Revell '64 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt Kit Parts Review

[ChrisBcritter]

Got one of the early issues about 25 years ago and decided to go the Modified Stocker route with it; opened up the wheelwells, dechromed the body with a few dozen trim clip holes drilled, separated the tail panel and sanded it smooth, and found some two-piece deep reversed wheels from the AMT '66 Corvette. Started gutting out the interior using sketches from a junkyard car (pre-internet) and cobbled together most of a SBF engine. Ground out the grille from behind to open it up, and that's about as far as I got. It's going to be finished as a Bomber-class car like those run at the Freeport, L.I. Speedway - which will save the trouble of building a roll cage (not required with non-hardtops ).

Edited May 18, 2020 by ChrisBcritter

[afx]

13 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Got one of the early issues about 25 years ago and decided to go the Modified Stocker route with it; opened up the wheelwells, dechromed the body with a few dozen trim clip holes drilled, separated the tail panel and sanded it smooth, and found some two-piece deep reversed wheels from the AMT '66 Corvette. Started gutting out the interior using sketches from a junkyard car (pre-internet) and cobbled together most of a SBF engine. Ground out the grille from behind to open it up, and that's about as far as I got. It's going to be finished as a Bomber-class car like those run at the Freeport, L.I. Speedway - which will save the trouble of building a roll cage (not required with non-hardtops ).

Nice looking project Chris - you should finish it or trade it to me!

Edited May 19, 2020 by afx

[gtx6970]

Just my humble opinion.

But I think its one of the best kits to ever carry the Revell name

[Brutalform]

I do like the latest release, probably mostly for the decals. They include the block style “FORD” script for the trunk. Not sure if the Special Edition also has them. I noticed the styrene quality isn’t what it used to be like the earlier kits. Just like any kit, this one has a couple minor issues, but not complicated to deal with. Other than that, it is one of my favorite cars, and favorite model kits. I think I’ve built around 14 or so, with three others still on the bench, as I have decals for. A few of my Thunderbolt builds. The last three are the first cars I built a few years ago.