1959scudetto Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 When I restarted modeling in the early 80's, my main focus was on American trucks and cars - one of my holy grails at that time was Monogram's 58 T-bird (probably because I remembered one soft plastic toy from early childhood?) - anyway, I found a rare 1974 version ("special interest" series) - here is how it came out... Color is Duplicolor Citroen cream from the rattle can, which seemed to me a fitting color for such a car.
carbuilder1950 Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) @1959scudetto WOW!! That is one pretty car. Those are the colors I was going to paint mine. Now I will for sure. Nice detailing on EVERYTHING!! BEAUTIFUL MODEL. Edited June 7, 2021 by carbuilder1950
doorsovdoon Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 Very nice looking build. Beautiful looking cars these T-Birds.
1959scudetto Posted June 8, 2021 Author Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/7/2021 at 6:15 PM, Hi-Po said: Nicely done! A good clean build. Looks sharp. Thanks, Terry ! On 6/7/2021 at 6:55 PM, carbuilder1950 said: @1959scudetto WOW!! That is one pretty car. Those are the colors I was going to paint mine. Now I will for sure. Nice detailing on EVERYTHING!! BEAUTIFUL MODEL. Thank you, David - i had this color at hand back then (the black interior is unpainted, bare plastic with touches of white, applied with a tooth-pick). I've got a second one (2002 issue) which will be painted in coral red with an interior in the same color; this time I will also fill some sink marks (behind the front wheels) with putty, a job I left out the first time... On 6/7/2021 at 7:30 PM, RSchnell said: Nice & clean build! A '58 is on my list too. Thank you! 23 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Very nice looking build. Beautiful looking cars these T-Birds. Thanks, Gareth - I've got a crush on these "Squarebirds" since my childhood.
1959scudetto Posted June 8, 2021 Author Posted June 8, 2021 23 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said: An excellent build and a nice color choice!! Thank you, Craig! 17 hours ago, Kah puts said: Tight clean and beautiful.. Thanks, Glen ! 8 hours ago, Tom99 said: Very nice. Thanks, Tom ! 1 hour ago, cobraman said: Very sharp and you got the doors to work ! Thank you, Ray - the doors fit quite well, but with my next one maybe I will glue them shut.
1959scudetto Posted June 8, 2021 Author Posted June 8, 2021 By the way, I found a picture on the net of my childhood '59 T-Bird - it was a soft vinyl toy car with 2 passengers on the front seats and a dog on the back seat - practically indestructible - available from 1963 onwards, made by Tomte-Laerdal of Norway (scale must be about 1/43) - I had the orange one : ideal for the sandpit!
1959scudetto Posted June 9, 2021 Author Posted June 9, 2021 5 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thanks, Larry !
bisc63 Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Gorgeous build. I've got one on the back burner to do as a replica of one my dad drove way back: Thunderbird dark green metallic with turquoise and white interior. Sorry I ever let that body get away. Your build is about as nice a job as anyone has ever done on that kit, and that ain't easy! Nice, tasteful color, too. Very well done. Edited June 9, 2021 by bisc63 typo
1959scudetto Posted June 10, 2021 Author Posted June 10, 2021 16 hours ago, bisc63 said: Gorgeous build. I've got one on the back burner to do as a replica of one my dad drove way back: Thunderbird dark green metallic with turquoise and white interior. Sorry I ever let that body get away. Your build is about as nice a job as anyone has ever done on that kit, and that ain't easy! Nice, tasteful color, too. Very well done. Thanks for the compliments, Rusty. Dark metallic green with turquoise and white interior sounds like a great combination. On my next build, I will fill the sink marks and drill 4 holes into the front so that I can make recessed headlights (as with the real car). 15 hours ago, Classicgas said: Well done! Thanks, Lee !
1959scudetto Posted June 10, 2021 Author Posted June 10, 2021 1 hour ago, MeatMan said: Nice build! Well done. Thank you, Dennis !
Oldcarfan27 Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 A car for Batman when he goes out on the town! BTW, beautiful color combo.
1959scudetto Posted June 11, 2021 Author Posted June 11, 2021 17 hours ago, Sixties Sam said: Very nice model! I like the color. Sam Thank you, Sam ! 13 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: A car for Batman when he goes out on the town! BTW, beautiful color combo. Thank you, Patrick - Batman's choice for Saturday night cruising? 8 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thanks, Chris !
Oldcarfan27 Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 8 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: Thank you, Patrick - Batman's choice for Saturday night cruising? Absolutely! Have you noticed that this bird has similarities to the 66 Batmobile?
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