bogger44 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 What a beautiful bird! Those colors are perfect, and excellent choice in going with the custom wheels, they look stellar on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Gareth, this looks really classy, very Lincolnesque! The stance is great. Colour choices are spot on. These cars really benefit from vinyl roofs. I suppose what the promo type kits lack in detail they make up for in accuracy of body lines. ? Very well done sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Very nice, great colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Absolutely stunning Bird, Gareth! Perfect color combo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Gareth, you cranked out a beauty there. I would have never thunk to put red interior into a light blue car but it works...... no, better than “works”.....it’s a real eye grabber. Very eloquently done, good sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Eric Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Color combo is choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Nice!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Super nice build. Well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Thanks, guys. The red interior was an idea I got from seeing a Ford Cortina in a similar colour scheme, it was silver with red interior and a vinyl roof. The blue I used is not too far off silver it's so light, so I went with a dark red interior and it worked well. I only noticed after uploading the pictures that my gear shifter has fallen off. Dang it, and I scratch built that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Very nice bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Nice Bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 I guess everybody's heard about the Bird, B-B-B-Bird Bird Bird, Bird is the word! xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Very sharp Thunderbird Gareth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Got to add my $.02 to this build. That is one mighty fine looking Bird. As mentioned earlier I thought the first picture was a staged brochure photo, then I noticed there was no driver. That color really sets it off. I have heard many negative reports on this kit, but looking at your build I may take mine out of the "for sale" box and put it back on the "too build" shelf. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 12 hours ago, slusher said: Very sharp Thunderbird Gareth! Thanks, mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 hours ago, ewetwo said: Really nice. Cheers, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 3 hours ago, TarheelRick said: Got to add my $.02 to this build. That is one mighty fine looking Bird. As mentioned earlier I thought the first picture was a staged brochure photo, then I noticed there was no driver. That color really sets it off. I have heard many negative reports on this kit, but looking at your build I may take mine out of the "for sale" box and put it back on the "too build" shelf. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us. Thanks, Ricky. The only negative thing I found is the front and rear valance are part of the chassis plate and not separate pieces, but easily cut off, and the front valance should be chrome on the '71 model. The body and underside is very well detailed but extremely basic, being such an old kit I can't fault it in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Looks Fantastic! Although it is an old school kit, they still build up nice. Anyone wanting more chassis detail can use the 65/66 Galaxie suspension with a few mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 13 hours ago, Sledsel said: Looks Fantastic! Although it is an old school kit, they still build up nice. Anyone wanting more chassis detail can use the 65/66 Galaxie suspension with a few mods. Good to know. Thanks, Andy. It's another kit I'd like to build again for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Turbo Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Man, that's cool. It's hard to unsee the box art once you've seen it but I applaud your vision. Super classy but with muscle car undertones. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Very nice result. When I saw the first two pics, it looked 1:1 rolling down the road with the street blurred. The background surface gave the illusion of motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 23 hours ago, Mr. Turbo said: Man, that's cool. It's hard to unsee the box art once you've seen it but I applaud your vision. Super classy but with muscle car undertones. ? Thanks, JJ. Yes, those decals are pretty blinding! They would look great on a VW bus build.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 21 hours ago, Bills72sj said: Very nice result. When I saw the first two pics, it looked 1:1 rolling down the road with the street blurred. The background surface gave the illusion of motion. Cheers, Bill. Yeah, it gives a strange effect in some photos, it's the lid of my storage box outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 After watching a video on YouTube of someone building one of these, they said there was a miniature box included with the kit. I had a look in the (full size) box and there it was! It was laid flat upside down on the bottom, I didn't even notice it. So here's another pic with the miniature, and regular box, included! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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