DonM

I'll add some aero parts and of course, make door panel lines, etc all line up. I'll drop the front end so the upper character line on the body runs parallel to the ground, not the rocker panel. I'll mount the body on the chassis of a 1998 Saleen Speedster and call it done. Hoping to rob the Mustang interior and blend with what I can find/make of the 2002 TBird. Interesting fact - the TBird and Stang are within an inch for wheelbase so that will help a great deal when swapping the chassis.

Wow, thank you to everyone. I've never worked with diecast before so have some concerns but I thought, "what the heck," and bought the car. It's supposed to arrive in two days. At that point, I'll strip it and start marking cuts. I'll post up pics as I go. Here's a pic of what I"m essentially going for. I have NO skills in photoshop so what you see is my crafting in MS PowerPoint HAHAHA

Hello, I am building a custom 2002 Thunderbird. I am using a Maisto diecast body as the donor (the snap kit is up to $100 on eBay, diecast was $12). Anyway, I want to graft the roof of a 1967 Mustang fastback onto the body. Questions: 1) What is the best way to bond the styrene roof to the metal body? I"m thinking crack filling CA... 2) What filler would work well with the two materials for blending styrene to metal? I want something easily sanded/shaped. Any other hints are also welcome! Thanks in advance - DonM

Hello, It's been several decades since I really built models but I'm at a point in life where I need to get into something that let's me exercise my creativity and love of things with engines. Kids are grown and gone, retirement is just around the corner, I have a place to build a modeling workshop...so time to dive in. I think one reason I got away from building models was my interest died in doing them out of the box and what were, for me, common subjects. So, I've decided to do only different subjects as customs and S T R E T C H my skills! My first effort will be a custom bus! I'm starting with the Roden 1/35 GMC Greyhound Silverside kit. It's on its way to my doorstep as I write this. Screen snip included of what it starts as and where I want to go with it. Think 1920's and 1930's Art Deco...the interior will be like a luxury 5 star hotel from that era. I'm hoping to find people here who will share their tips. tricks and methods when it comes time for some of the body alterations and scratch building. I've scanned the postings and I see so much amazing skill out there! Looking forward to making friends and seeing the builds! DonM