Monogram Firebird VS Revell Camaro. These 2 kits had me thinking so let's take a look!! 

In 79 the TA's had Pontiac and Olds engines. When they went to the 3rd generation in 82 is when they both shared GM engines. The blue kit had 77 front and rear covers. The white is a 79 with 4 separated headlights. Glad to see that you're resin printing is taking off.

Both are definitely Revell originally. I'm ancient enough to remember them when I was a kid.

Thanks for sharing Matthew. Feel better soon. 👍👍

Beautiful 3D printed parts. The Firebird and Camaro kits are nice looking kits. It would be great to meet you at next years NNL. Feel better soon Matt.

Great video. A couple things I noticed that would kind of tell you the years of the cars. The front nose and taillight panel in the Firebird kit are for a '79 to '81 Firebird and the "Firebird" nose & taillight panels in the Camaro kit are from '77 & '78 Firebird. The dash is definitely a Firebird dash. Camaro dash is totally different. So your Firebird kit is supposedly a 79 to 81 car & the Camaro could be anywhere from 77 to 81 as they used the same nose and taillights for all those years of Camaro. Hope that helps.

I have some random parts molded in blue and i didn't know what kit they came from. Now i know that they came from this camaro kit. Thank you Matthew for the comparison video 👍😎

These kits are very reminiscent of the Testors Firebird you built a couple of years ago. I had the Camaro version of that kit, which said Lindberg on the chassis, and that kit contained Firebird wheels and i think a couple other Firebird parts.

Nice comparison video, thanks!

Instrument panels on Firebird and Camaro were different. I never saw one with the same instrument panel. Gauge clusters are different, at least they were through '77 or '78. Never actually sat in a '79. Since the modified Camaro kit uses the Firebird taillight panel, I'd say they used the Firebird instrument panel, too.

Very cool catch Matt! I'd like to get one of those Camaro kits. 😎👍

I believe the 78 Camaro is the first year with the body colored bumpers. I can't remember if the dashes were the same, but they may have been close. I had a 72 RS. I still miss that car.

They did a Hot Rod edition of the Firebird. The Firebird was dark grey on the box art.

Monogram bought themselves out from under Mattel in the mid 80s when I worked at Mattel. Shortly after that Monogram merged with Revell, whose headquarters I drove past on my way commuting to work at Mattel. A guy I had worked with at another Plastics company before was then working at Revell. So they started mixing and matching brand names between Revell and Monogram back then. These kits both had wide body styling and wheels inspired by IMSA and SCCA Trans Am race series. Yes Virginia, the Pontiac TransAm is named after the Trans Am race series that the car has never won. The T-tops and engines sticking through the hoods tell that they are intended to be street machines, NOT road race cars. The early 60s pie crust drag slicks are rayher odd. Fine and accurate representation of early to mid 60s 10.50 x 16 drag slicks. Being 16" tires they were always difficult to match to wheels that in 1/25 almost always 15" scale except for the Revell kit wheels they came with, like the Orange Crate, Stone Woods & Cook Willys, Tommy Ivo 4 engine Dragster, etc. The slicks MIGHT fit on 1/24 scale wheels. Models by Monogram and Revell in that era tended to not be highly detailed. So now I'm gonna have to buy an arDUN from you. Accent on the last syllable. It's an aftermarket Hemi head for Ford Flathead V8s. Name comes from its inventor...Zora Arkus Duntov. A Ford engine Engineer. Then in the late 1940s Ford wanted to send him to Ford of England. He didn't want to go, so he resigned. Self employed he designed the Ardun heads. The he went to work for Chrysler and designed the 1st gen Hemi for them. Then in the late 50s switched over to Chevy where he took on the Corvette and by the 70s Chevy guys called him "The Father of the Corvette.

I have the Pontiac firebird. Wish I had that Camaro.

Who would have new that they were the same kit. Chevy and Firebird, I am suprised!!. Thanks for the video Matt. Joe.

You might try to build the blue kit with the wire body and vise a versa.

They're both awesome looking F-Body cars. Basically the same vehicle's except for the front and rear ends, and ground effects, interiors and such.

The Camaro was the 1st kit I ever built back in 1992. I've got 2 unbuilt 1s in my stash ( will be building 1 this year at some stage hopefully ). None of mine have the extra pontiac parts in the box though, they were all factory sealed so in guessing not all runs got the extra parts?? New to the channel, looks like you've got some great videos up! Looking forward to checking them out

That Firebird is an old Revell mold from 1979. They're just issuing it as a Monogram for some odd reason. It was from a time when Revell was going through changes.

Nice comparison. It is nice to look at the kits that are similar. Get yourself some rest. Thanks for sharing.

The Hot Rod kit's were all somewhat different than the regular kit. As far as the seats go,I use acetone just like for super glue. Get well soon!

Great video Matt nice comparison👍🏻

Those engines are nice Matthew. Would love to order from you but hate to think how much it would cost to ship from US to Australia!!

Get feeling better soon, Matt! Simpsonville is on the 18th. I hope to see you there! Cheers Terry About 20 miles from Simpsonville.

Pretty sure that Firebird used to be the Travolta Fever firebird kit, which is kinda rare and pricey

Nice 😅

I remember the chevy Camaro kit. That's awesome. Who knew. I would slap a big huge blown Hemi in that bad boy. Mopar or no Car. Do you make 3d Hemi motor. Will have to check your website.

Hey! Be careful with that sinus infection!(especially around the models!) lol, just kidding... but your not the only one that has that, there's another guy that has that same thing,( it's on his video)

Hope you get to feeling better. The engines looked great. Are you gonna make a longer set of ladder bars?

Who is Henry Robs/ Mid Century? I can’t find the page. Need the info on the styrene glue debonder

I did the Testors 80 Firebird back in January and the Revell 81 Z28 about a year and a half ago... I wonder how similar these 2 kits are to the 2 I have done??

Fun fact, the real one to one scale Firebird will accept a big block Chevy....i know first hand and it's so awesome to drive

Ceji (pronounced 'C G') is a French model kit company, I don't think they're around anymore.

Most likely your Camero is a 1979. I had a 78 and it looks the same. One difference I noticed was a change in the dash.

Looking for a 67 for door impala 4 door 57 Chevy an 64 dodge station wagon thank you love the show

There is a CHP version of that Camaro, I had one in the late '70's, or 1980. Revell had two sets of kits back then, these two that shared 90 plus percent of parts and a 79 Mustang and Capri, that did the same. I had both the Mustang and Capri (still have the Capri), but the Mustang and Camaro are long gone. They really aren't even any good for parts. Revell kits of the time went together well, but weren't great kits.

The wheel well are different on the real car Pontiac there round, the Camaro are more flat at the top of wheel opening, the amt 70 1/2 Camaro is better example

The the Pontiac, Firebird and Transam and Camaros are the same car, just different name and badging and nose

The monogram firebird seems out of proportion, or maybe it’s just me lol

Get to the doctor if you haven't already! Sinus infections are no fun.

There is not much difference between a Chevy Camero and a Pontiac Firebird, just the front and rear details are different but they're all on Chevy chassis a I understand it.