ChrisBcritter

Yes, the '66 Thunderbird Town Coupe - I just got a black one; sanded down a ton of glue splotches and polished it up. Once I detail it out with some foil and paint I'll post it.

If it's not too late, the AMT '35 Plymouth Coupe modified would be the same body as the '36 Dodge, I believe.

The incredible sound of Tommy Ivo's Showboat in the movie Bikini Beach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B07ByoCKGso

Or AMT with a coupe version of their '29 A roadster, or '28 A sedan.

Clean build with clean details - love it! Question: What are the two little holes in the front of the hood for?

I always look forward to your builds, Tulio, and this is no exception. Beautiful job so far and your photography adds so much.

That color combo's gonna go nice with your '58 Pontiac. Are you going to make clear red taillights for it, or paint the molded-in ones?

Maybe if they sold them like the Fonz motorcycle - but with a figure of Stompin' Tom Connors instead? (I'll let you Canadian modelers explain that one!)

Not quite as nice close up when I opened the box, but it's mainly a few glue splotches. Worst part is the taillight lens has some glue warp. Interesting thing is that since it's the promo tool, the interior is correct for a coupe, with a package shelf that extends to the back window and has the little slots for the flow-through ventilation. The regular kit with the separate roof doesn't (it's really a convertible). One oddity: Two of the Craftsman's tires have whitewalls mistakenly printed on both sides - I've seen and owned AMT promos and Craftsman kits since the '60s and have never seen that happen on one tire, let alone two in the same kit!

Found this little goodie at Hobby Lobby: http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/mesh-erasing-shield-282814/ Just the right pattern for a '58 Ford grille if you do it in pieces; not big enough for the '58 T-bird, however.

So what will happen to the stock - off to eBay? I'm ashamed to admit I never heard of this place, but with Hobbytown USA being so close I haven't kept up.

Got a couple built '66 T-birds, one a black Craftsman with the smooth top and the other a regular kit (probably reissue) with the vinyl top. They'd been up on eBay four times with no bids (and no description in the listing of what they were) so I kinda felt sorry for them, plus I have a thing for Craftsman kits: Also got a '69 442 parts lot with a complete front end setup, which will let me put steerable wheels in something else, and most of a '66 El Camino kit (minus the engine and mags) to donate the stock parts to my '66 wagon.

Make it a diorama with the one guy daydreaming about himself driving the Dart, with him standing there and the "other" him in the Dart mounted in a thought balloon!

Sleek and subtle. Only thing you need is a miniature guardrail on the edge of the deck railing - you'd have a great 1/25 scale causeway for your photos. And don't feel bad about the clouds - it adds to the mood.

Another possibility would be a full detail Ford Maverick; the supply of reissues of the Jo-Han kit is drying up, and it had a simple chassis anyway. There should be enough variations to make it worthwhile, like street machine, Pro Stock, and especially Grabber. Would it be cheaper if a company could copy the dimensions of the Jo-Han body and tool up the rest with more detail?

And he's smiling! (although his face looks a little more Sunfire than Superbird!)

I wonder if AMT could pull off a '51 Ford based on their dated but decently accurate '49-'50 tooling? Particularly since a Victoria hardtop and convertible could use the same body, windshield and vent windows. Maybe Revell should take a crack at this, with detail like the '49 Olds coupe and a lot of period custom goodies. Shoebox Fords have never gone out of style; about the only limiting factor would be that they weren't too famous for racing.

Very very good news. I bet everybody who has a reissue '64 Comet is tossing out their chassis and laying in a supply of new blades to cut open their hoods. I'll probably pick up a Ventura to upgrade my '61 Bonneville, and the Belvedere would be a start on the Chicago police car from the chase scene in Cooley High. (Note to AMT: maybe this would be a good time to make a '62 Grand Prix based on the Catalina tooling?)

Good job and thanks for that info - I've seen that body and wondered how well it fit up with the AMT chassis.

Even better in the sunlight - brings out all the subtle shadings and makes the chrome really stand out. I've really got to dig up a '59 one of these days.

These bring up a childhood memory. Anybody have one of those car dealer shadow-box displays that feature promo models sawn in half lengthwise and mounted? I remember seeing one with '65 Fords at the dealer my grandfather worked at.

I like the original original best, before it was remastered and much of the sound effects and all the music was replaced, although the color in the restored one looked a lot better. A friend who saw it in the theater with me put it as only a car nut can: "Before I thought the color of the Cadillac with the tiger in it was Terra Cotta - now I know it was Cranberry Firemist!" Both versions are on YouTube last I looked; it's possible by using two tabs to watch the restored print on one tab with the sound from the original on the other. Back in 1982 or '83, several damaged cars were for sale in Auto Trader and when I called, they turned out to be left over from The Junkman. To my surprise I was speaking to the man himself - H.B. Halicki. I probably sounded like a total fanboy but he was nice about it; he even offered me the opportunity to see his collection for ten bucks (he didn't usually show it to the public). Like a dumbass I never did take him up on it... I did go to his estate auction at the Pasadena Center and bought a bunch of mostly junk models; last one I have is a brown '79 El Camino promo. I also bought a soundtrack 45 of "Gone in 60 Seconds"/"Lois Lane Blues" for two bucks; wish I'd bought a dozen. Of course, I suppose we'll never know the answer to that burning question: Why was Attlee reading Playgirl magazine?

About six or seven I'm really working on at the moment - chasing parts for them and generally getting them all finished to the point where I have to start painting them.

Just so happens I have one handy (minus one bit of trim); should have said green and silver: Got it from an abandoned Villager wagon back in '73.

Slick! Are you going to make a rotating garage floor display with the Black Beauty? (Dammit, Kato, I told you to fix that thing!)