Steve_L Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 These are pictures of a model 1965 Thunderbird I built for my good friend, Ron Nelsen. Ron and his son worked on a 1:1 '65 T-Bird together, but his son passed away. I found a vintage AMT 1965 Thunderbird screw-bottom metal-axle kit on EBay and was off and running. I used Duplicolor Ford Sonic Blue Metallic Paint for the exterior with a polished Duplicolor clear coat. The interior was completed with Duplicolor White upholstery paint, Bare Metal Foil and other detail painting. I added chrome pieces and headers to the engine as described by Ron and finished up the project with two license tags and a rear window sticker found on the real car. I hope Ron likes it and that it brings back good memories of working on the 1:1 car with his son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuffone20 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 That's a great looking T-Bird and nice color choice too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Very nice, love the color, what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porscheman Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Love T birds and yours is beautifully done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Very beautiful model and thoughtful gift... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 That's a real beauty , nice job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Extremely NICE bird Stephen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Sometimes people give me the bird..... Oh, wait a minute. That's something else. Any how, very nice job on the Thunderbird Steve. How can your friend, Ron not like it? It may bring some tears under the circumstances. And that's understandable and OK. By the way, I love the window sticker. It matches Ford's advertising campaign for the car at the time. If anybody gives me a bird in the future, I hope it's as nice as the one your giving your friend Ron. In most cases the birds I get are not that nice. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I love the mid sixties 'Birds and you did a great job on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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