LennyB

Very nice choice. I always wanted to build a real SHO Taurus Wagon. Used up a number of Taurus' for work and always thought a wagon would be cool.

You'll just have to make one of each.?

Yes, Mike, I like working with the 2K. Thanks for stopping in.

One was actually brought up from South Carolina and he had buck shot in his hind quarters when we got him. So he has a right to be gun shy. I actually like the coral sand with the gunmetal gray top. I was looking through some car show photos and almost every T-Bird has a white top.

Funny how things happen. If you go back to April 22nd in this thread I was struggling with the rear end height of the Woody. Now I'm struggling with the rear end on the coupe. Below you will see the original rear end of the Woody on the left, the coupe rear end in the center and the coupe sans rear end on the right. Both rears are from the AMT it but yet I found they fit the chassis differently. You can pretty much see in the pic the arch is different between the two. Any-who, I simply cleaned up the rear a bit from the woody, gave it some new paint, and stuck it in with some epoxy into the coupe. Now I think our stance is a whole lot better. Now let's throw a few more parts at it and get this bugger off the bench.?

Yes, plenty or thunder I have one dog hiding in the upstairs bathroom and one in the downstairs bathroom. And the deaf one is sound asleep behind me. ?

Thanks Greg, much appreciated. Let's see how it looks with the rest of it done.

New York.

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So while the Fairlane has spent a lot of time lingering in the back corner of the workbench it has not been forgotten. It's been sanded and polished but it seems I have four projects that all got to the BMF foil stage all about the same time. And I can only do so much BMF at one time the knot in my back tells me. Got a bit done last night on the Ford but there is still more to do. The Fairlane 5oo emblem is a photo etched part made for the '64 Thunderbolt kit, script is not correct style for this year but I think it's close enough. The Tasca emblem is for that also. Better then trying to paint these on. Gonna have to do some painting on the FORD lettering that won't be fun as the Createx yellow did it's best to hide the letters. Hopefully will make some more progress soon.

Haven't taken any recently and it's been raining all day so these are a bit soggy. I've always had a penchant for putting things together from random parts and this car is no exception. Got the car for free as it was used as a donor for a buddy's project that needed a drive-train. Was solid, complete otherwise and only had 53K miles on it so I couldn't trash it. I think three T-Birds, several Fox Mustangs and a Lincoln Mark VII all donated parts to the cause. 5.0 HO from '92 Lincoln, T-5 tranny from '89 Mustang. T-Bird Turbo coupe suspension. Updated Mustang brakes. Nose from '86 T-Bird as original one was damaged. Spoiler front and rear from Turbo Coupe. Interior updates from Turbo coupe as well. And shaker scoop from '94 Mustang. And a lot of random parts. Paint is original except for the bits I added and has the patina to show it. Thought about a repaint but have yet to bring myself to do so.

Had to build the real one first.

Donald, coming along nicely. I see you shaved the rear reflectors. The original ones on the resin body look too big IMHO and seem to replicate the early style. I believe all California Specials had the later style “Cougar” reflectors. Just my 2-cents.

Jim, I think rather then build one of these I may decide to replicate the one in my driveway. ? You gave me that idea when you mentioned your 84 Charcoal Metallic. I have an 87, two tone Black and Charcoal Metallic, has an 86 nose on it and a host of other mods. I think I can skip the reference photos and just go outside for fresh air when I need to do my research. ?‍?

Yes, there will be a chassis swap but it’s not what you think Anyway, need to go rip the rear end out of this Plymouth ?

I really need to stop reading these threads. ? I followed Donald’s build and wanted to start on my own. Now I’m following yours Jim and I want to start my own. I need to put myself in isolation so I don’t get infected with this bug as I have too many other things to build?

David I would agree that’s probably because of the solvent. May have been some that wasn’t fully cured in the seam of the scoop when you did the second coat that wicked out into the paint. I would throw it in the dehydrator for a while before you lay on another coat. You’ll beat it into submission yet?

The Ivy Green is actually for a 67 Cougar. You’ll have to wait to see the color of this one. ? You’re gonna learn a lot about Galaxies bottoms when I get into this one ?

Jim, thanks for the support. Here's a look at what I've got waiting in the wings.

Nice to see you broke out the holy water to vanquish that unholy plastic shine.

I know I'm a little late to the party but here is a side by side comparison of the original promo and the kit. You can clearly see the promo origins as the size is the same and the screw posts all live in the same spots.

Of late I haven't spent much time on modeling and progress has been slow. Made some headway on the coupe and of course it's still fighting with me. As many times as I checked and double checked the wheel base is off. Rear wheels sit too far forward. But at this stage in the game do I bother to fix it or just give in to it. Really want to wrap this one up and move on not make a career out of it. WDYT?

Looking really nice David.

Well at least it bounced, could have been worse.? Looking really nice Jim. Those kit decals for the emblems must be something new. Don't recall getting those before.

The white looks right. It should have a slight grey tint to it. Now the bigger questions is are you doing the Corinthian Leather Interior to go with it? Wait that's Chrysler...never-mind. I must be on fantasy Island again.