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More GreenLight Pontiac Firebird “Fire Am by VSE

Fans of the GreenLight Collectibles Firebird series have another option to choose from, well, closer to June 2021.  This item is named the Pontiac Firebird “Fire Am” by Very Special Equipment (VSE) 1977 in Silver with hood emblem.  This model comes from their Artisan Collection and features a diecast metal exterior with full access.

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12 Responses to "More GreenLight Pontiac Firebird “Fire Am by VSE"

  1. JIMMY says:

    With Greenlight’s uncanny ability to acquire licenses and make cars from Movies/TV shows, in addition to their willingness to milk every single mold that they made… what is keeping them from making Jim Rockford’s Firebird Esprit in 1:18? They have the mold right here to make Jim’s ‘77, although I do acknowledge they don’t have the mold to make the ‘74.

  2. Eric says:

    I had previously purchased the black version of this car and was utterly disappointed in the the cheap toy like look and feeling for a diecast that cost $70! Greenlight needs to and can definitely do better!!

  3. Ilka says:

    It’s so weird that thier late 2-gen Camaro is that good and 77 TA is that bad. To be honest everything released under Greenlight (Not HWY61 or GMP acquire) after Camaro is very cheap and toy-like.

    For 77 TA still the best way to go is Autoworld’s one.

  4. JIMMY says:

    Thanks for the heads up, I did not realize it was that bad. I typically buy only one car and never a new release/tooling., so I have this car from way back in the day by ERTL.

  5. Giorgio262 says:

    I love the 2nd generation of both the Camaro and the Firebird, and I’m pretty sad there is no good model out of either. These cars should deserve to be rendered in scale with at least the quality and detail that Autoart put in their best of their Millennium series. In my opnion the only model that captures the shape ot car well is the Firebird by Welly. Too bad it’s such a cheap model with dogleg door hinges and poor quality details and poor quality paint.

    • Ilka says:

      Agree, there are a lot of not good models of 2nd gen Camaro and TA, and none really good ones. But the 2nd gen is kinda special, there are so many body variations within that generation, so we need to be more specific.
      Personaly i (surprisingly) find Greenlight late 2nd gen Camaros (1979-81) the best ones of the whole 2nd gen batch in terms of detail and proportions. I mean best of both TA and Camaros. If only pinstriping wasnt that bad, and the paint/interior quality was better…
      I would love the TA’s and other years of Camaro at least the same quality.
      We got a lot of choice for the early 2nd gen TA and Camaros, but none of them really make me wanna get one. The AW’s base Camaro models, with non-split bumper look actually a bit better than ones with split bumper, maybe because you don’t see the solid plastic grille that much.
      I wonder is the split-bumper camaro from ERTL/AW is the mold from Franklin Mint? At least Franklin mint’s one is looking a bit more accurate on the gaps and stuff, but it’s still very simple, especially for the asking price nowadays.

      • ilka says:

        And of course the abscense of 1970 Camaro Trans-Am racer, or Chaparral Camaro is a huge void in the trans-am series collections. We got Cudas, Challengers, various Mustangs resin and diecast, but no Camaros or Transams.

        • Giorgio262 says:

          Well I see you know more than I do about 2nd generation Camaro\Firebird. As for the Greenlight Camaro, what I don’t like about it and I think Welly did a better job at it in their Firebird, is the shape of the windscreen and the a-pillar and the shape of the top of the window line. The A-pillar in particular has kind of a strange shape compared to the real car.
          That said, you’re very right about body variants for the 2nd generation Camaro/Firebird, there are so many. That would be a them I’d love to have in my ideal collection

          • Giorgio262 says:

            I meant: a theme I’d love to have in my ideal collection.
            I kind of feel the lack of an edit button for comments. I often find embarassing mistakes when I read them again after I submit them.

    • Tippertruck72 says:

      Couldn’t agree more with you GIORGIO262!

  6. Robert says:

    The 2nd gen F-body Gm cars are not well liked by diecast manufacturers it seems. The very first manufacturer to produce any 2nd gen Camaros and Firebirds was ERTL. I believe they didn’t know what kind of market was in front of them when they released them as a lot was wrong with the castings and that still holds today with the AutoWorld releases. The castings themselves are rough, if you examine the 70-71 Camaros, the C-pillar is not as smooth as it could be and that could be corrected by smoothing out the casting mold itself. The front end of the RS model (spilt bumper) could be corrected as well as the front apron does not fit tightly with the grille surround. The round tail lights could be retooled and refined, the headlights could get their mounting posts deleted as they are ghastly. The early 2nd gen trans Am they make is also wrong, the windshield is much too large on this car and they got it right on the Camaro. Go figure, as it was said before, Welly did a much better job on the early 2nd gen Trans Am. If we look at the later second gen Trans Am and Formula Firebirds, the grille and headlight details could be a lot better and realistic. The front airdam is way too short on the Trans-Am. In all these cases the dogleg door and hood hinges could be replaced with correct units. Also all GM cars had a Y shaped exhaust from the exhaust manifolds up to the catalytic converter which these models do not have either. Surprizingly, the roofline and the windshield shapes are very good! It would take some investment from Round2 but I believe they could remake these correctly and people will buy them. One member was talking about the Franklin Mint Camaro… Stay away! This one is no good as the roofline and front fenders are WRONG in so many ways! Also, only one sport door mirror?? Chassis detail and a lot of pother things look great on these models but what they missed just makes it a don’t buy. So no. I have one, I know! I also have the Greenlight late second gen Camaros. They are better than their own Firebirds but not by that much. The roofline should be flatter that it is and look a lot more like the ERTL early second gen Camaro. The rest of it is on the cheap side of things with missing detail on the undercarriage and interior of the 1978 one having the wrong dashboard. Also the GL Camaros could stand having a little more grinder time to get rid of the mold lines showing up on the front end of the car. Of course, the late second gen F-body cars were only a shadow of their former selves but are still worthy of being properly reproduced in 1/18 scale as what I have seen up to now is only half done models. The first Smokey and the Bandit movie did a lot for the 1977-78 Firebird Trans Am. Why not produce a proper model to reflect the popularity of that legendary car that was the last of the large displacement engined 70’s musclecars?

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