Uncle Buck's car 1975 Mercury

[Guest Mustang3.8]

Hey, y'all.

Here's my next WIP. It's the car that John Candy drove in Uncle Buck. I will be using an Arii 1972 Thunderbird as the base car. Any ideas on the conversion, guys?

Edited July 3, 2009 by Mustang3.8

[pstreet]

awesome, too bad there isnt a way to make a scale backfire. although some pulled cotton coming out of the muffler might give you the effect without the sound.

good luck with your build, uncle buck is one of my favorite john candy movies, then again all john candy movies are my favorite john candy movies.

[Foxer]

cool! That will be a fun one to weather. Might take the heavy aluminum foil method for that front fender dent.

This is gonna be DIRTY!

[george 53]

WoW Kevin, THAT'S some REAL out the box thinkin! I LOVE it! Yep, I can see the T-Bird lines in it too! Shouldn't be too hard to fab a grille, those cars all seemed to share basic styling cues. This will be a REALLY interesting conversion, I'm looking forward too it. I hope you do complete it cas it would be a GREAT master for some resin caster.(Just find an honest one) I'd be nice to have a "normal " family car for a change.Everything(just about) out now is a copy of an older kit.It'd be nice to see a whole new casting of something NEVER done before. Keep us up to date,please!

[B_rad88]

WOW, this one sliped right past me! that is a great movie! i am going to watch this one! can't wait to see it finished!!

here is a internet movie car database site! they have that car one there! its a 1975 mercury marquis brougham! I BELEAVE, NOT A 100% sure! but hope this can help!

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_11993-Mercury...ugham-1975.html

Edited July 20, 2009 by KUZTOMMODELS88

[beefheart22]

Hey, y'all.

Here's my next WIP. It's the car that John Candy drove in Uncle Buck. I will be using an Arii 1972 Thunderbird as the base car. Any ideas on the conversion, guys?

That movie takes me back! Remember how the car rocked back and forth? Maybe you could make the model's stance look like the suspension is shot.