1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 1/24 scale Monogram

[polybius]

Moving yet another project from the WIP pile to the display shelf.  This 80s issued Monogram T-Bird has been a thorn in my side for a couple years as it cycled its way from the bench to the shelf of doom and back.  Originally it was planned to be silver, but when the first color coats were drying it was evident there were some issues with the lacquer I was using.  Since I had some champagne gold that was a color offering on the T-Bird TC, it became the second attempt at laying down some base coat.  When the same issues surfaced with the gold paint, it went back into its box for yet more simmering.  Since it was a project I was looking forward to finishing, it got its third attempt using some Tamiya metallic grey that went down nicely and accepted the lacquer clearcoat suitably.  While the grey was not the first pick, in the end it worked out just fine and I was pleased with the result.  There's the added benefit of yet another spot cleared on the bench.  Thanks for looking, much appreciated!

[1972coronet]

Lovely T.C. 'Bird! Reminds me of the one (of many) that I built when the kit was new: Testors German Silver Metallic with Testors Primer Grey interior.

Nice work!

[Maindrian Pace]

Beautiful job on one of my favorite '80s cars. Sharp as can be.

[70 Sting]

That turned out great! Worth the perseverance.

[espo]

The paint looks great. I like the clean body trim and the way you painted them. The engine looks very well detailed. 

[AMT68]

Turned out great and the gray metallic seems very suitable for the era. Red mid body striping turned out very nice. 

[Dave Van]

That is a great little kit. It was kinda a pet project between Ford and then Product Manager at Monogram. 

Your work shows off the detail well.......and neat and clean build. 

I have a mint kit  want to build stock, here is one with AERO......

Hope you do not mind but my 35 year old build not as well detailed yours!!!!! Thanks

 

Edited July 23, 2022 by Dave Van

[bisc63]

Love these models as well as the real thing. VERY nice job on this one.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[slusher]

Outstanding model!

[NYLIBUD]

GREAT job.I always liked these cars.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[av405]

That is beautiful!

[Tom99]

Looking good!

[Dennis Lacy]

Very nicely done Turbo Coupe! The metallic gray and red accent go perfect together. These really were neat cars for their time. Multiple times my friends and I could be found harvesting the complete rear axles at the do-it-yourself salvage yards. They had the same 8.8 axle as our 5.0 Mustang’s but had much better 3.55 or 3.73 gearing (depending stick or auto) and rear disc brakes. With minimal effort they could bolt into a Mustang getting you a much needed gear upgrade and rear discs all in one shot. ?

[spencer1984]

Nice clean work, that looks great!