Peter Lombardo

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Ford Starliner. Removed the top and molded in the tonneau cover from the 1966 Thunderbird kit. Lowered the windshield. Opened the doors suicide style. Added custom side pipes exhaust and hood louvers . Tamiya Mica Red with computer designed and cut vinyl flame graphics. Lowered stance with Aoshima 20 inch Werfen GT-03 wheels and tires.

This started life as a 1966 Mustang convertible Indy 500 pace car version. Grafted on the roof from a 1994 Mustang. Opened doors, added hood vents and wheels and tires from Fujimi 17 inch BBS wheels. Tamiya silver leaf with Tamiya light gun metal stripes.

All of the roofs are vacuum formed from "sign foam" blocks that I sculpted. They look different because the side window treatment is different or the rear window opening is cut in a different way. They are all basically in a "chopped" height before they are installed. That way the "A" pillars a leaned back to give a more modern "Rake" to the greenhouse. The roof design is very similar to the 1965 GM roof lines on their full size coupes. Thanks for asking.

Just completed my latest batch of 3 1960's custom full size cars all with opening doors. 1962 Chevrolet Impala Started life as a convertible. Added custom vacuum formed roof which is done as a vinyl top. Tamiya dark blue with Tamiya light blue pearl top and interior. Vinyl top material is masking tape. This has a more "formal" style roof line. 1962 Pontiac Catalina Replaced the top with a custom top. Painted in Matt yellow with a pale green interior and lowered 1965 Buick Riviera Custom roof, added 4 scale inches to the rear quarter panel, added sunroof. Opened trunk and added amplifiers and huge speakers. photo etched grill with headlights set in behind it. Paint is Tamiya light pink pearl with satin white under pink lace. That's it, all three.

Great build in all ways. Beautiful, the color is perfect and under the hood is killer. My older brother had one of these way back when, his was white with blue gut, the lines and proportions always looked right to me, I would love to get a kit of one of these. . Always loved that year Fairlane and you did justice to it.

Love the paint, great job, too bad these kits are long out of production. Nice.

Completely different, great paint, well done sir.

Curt, very well done, it looks great. I built that car also as the iconic #27 of Giles also Beautiful job, I love it.

Yeah, nothing wrong with this build, very well done a classic to be sure.

Chrysler wagon not sold in USA, customized Chevrolet wagon, RealMad Nomad

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I must admit, when I got this kit handed to me, which my son picked up somewhere along the way a number of years ago, I didn’t care for it at all. First, with very rare exception, I have an aversion to any kit not molded in white or light gray, and this one is a hideous nondescript blue. Second, it is too short and boxy looking for my taste, and third, since Revell “customized” the kit, it limits what you can do with it as much of the custom touches are built in. Oh, and since I am not a fan of trailers with street rods, that additional feature didn’t impress me at all, so it was not built. So it sat on the shelf for many years untouched and unloved. But a few weeks ago while cleaning and rearranging one of my kit storage areas, I came across it and for some still unknown reason, I pulled it out and gave it look. I gave it a fresh look and a few ideas came to mind. Back in 2007 I built a 1940 Ford Convertible and to set it apart, I gave it custom extended front fender that extended all the way back to the rear wheel. I always loved how that look made the car seem longer and more modern looking and I thought maybe I could incorporate that styling into the 1937 kit. On the 1940 car I completely fabricated the fender extensions with lots of plastic and bondo, but I had a different idea on the 1937 to accomplish the job. About 10 years ago, I created an Art Deco coupe and made vacuum formed bodies of it. I had one laying around that I took the roof off of to use on a Camaro Concept to give it a split-window design in honor of the ’63 Corvette coupe, that I loved from the moment I first saw it. The front fenders on that car extended far to the rear, so I cut them off, trimmed them up and added them to the ’37 roadster. Next I cut a “pie” shaped wedge out of the side of the body (more up front, less in the back) so that I could lower the front of the car to give it a sleeker look and sectioned the grill to now fit the lower body. To the front end, I added a new extended front valance which, I think, gives the car a lower look and then added yellow fog lights, which would be a throwback to the period. Because I used the pontoon fender extensions, it was not that difficult to open the doors and hinge them, mind you, it was not a slam dunk easy job, and getting the hinges in place required some unique engineering, but I got it accomplished. Next I hinged the hood to the side, which I like as it is different, but after installing the hinges and making sure there was sufficient clearance under the hood, it became obvious that the hinges interfered with the kit supplied V8 engine. I could have removed the side hinges and done something more conventional, but I really like the side hinges and how they looked, so I need a different alternative. Digging around one of my aftermarket parts storage boxes I found a straight six Oldsmobile resin engine sent to me by Ken Kitchen of Kitchen Table Resins a number of years ago. The light went off in my head and I figured that the straight six being narrower would not interfere with the hinges on the side. I added a few details and the engine bay was complete. While digging around for an engine, I stumbled across a set of wide low profile tires from a 1934 Ford coupe kit I had tucked away a number of years ago and had forgotten about complete with the chrome baby-moon caps. For the rear end, I really didn’t care for the “Sargent Stripe” taillights in the kit. I wanted something different, so I cut out a large opening across the lower back portion of the rear valance. In it, I secured a loge piece of clear red sprue that was shaped to fit. I airbrushed on a couple of top coats of Tamiya Copper metallic for the upper body and then a couple of coats of Tamiya clear to add a buffer and make masking easier. Once I completed the masking of the upper body, I airbrushed on a couple of coats of Tamiya gloss black. When that was dry, I cut thin strips of tangerine orange vinyl to make the orange pinstripe color separation line. Once all dry, it was clear coated again with Tamiya clear to also help seal the pinstripe to the car. I lightly sanded, waxed and buffed out the body, which was not easy with all of the changes of elevation the body has. The interior is pretty much as the kit has it, I just used, Tamiya flat black for the base and the seat and side patterns are Tamiya copper, orange and deck tan. That is, it. Considering that I didn’t care much for the kit, I am happy with the result and glad that I decided to give it a go.

Can't find anything to fault, just beautiful. Oh so shinny and well detailed.

Impressive build, very unique and well done.

Beautiful, well done. Love the detail.

Three Old, and Three New I just completed 3 Thunderbird models so while presenting them, I thought I would include the other 3 I built over the past few years. I’ll begin with the previous builds and finish with the 3 new ones. 1961 Thunderbird Coupe, “Firestar” designed and built by John D'Agostino. Converted ’62 roadster into the ’61 chopped top couple. Opened and hinged the doors. Serious modifications to the Lincoln roof I added to it. Clear Tamiya red over base gold leaving gold border to the panels. Due to its age, the clear red has formed surface cracks. To see a video of the construction, click the link below. 1958 Thunderbird Coupe. Opened and hinged doors. Added molded on side “lake pipes” to the rocker panels. A top from a Dodge Stealth was grafted on with “home designed” photo etched wiper blades. Paint is pearl white/gold pigment powder added to clear lacquer and then topped with purple pigment powder in lacquer applied in to the edges of the body panels1962 Thunderbird Coupe This is a convertible kit with the top and interior from a 198? Firebird. Taillights were extended with “bullet lenses” and the nose was extended. The real unique feature of this car is the fact that both doors open and slide under the seats into a compartment between the chassis and the interior floor boards. Wheels are from a Tamiya Mercedes kit I picked up in a garage sale which was brutalized, but yielded a few good parts. Paint is a custom mix pigment of blue and mostly green pearl in clear lacquer with white top applied down the center and the sides. A number of years ago it was featured in an article in Model Car Magazine. To this day, it is one of my favorite builds where, I think, everything worked out just right. Now the new stuff. 1966 Thunderbird Coupe. This kit gives the builder the choice of a convertible or coupe model. I went a slightly different direction. I “laid back” the A pillar to add a more modern rake to the windshield than grafted on a vacuum formed top from a foam master I created. Opened and hinged the doors. I lightly customized the nose and tail of the car. It is lowered down into the weeds with period style big wide whitewall tires. Top color is Krylon Pure White over Krylon Gum Drop (light purple) then clear coated.1957 Thunderbird Coupe. I have had this kit on the shelf seemingly forever. I finally got the inspiration to build it. Then a few weeks ago, I got the bolt of lightning hit. I opened and hinged the doors (difficult because the plastic from this molding was very, very thick). I added a shorted and modified 2006 Camaro Concept kit roof with custom A pillars. Because this roof is so flat, I needed to build up the center with bondo and shape a gentle curve with the center being higher. I added inside panels to the rear of the roof side wings and recessed the rear window. The front wheel well openings were flared to give it a little more aggressive look. I removed the interior bench seat, built a new interior back section (too bad it is completely hidden) and installed the seats from the 2003 vintage T-Bird. I hinged the hood forward and added the kit supplied “Continental Kit” to the rear end because I think it looks so cool on the car and added the same style bullet taillights I used on the 1962 coupe. I added period style spotlights to the cowl and photo-etched wipers. The nose was extended on this car with fog lights added in the center, I leaned the headlights back and a small “chin spoiler” was added also. Car is lowered down and paint is a simple monochrome of Rust–oleum Gloss Coral topped with Tamiya clear. Fairly simple build for me, but I really like how it came out. And finally, the 2003 Thunderbird Convertible. This is another kit that has been hiding at the back of the shelf for many years. I finally dug it out and decided to build it. This is a snap-kit so it was very basic. Sorry, I don’t “do” basic, so I set about opening and hinging the doors. (also very thick plastic, so it was a difficult job) I have always loved how the tonneou looked on the roadster but haven’t built one with it (I have a few more ’62 Birds, so it will happen) but I thought it would look great on the 2003 Thunderbird. So, it was a no-brainer for me to graft it to this car. I added the seats from a ’62 Bird which mate to the cover. Then I was looking at the hood thinking…… “Yeah, this needs an engine” so it also got opened and hinged. I grafted on the front chassis of a ‘90’s Mustang and commandeered the engine from it too. Wheels and tires were stolen from a 2004 Corvette Z06 and the car was lowered. I wasn’t sure about what to do for body modifications since I find the styling bland and boring for the most part. I looked at pictures of, and stole a few styling ques, from the Foose “Speedster”, as you can see. I added his hood louvers on either side of the scoop, modified the grill opening like he did and changed up the fog lights similarly. I also cut down the windshield as he did, but I would have done that without seeing Foose’s car and then modified the exhaust pipe tips at the rear. But the simple, and I think more important modification to the body is the addition of subdued tail fins. I think these always should have been on the car direct from the factory, but hey, my car has them, so no problem. I added wheel well flares both front and back to give the side of the car a bit more definition and some oomph. The lower rocker panel on the car is Tamiya Gun Metal with a custom mix of Tamiya Gold and Silver Leaf with silver pigment added in which adds dark highlights around the edges for the main body color. Orange vinyl striping rounds out the exterior That’s it. 3 old, 3 new, 3 more to build one of these days.

Three Jems, love all three, couldn't pick a favorite as they all are stunning. Great work.

Beautiful, the color looks great on the car. I love this body style, I owned a 73 Camaro Rally Sport, wish I still had it today. Great job.

Back from the glory days of Chrysler. Beautiful build. Love the color choice too.

I like this one too. Love these old Cobra builds. The color looks great too... a bit too shiny, but really, who cares. Nice work.

Really nice build, you can never go wrong building any Cobra racer from that era. Looks great.

Beautiful build, love the old Ferrari's, they are something very special. Well done.