RedRyder77
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My favorite car ever due to seeing Smokey and the Bandit and a car I had 3 times including a 1981 being my 1st. When it comes to collecting, trains are my primary focus but I have a soft spot for models, slot cars, hot wheels etc. So I got the itch to build a car and see where my skills were at. This "Warbird" was a car I did in about the 7th grade, got it with my dad at Bradless..so late 80's at some point. I searched ebay and found the kit. The seller said it was sealed, mint in box. Sealed yes. Mint..that's a good one! This kit has been an uphill battle. The box came and looked like it had been under water for a year, parts are broken, body and chassis warped..still, I'm trying.
My goal is to one day get my 1981 T/A again and I got lucky enough to find a co-worker that is selling a Pontiac 400 to me dirt cheap! So with that I was excited and wanted to match the 400's color the best I could. Testors stainless steel took care of the trans and their sky blue was as close to Pontiac blue as I could get stock.
This kit was a 3 in 1. So you could build it stock, street or drag. I chose to do the drag version, just like I did as a kid. I'm hoping I can hone my painting skills on model cars and then get into weathering up some old O gauge box cars I have when I'm ready.
You can see the wheels are protruding out of the tires a bit and I tried every which way to get a correct fit but it's not gonna happen so now I'll shave the insides down with a dremmel or some sanding...trust me, the body is so warped which caused glue to run onto the windshield, the rest of the car isn't pretty but it's getting there.
I'll post more as it comes. Thanks for checking it out.
The headers are way too small for a block that's running a manifold and carbs like that but I couldn't find larger ones in 1:24 scale.
See those wheels sticking out?
Only on ebay does a box like this constitute "mint"
My goal is to one day get my 1981 T/A again and I got lucky enough to find a co-worker that is selling a Pontiac 400 to me dirt cheap! So with that I was excited and wanted to match the 400's color the best I could. Testors stainless steel took care of the trans and their sky blue was as close to Pontiac blue as I could get stock.
This kit was a 3 in 1. So you could build it stock, street or drag. I chose to do the drag version, just like I did as a kid. I'm hoping I can hone my painting skills on model cars and then get into weathering up some old O gauge box cars I have when I'm ready.
You can see the wheels are protruding out of the tires a bit and I tried every which way to get a correct fit but it's not gonna happen so now I'll shave the insides down with a dremmel or some sanding...trust me, the body is so warped which caused glue to run onto the windshield, the rest of the car isn't pretty but it's getting there.
I'll post more as it comes. Thanks for checking it out.
The headers are way too small for a block that's running a manifold and carbs like that but I couldn't find larger ones in 1:24 scale.
See those wheels sticking out?
Only on ebay does a box like this constitute "mint"
