peekay Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) I'm posting this one for my mate Marco here in Switzerland. He used to own a 62 TBird and is currently turning a basket case 61 into a couch. Ouch!This is a $20 Promo which I've refined - or ruined, depending on your attitude to promos. Paint is Zero base coats with Tamiya clear. All chrome parts, the tyres and the dash are Modelhaus replacements. (The dash because I broke the original while trying to seperate it from the interior.) I used the steering wheel from the AMT kit. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on FotkiHosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Edited August 9, 2017 by peekay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydar Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I think you did an excellent job on that one. Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Looks better than a promo! Nice work - I like that color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Nice looking bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Awesome Thunderbird. Great save of the promo . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Very nice Thunderbird Peter! The color really suits it well! I see nothing wrong with "restoring" basket case promos. I won't modify a really nice promo. But, I'll sure do it to a rough one! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Big fan Peter, love your builds. Do you build any customs of only stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Thanks everybody, much appreciated.Do you build any customs of only stock?Chris, when I first built mdels in the early sixties I ONLY built customs and hot-rods but since I got back into it in the 80s it's been all stock - so far: I've got a white 59 Impala on the bench which will get a VERY mild custom look, inspired by a Marcos Cruz model. There's a hot rod down the line somewhere too, I'v got all the ingredients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 That is one beautiful model, but I am partial to "Bullet Birds", as I drove a '62 in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRodnKustom Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Nice Job on the promo. Very clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Gosh your work is fantastic. Love the detail of tail lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 .....but I am partial to "Bullet Birds", as I drove a '62 in high school.Ron, you're killing me! I went on the bus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Wow, very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Extremely nice build. SHINY :) too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbo Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Love It! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Real nice! I'm working on the AMT convertible right now, I hope it comes out half as nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 You've refined it, my friend. Gorgeous! I've got a '61 promo that I will be doing eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 That came out very nicely, Peter. The two-tone is an interesting treatment on this, too. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Outstanding build. Paint is flawless. You do excellent work Peter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambrakos Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Nice and clean. Hope mine turns out like that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Thanks everyone, much appreciated.I actually like the the overall shape of the promo better than the AMT kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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