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Post by mrmike on Jul 27, 2024 13:13:05 GMT -5
I got this model from Joe Baril of my Model Club and I have been staring at it for over a month. It was part of a give-away from another passed Club member and it was offered to me since I built the Vega$ '57 T-Bird a couple of years ago. It needs the front suspension, the fourth wheel and tire and a few other parts and pieces plus painting. The model is built basic and it seems to be built by a child with sime skill, but not a lot. I think I will dismantle it further, paint it and rebuild it as a restomod or hot rod with wider whitewall tires and mag wheels and leave the fender skirts on. |
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Post by Jcon on Jul 27, 2024 18:04:33 GMT -5
Fun project Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Jul 27, 2024 20:46:45 GMT -5
Yes, it is! I dismantled the T-Bird as much as I wanted to and now for some painting and reassembly. This Thunderbird is a glue bomb behind all of the chrome and assembled parts. It still looks like a child assembled it!    |
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Post by Jcon on Jul 27, 2024 22:55:11 GMT -5
Old tube glue! Thick and squeezed out everywhere! I can still smell it!!! Lol!!!
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Post by mrmike on Jul 28, 2024 11:06:48 GMT -5
Old tube glue! Thick and squeezed out everywhere! I can still smell it!!! Lol!!! If you can smell it, I can still feel it stuck to my fingers!  |
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Post by DusterEd on Jul 29, 2024 8:54:24 GMT -5
Yep that’s what we had when we were kids that nasty tube glue.
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Post by mrmike on Jul 29, 2024 14:46:25 GMT -5
I think that nasty ol' tube glue will outlast us all! LOL
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Post by BUCKY on Jul 31, 2024 13:42:39 GMT -5
This is gonna be a nice little 'Bird project. Looks to be the Monogram issue.
And...you ain't lived until you put a "tube glue ' thumbprint on the windshield of an otherwise beautiful model project!! LoL
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Post by mrmike on Jul 31, 2024 14:29:20 GMT -5
I guess I ain't livin' since my glass has some scratches and a bunch of tube glue marks around the edges. But, that's ok! Tear down of the '56 T-Bird is complete and I have started repainting and rebuilding the Bird. The engine is mostly complete with rebuilding the motor and repainting it. Now, on to other parts.    |
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Post by mrmike on Aug 4, 2024 21:36:53 GMT -5
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Post by Jcon on Aug 5, 2024 12:37:02 GMT -5
Looking the part Mike! Keep it going!!!
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Post by mrmike on Aug 7, 2024 8:45:32 GMT -5
I'm working on it, Joe. I'm working on it!
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Post by mrmike on Aug 12, 2024 10:15:51 GMT -5
I performed a mockup this morning before I set the front suspension in place permanently. I wanted to get a sense of where and how the body will look on the chassis. So far, so good! |
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Post by Jcon on Aug 12, 2024 10:57:59 GMT -5
Nice height!!!
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Post by mrmike on Aug 12, 2024 16:59:38 GMT -5
Thanks Joe! I wanted the T-Bird low, but not scraping the ground low. I think this is a good height!
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