1959scudetto

David, fantastic - the ultimate leadsled!!!

Thanks, Doug ! Thank you, Chris - I would build it differently today - inspired by several models here on the forum - but I will keep this one as it is.

Thanks, James! Thanks, Warren - that proves again that Autocars were strong and tough :-)

Looks good, Brian - especially the windshield wipers that replaced those oversize kit parts ( I intend to do the same with mine).

WOW, Charles - this looks as realistic as it gets - or is it real metal? - A little more dirt on the trailer tires (as on the forklift), and nobody can tell if it is real one or a scale model!

Very nice, Rich - which interior did you use (the X-EL promos at least didn't have one) ?

built in 1984, out-of-the-box, cab/hood brush-painted, dumper body sprayed with Revell matte grey enamel . My very first try on weathering a vehicle (using Revell matte light brown and matte clear from the spray-can) lets it look like a brand-new truck after its first working day on a muddy construction site... (At least this is one of the few that has survived several moves undamaged...)

Absolutely outstanding workmanship, David - I would have thought that this conversion was a factory stock model!

Thank you, Sam ! Thank you, Patrick - Batman's choice for Saturday night cruising? Thanks, Chris !

Looks good Warren - very pleasing color combination - inspires me!

Thank you, Dennis !

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). Thanks, Lee !

Thank you. Bruce - it was built straight out of the box without extra detailing.

Thanks, Larry !

My thoughts, exactly - it looks like fresh from the factory - wonderful model with nicely blended-in bodyparts from different vehicles !

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!

Thank you, Craig! Thanks, Glen ! Thanks, Tom ! Thank you, Ray - the doors fit quite well, but with my next one maybe I will glue them shut.

Thanks, Terry ! 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... Thank you! Thanks, Gareth - I've got a crush on these "Squarebirds" since my childhood.

Thank you Kurt - good to know that one has to pay attention to warped hoods (as soon as I start building my own Daytonas) - this one has not been built by myself, I only repaired a few things and replaced some missing parts. The laurels should go to the former owner/modeler of this kit: his detailing with plug wires was the reason for me to save this one instead of cannibalizing it. Thank you Gareth - this is one of the all-time classics (among many others) from Ferrari!

Thank you very much for the compliments, Spence !

Very nice, Spence - I have been thinking for years about doing the same conversion.

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.

Thanks, Carl!

Thank you, Eric ! Thank you, Gary - I think it was worth it.

build, of course !