M W Elky Posted December 1, 2023 Posted December 1, 2023 I started out with the Trumpeter 1964 falcon kit and kit bashed it with revell’s iconic thunderbolt kit . The light blue paint job is from a short cut can of Krylon. The decals were from scale modeling by Chris who sadly is no longer with us as he made some great stuff. The chrome front steel wheels are from the revell 49 mercury. The inboard air duct besill’s were cut out of the thunderbolt grille. The thunderbolt also gave up its complete drivetrain. This was a very rewarding build of an iconic Phil Bonner drag car . Until next time thanks for looking, ? Mike 7
Mike 1017 Posted December 2, 2023 Posted December 2, 2023 Very nice. Just got Issue 222. Congrats on getting published. Mike
Altered Ego Posted December 2, 2023 Posted December 2, 2023 This build has me speechless. I would not have known where to begin on a project like this. You make these incredible builds look effortless. Keep up the good work my friend.
M W Elky Posted December 2, 2023 Author Posted December 2, 2023 29 minutes ago, Mike 1017 said: Very nice. Just got Issue 222. Congrats on getting published. Mike Thanks getting into print was such huge surprise for me . I hope it’s inspirational to everyone
Scott8950 Posted December 24, 2023 Posted December 24, 2023 I love these old drag cars. You did an outstanding job on this .
papajohn97 Posted December 28, 2023 Posted December 28, 2023 Nice job Mike on this BTC kit-bash. I’ve read that the Trumpeter car kits are pretty mediocre but the body on this ‘64 Falcon looks pretty accurate to me. Did you use the Thunderbolt chassis on this build or is this the Trumpeter chassis with Thunderbolt driveline and rear suspension parts? Congrat’s on that two-page write-up in this month’s Model Cars Mag. Love that Hemi-Under-Glass!
M W Elky Posted December 31, 2023 Author Posted December 31, 2023 On 12/28/2023 at 11:07 AM, papajohn97 said: Nice job Mike on this BTC kit-bash. I’ve read that the Trumpeter car kits are pretty mediocre but the body on this ‘64 Falcon looks pretty accurate to me. Did you use the Thunderbolt chassis on this build or is this the Trumpeter chassis with Thunderbolt driveline and rear suspension parts? Congrat’s on that two-page write-up in this month’s Model Cars Mag. Love that Hemi-Under-Glass! Hi John I didn’t think the trumpeter kit was to bad as it worked out for this project. This was the only trumpeter kit I’ve ever had. I did use the trumpeter chassis plate. In my opinion the rear wheels are a little too far back in the wheel opening. Thanks for the congrats . That write up was a really great surprise for me. 1
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