8th scale Pontiac.

Yes I like them, Al - but going gold/bronze anodised might not mix with the body colour - and my original ideas of colour are out of the window if I use silver alloys.
Just when I thought I had it all worked out in my head

As you know Sam, I build my American vehicles with a UK slant - and do you know how few warm Summer days we get over here ? …..we Brits like to keep our toes cosy and warm all year round !
Actually I deleted a huge chunk of unrecognisable plastic from the firewall in front of the passenger seat, assuming it was the Air Con/Heater…..I did a bit of research but made up brackets and drilled holes simply to give it a bit of detail. It’s not a great kit, just a 1/25th blown up to 1/8th.

Using Alclad 2 anodisers over Alclad 2 Aircraft Aluminium will give you a range of colours Ron.

Ron, I think i need to send you all my 1/8, and let you build them. All I ask is that you send a couple finished ones back to me.

Hi Sam……Thanks for the tempting offer - but I still have a couple that I cobbled together that need finishing from the last batch you sent me, and possibly a third. But my body is struggling to get those finished - as well as the latest Firebird. I was considering selling some of the finished 1/8ths along with my Dinky toys, but my son won’t let me - which is nice that he appreciates them.
I must admit that I enjoyed the build rather than seeing the finished article - but it’s a sod growing old ! 🥴

They say “no news, is good news”….. but not in this case.
There has been zero progress since I last updated this 1/8th Firebird build.
The box sits in the corner of my office room, looking at me, saying ‘come on, get me finished’ - but alas, although there has been much thought and visions of how I see it finished, it hasn’t gone beyond that.
It’s been a case of another saying “the mind is willing, but the flesh is weak”. Back pain from my osteoporosis has thwarted me recently, but I intend carry on and see it through….it’s a challenge, and I like challenges. I’m not done yet !

Keeo pulling the devil by the tail and you'ii be grand Ron

Slowly, slowly catchee monkey Ron. You'll get there in the end.

So you need a monkey and the devil Ron! lol

Excellent you're good to go now Ron!

How very cool! I had a 1/8 scale old "T" hot rod and yes, they take up a lot of space! In 1/25 I had a kit (mpc?) of a firebird "formula" that came with parts as an SCCA racecar. Thanx for posting great pix and for the hard work you do so well!

Thanks.
Big doesn’t always mean beautiful, and I have always thought the front end wasn’t a patch on the previous model.
Currently I have about nineteen 1/8th scale models in my loft man-cave, but this has to be my last….as you say, they take up a lot of room.
I once bought a Lindberg 1/24th kit of a Firebird wagon, but it was no more than an early click together model. Like most of my kits, it got sold on.