cobraman Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Did this as a mild custom . One reason was because the windshield frame was a mess . No way to save it . So... I cut it off which meant I had to cut down the windshield . I used a Scale Repo magneto . Tires were also a bit out of shape but I made them work . The body needed a lot of clean up . Lots of mold lines . Paint is Tamiya Pure Orange with a Tamiya Pearl White stripe with black decals as a border . I did not realize that the white would have been so miss colored by the orange . I should have used some white primer before spraying the Pearl White . Lesson learned. All in all not a bad kit . Mostly happy with results . Thanks for looking . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomascoffey1959@gmail.com Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 That stripe looks cool .If you hadn't said anything ,it would look like you had planned it that way. Nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Proper old school looking build, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 That's a real cool bird Ray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 nice t-bird. pity you had issues with the window frame, but you made it work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Beautiful result, great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Thanks a lot fellows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 22 hours ago, thomascoffey1959@gmail.com said: That stripe looks cool .If you hadn't said anything ,it would look like you had planned it that way. Nice build Bingo! I think it looks better than a completely white stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 That looks really nice! I bought one at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago and fortunately the windshield frame is ok. I built a few big scale cars when i was young but not this one and I'm now looking forward to it. I think bigger scales are easier to get a good paint finish on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Thank you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Nice looking car Ray, it almost has that creamsicle look with the interior/exterior combination. Engine compartment looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 Thank you Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Beautiful Thunderbird Ray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 Thank you Carl . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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