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When I was a kid, my neighbor had this car. It always stood in his driveway, clean and polished. Even as a boy I was attracted by the iconic design of this early Thunderbird. So I had it on my to-do list for quite a while. I built it about 2 years ago, so the details are bit behind my current level.

This Revell kit has a good quality. No flake, (almost) everything fit and the body surface needed no putty. The light yellow I mixed with Schmincke Aero Color acrylic airbrush paint with 20% metallic fluid. I replaced the kit wheels with "Kelsey Hayes" type spoke wheels and better tires. The grill I carefully cut open and inserted a see-through metal mesh.

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The interior has a flocked velvet floor. Seat belts were added. The kit decals are really good so there wasn´t much extra enhancement to the dash necessary.

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On this build all the styrene engine parts are out of the kit. The lines, cables etc. I added according to the images I could find on the web.

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The undercarriage was upgraded a bit with brake and fuel lines.

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Thanks for taking a look!

Here´s a link to the video:

https://youtu.be/VXJNGJangtg

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A beautiful build. I remember growing up the 55-57 Thunderbirds were one of my dad's favorite cars and he was a Chevy guy.

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Your extra efforts with the engine and interior detailing look great. Nice smooth paint work as well. 

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