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I use nothing but the Tamiya putty. I have tried others but Tamiya just works best for me. I would try them all and then figure out what works for you.

Very nicely done conversion. I like the 348/409 engine you used.

I'm not sure what direction you plan for your build and many have offered a lot of technical background on the Thunderbird. One of the sources that I often use if I'm trying to stay real close to stock is Collectible Automobile. The magazine is a bimonthly and offers a lot of background information about the featured cars and what was going on within the companies at the time. You may not be able to find it on your newsstand locally, you might try w.w.w.collectibleautomobile.com and see if they offer any information on line. The reason I'm suggesting this to you is that I just finished the October 2018 issue and one of the cars they're profiling is the '89 - '97 Ford Thunderbird. This may offer you some information that could help you with your build.

What sort of style was young Jonathan wanting ? Sounds like a cool idea for your son's friend.

I bet the boys from the Red Green Show could fix that with a little Duck Tape.

You a varied taste in your build choices. I hope you show more of your builds in the future.

I like the theme of your build and the very clean build style.

Great looking build. I like looking at the different components and trying to figure out were they came from. That engine is the biggest 4 cylinder I have ever seen. I like the blower set up on it.

Great looking Cop Car. Did you use the Police Car kit as a bases ?

Interesting subject. Great looks paint and exterior trim. The finished model looks perfect. I see what you mean about the box art, I wouldn't have bought the kit based on that.

That casting looks rougher than a night in jail. My hats of to you if you pull this one off.

The donut spare tires doesn't bother me like it used to. We have far better quality tires today and flats aren't as common as they once were. I still get a kick out of seeing cars on the side of the road with one or more donuts on and at least one of them flat. I have to agree on the trunk size issue. We have a Charger and you could stash bodies in the trunk. We went to northern Michigan for a week with another couple. We retuned with 5 cases of wine and luggage for four all in the trunk, no problem. My wife's Avenger has a trunk much larger than you would think a car that size would have. As many others have pointed out, the cars today do not seem to have a soul and I think that is sad. I have always thought of an automobile as something other than an appliance to transport you from point A to point B. The cars prior to say the '80's had unique personalities about them. You knew what you were looking at from 50 yards away. They made sounds and had smells that were theirs alone. Today with far to few exceptions were driving a vehicle that looks like a wet bar of soap in the shower. They have little bitty engines that are often straining to keep up with traffic. The only cars that dealer stock are more shades of gray than the book, or white or black, take your pick since they're all equipped the same.

None of the "new" trucks in the market place hold much attraction for myself. When I say none this includes the imports and the recently reintroduced mid sized trucks. I have been a truck owner for most of my purchasing years. I have had El Caminos, still my favorite, but mostly short bed 2wd 1/2 toners. I prefer the "pretty trucks", you know slightly lowered with a nice set of wheels and tires. The last truck that I owned was an '95 Chevy x-cab short bed lowered 4" all around with a windowless camper shell and 18" Coy wheels and 55 series tires. This is just my opinion, but the trucks today look more like the Tonka toys we had as when we were young. The grills - the wheel openings - the gap between the tire and the top of the wheel opening - any of the body features all seem over done to the point of being disproportionate in every way possible. The trucks today don't even look good as work trucks. Big gapping wheel wells with teeny tinny wheels and tires. I know many like the blacked out grill and trim look, but the work trucks just look like they left something off. The chromed look seems to be coming around again and some are chroming every little bit they can remove and have redone, but even that is being over done. While I have always been predisposed to buy GM products I find the new Dodges with the color keyed Sport option the only one I would consider, but that's just me. I'm sure there many who would think I'm nuts and that's fine also. Buy what you like, The Dodge is the only one that has a chance of seeing any of my money. .

I've never looked at this kit so I'm not sure what engine is there to work with. I would suggest you find out engine you have to work with and then you have something to base your research on.

The windshield looks like a Chevrolet but the cab and engine cover look like an old Dodge Power Wagon. Looks like it would be fun with rear steer.

I have seen some off the TV programs on Velocity TV where they have painted cars with this chrome paint. I wonder how that holds up in the snow. The Gold Camaro could be done the same way. What I have seen in the last few years are the places that do the tinted windows are now also doing full body wraps and can make a car or truck any color you like. One of the owners is driving around in a late model Ford F-150, a lifted 4x4 in a real pretty Candy Blue. Most business's now use a wrap to put their signage on their work trucks and vans. When they sell the truck they just peal off the wrap and it looks like a plain old white truck or van.

Besides the color being an acquired taste, I think that the base wheels and tires my not be safe with the additional weight not to mention when a bunch of passengers are added. Lots of luck making a right turn on a two lane street. That looks long enough that it should be articulated in the center like the English Bendy Busses in London.

I think the chassis under the current Revell '56 Nomad and the 210 Del Rey are one in the same. The difference between the two is the panel between the differential area and the rear cross member. The Del Rey shows a spare tire wheel well and gas tank and the Nomad has a flat bottomed wheel well as that is how they stored the spare on those.

Kind of a subtle color at first glance, but with the wheels and tires and the stance it looks like something you would want to own for real. Very clean realistic looking build.

Very clean looking build. Would like to see more views if possible.

Your front end fitment looks great.

I would suggest spending a lot of time fine tuning the grill installation before gluing. The fitment between the grill, hood, and rad. support is somewhat like a jigsaw puzzle. You fix one and then it doesn't want to line up with the others. I just now went over to relook at my '61 Ventura and the blankety blank grill fell out. This will give me a chance to try this again.

Thank you for sharing your pictures. Great looking cars.

Put chrome wheels on it with a small block and it would be a match to a fellow students car at Santa Monica City College in the early '60's. His rear fenders were bobbed a little as I recall.

Good color choice, very much like the era when these cars came out. Your interior looks just like the photo. This is a great kit and I'm trying to get to another one this year. In addition to the window fitment the back of the headlights on the front grill want to bottom out on the radiator support.