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bird72 01-25-2020 05:28 PM

Mini Me, anyone do Bird models?
 
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Anyone do Bird model kits? I am getting ready to do a model based on my car (after new paint job). I have a discontinued 72 Formula kit (built by other). I will have to rebuild it. I amazingly found a flat hood. There are resin parts outfits that sell quite a bit of stuff. Also amazingly, it fits perfect. I also just found last need, high back buckets.

Here is what I have found:

1970 TA model kit available everywhere. No other 70-73 years.
NO Formula kits presently sold. Expensive (when available) old ones pop up.
No stock Firebird kits either. There were, "in the day". (old 3 in 1 type kits).

My car will be a challenge, carefully take apart. I will do partial detail, plug wires, hoses, but not full tilt. Photo attached with resin hood on. I have sport mirrors for final build. Worst part is silver detailing on body after painted.

1965gp 01-25-2020 09:47 PM

The aftermarket model parts business is big.

When we first put the shaker hood on our 04 GTO a friend sent me a link to a guy that made a hood and shaker for the model and was using my photos to sell it. I looked into him and he made all kinds of stuff

77 Canamman 01-26-2020 08:38 AM

I have several 2nd gens.

MPC's early 2nd gen T/A kit is a 1971. The license plate indicates the year.

Monograms are based off a 1970.

I don't have any pics of mine at the moment, but I will post some.

77 Canamman 01-26-2020 08:47 PM

Lucerne blue 1971 T/A from MPC
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77 Canamman 01-26-2020 08:51 PM

Bronze 1971 Formula 400 from MPC
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77 Canamman 01-26-2020 08:55 PM

Ascot Silver 1973 Formula 400 by MPC
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77 Canamman 01-26-2020 09:01 PM

More MPC 2nd gens.. Rockford's and other Trans Ams
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77 Canamman 01-26-2020 09:10 PM

1976 and 1977 SE T/A's by MPC

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bird72 01-27-2020 11:22 AM

Pretty cool collection! Looks like they did a model for each year 70-73. My 72 is an MPC kit. I see an unbuilt 73 Formula like yours just sold on ebay for 160.

tdavidl 01-28-2020 02:40 PM

needs a black top and a spoiler to be perfect though....:D


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