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx) 18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans) 19. El Camino Camper (shoemake) 20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)? 21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6) 22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r) 23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods) 24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55) 25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65) 26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93) 27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H) 28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)? 29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63) 30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik) 31. '40 Ford Pickup (Pat Minarick) 32. '65 Ford Galaxie X (Koellefornia) 33. '69 Chevy Camaro (Disconovaman) 34. '70 Pontiac Firebird (bill_67)
disconovaman Posted August 19, 2023 Posted August 19, 2023 5 hours ago, bill_67 said: the hot wheels in photo will be my muse Wow! Exciting, leave that hood off ? I watched the Hot Wheels Super Fan Challenge on TV and I got inspired. It wasn't the outcome I'd hoped for but to see the 1.1 versions was pretty cool. I like where you're heading, I'm excited to see updates on this bird... cool choice!
Fat Brian Posted August 20, 2023 Posted August 20, 2023 I'm going to change my entry, I had to get another body for the Falcon and doing the body work over again this late isn't appealing to me. I bought some convertible parts off ebay I'm going to combine with a 66 shelby to do a 66 shelby convertible. I'm still deciding if I want a classic or modernish engine, a 5.0 and a 5 speed would be more Cannonball appropriate. 1
White Rabbit Posted August 20, 2023 Author Posted August 20, 2023 Updated List Entry List 1. '56 Chevy (426 pack) 2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)⏸️ 3. Porsche 918 Spyder (MeatMan) 4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix) 5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit) 6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx) 7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)? 8. '66 Shelby GT350 Convertible (Fat Brian) 9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209) 10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)? 11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55) 12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef) 13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini) 14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel) 15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08) 16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc) 17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx) 18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans) 19. El Camino Camper (shoemake) 20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)? 21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6) 22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r) 23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods) 24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55) 25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65) 26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93) 27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H) 28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)? 29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63) 30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik) 31. '40 Ford Pickup (Pat Minarick) 32. '65 Ford Galaxie X (Koellefornia) 33. '69 Chevy Camaro (Disconovaman) 34. '70 Pontiac Firebird (bill_67)
Koellefornia Kid Posted August 20, 2023 Posted August 20, 2023 On 8/17/2023 at 6:07 PM, disconovaman said: Can dig it! That Galaxie is Sweet! Thanks, Anthony!
Koellefornia Kid Posted August 20, 2023 Posted August 20, 2023 Sorry, I was in a kind of frenzy and totally forgot to take pics during the assembly process. Everything just worked fine and suddenly it was finished: I will post some under glass pictures as soon as I'm back from hospital (getting an artificial hip next week ?) Thanks for watching, see you at the starting grid! 6
White Rabbit Posted August 21, 2023 Author Posted August 21, 2023 Great job everyone! We already have five completed builds! Updated List Entry List 1. '56 Chevy (426 pack) 2. Chevy Chevelle (Mattilacken)⏸️ 3. Porsche 918 Spyder (MeatMan) 4. '37 Ford Custom Convertible (Jantrix) 5. '16 Mercedes AMG GT (White Rabbit) 6. Dodge Viper RT/10 (LL3 Model Worx) 7. '70 Plymouth Road Runner (KWT)? 8. '66 Shelby GT350 Convertible (Fat Brian) 9. '68 FRC Chevy Corvette (Whosurdaddy209) 10. '66 Mercury (Sam I Am)? 11. '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 or '67 Streaker Vette (JerseeJerry55) 12. '71 Plymouth GTX (Keef) 13. Dodge L-xxx (vekasiini) 14. Honda Accord (Spottedlaurel) 15. Volkswagen Scirocco (Tim08) 16. Chevy Nova SS (53gmc) 17. '62 Buick Electra (Belugawrx) 18. Pontiac Firebird (Beans) 19. El Camino Camper (shoemake) 20. '53 Ford Victoria (Phildauplo)? 21. Nissan Skyline NISMO R34 GT-R (Jhedir6) 22. '54 Corvette (kermn8r) 23. '81 Chevy Citation (Westrods) 24. Toyota Supra (JerseeJerry55) 25. Ford Ranchero (Canso65) 26. '77 Chevy Malibu (Cheyenne93) 27. '66 Volkswagen Beetle (Tim H) 28. '51 Chevy Bel Air (landman)? 29. '01 Corvette Coupe (SmallRed63) 30. Fox Body Mustang GT (Dominik) 31. '40 Ford Pickup (Pat Minarick) 32. '65 Ford Galaxie X (Koellefornia)? 33. '69 Chevy Camaro (Disconovaman) 34. '70 Pontiac Firebird (bill_67)
bill_67 Posted August 22, 2023 Posted August 22, 2023 On 8/20/2023 at 3:00 PM, Koellefornia Kid said: Sorry, I was in a kind of frenzy and totally forgot to take pics during the assembly process. Everything just worked fine and suddenly it was finished: I will post some under glass pictures as soon as I'm back from hospital (getting an artificial hip next week ?) Thanks for watching, see you at the starting grid! Wow great job. I'm looking to more pictures, speedy recovery! 1
Whosurdaddy209 Posted August 22, 2023 Posted August 22, 2023 I have a small update, I finally got paint on the corvette. 1
disconovaman Posted August 22, 2023 Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Whosurdaddy209 said: got paint Yeesss! Awesome color! Originally I was gonna paint the Camaro frost green with pearl blue tint. Then I decided to go with the boxart blue. I'm getting the paint on now... Here we go! It's pretty close to the box car, I used a blue base then sprayed the Metallic blue over that now to add decals and clear... sanding, polishing. Yada,Yada,Yada.? 1
Keef Posted August 23, 2023 Posted August 23, 2023 Not much progress here. Lost a side mirror somewhere but it’s in primer. 2
MeatMan Posted August 23, 2023 Posted August 23, 2023 14 hours ago, Keef said: Not much progress here. Lost a side mirror somewhere but it’s in primer. Nice work! The missing mirror thing must be contagious because I lost one on my Porsche as well.
Keef Posted August 23, 2023 Posted August 23, 2023 6 hours ago, MeatMan said: Nice work! The missing mirror thing must be contagious because I lost one on my Porsche as well. Funny thing is I heard it hit the floor and before I could look it was in another dimension ?? 1
landman Posted August 24, 2023 Posted August 24, 2023 On 8/22/2023 at 10:17 AM, disconovaman said: Yeesss! Awesome color! Originally I was gonna paint the Camaro frost green with pearl blue tint. Then I decided to go with the boxart blue. I'm getting the paint on now... Here we go! It's pretty close to the box car, I used a blue base then sprayed the Metallic blue over that now to add decals and clear... sanding, polishing. Yada,Yada,Yada.? That looks like a nice area you live in. Gorgeous background.
disconovaman Posted August 24, 2023 Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, landman said: That looks like a nice area you live in. Thanks, it is a beautiful area. Yeah, we moved here a year ago on the 12th. I own about 5 acres here but it's pretty secluded with farmland and right off from the mountains. It's quiet except there's a train track in the distance ? I'm used to it now. I think the mountain veiws and landscape is what draws people to Virginia. 2
disconovaman Posted August 24, 2023 Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) Quick mockup with stripes on it. I ended up puttin too much pearl on the stripes and I didn't cut them close enough so I had to go with a new set. I'm planning on adding the pearl to the applied decals hopefully that will work. I do like the color with the first coat of clear. The blue looks close to Lemans Blue... a factory color for 69. Edited August 24, 2023 by disconovaman Adding photos 3
Keef Posted August 26, 2023 Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/24/2023 at 3:27 PM, disconovaman said: Quick mockup with stripes on it. I ended up puttin too much pearl on the stripes and I didn't cut them close enough so I had to go with a new set. I'm planning on adding the pearl to the applied decals hopefully that will work. I do like the color with the first coat of clear. The blue looks close to Lemans Blue... a factory color for 69. That Camaro is going to be BEAUTIFUL!!! 1
Keef Posted August 26, 2023 Posted August 26, 2023 And we have paint!! And motorvation, in Elephant form ? 2
disconovaman Posted August 27, 2023 Posted August 27, 2023 7 hours ago, Keef said: Final mock-up I'm just wondering if you clearcoated that... I never can get silver and clearcoat to shine. I've talked to different ones that say there's a way to break down the metallics with an airbrush so it will take clearcoat. Whatever they thin it with reacts with it chemically. I've never tried but supposedly Alabaster silver with 2K clear will shine and not soak in. I've seen stuff in shows so I know there's a way to do it, I just haven't figured it out yet. I like silver though, I have a silver Nova.
Keef Posted August 28, 2023 Posted August 28, 2023 2 hours ago, disconovaman said: I'm just wondering if you clearcoated that... I never can get silver and clearcoat to shine. I've talked to different ones that say there's a way to break down the metallics with an airbrush so it will take clearcoat. Whatever they thin it with reacts with it chemically. I've never tried but supposedly Alabaster silver with 2K clear will shine and not soak in. I've seen stuff in shows so I know there's a way to do it, I just haven't figured it out yet. I like silver though, I have a silver Nova. No sir I have not cleared it yet. Still need to apply decals then clear. Got so excited about final mockup that I forgot I haven’t painted interior yet ??
Keef Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 Interior painted base color, still need to detail paint everything. Basic engine wiring, may do more just depends on how I feel about it. 4
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