Tim's '56 T-Bird **Finished**

TimJ · Post by **TimJ** » October 2nd, 2014, 12:55 am

To add some variety to the proceedings I'll be building this;

Instructions and sprues.

Having looked for a colour scheme I've found one I like here;

https://myclassicgarage.com/marketplace ... dia/642535;

Dirkpitt289 · Post by **Dirkpitt289** » October 2nd, 2014, 1:34 am

Nice choice, I've been on a hunt for a 57 T-Bird to do a tribute to my favorite actor Robert Urich. I'll be watching with great interest

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » October 2nd, 2014, 6:37 am

Welcome aboard Tim,

Very nice T-bird, and very nice to see a non-aircraft build.

Welcome aboard!

Cheers

Stuart

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » October 2nd, 2014, 9:22 am

Is this like the car in American Graffiti? The one with the blonde girl at the traffic lights.

Nigel

TimJ · Post by **TimJ** » October 2nd, 2014, 10:20 am

I had a look on imcdb and it is a '56 in American Graffiti.

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_7731-Ford- ... -1956.html;

Post by **JohnRatzenberger** » October 2nd, 2014, 3:38 pm

Maybe you can find a 24th scale Suzanne Somers

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » October 3rd, 2014, 6:28 am

You could spend the whole build looking for her, and just when you get close …

Nigel

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » October 3rd, 2014, 8:48 am

Clashcityrocker wrote:You could spend the whole build looking for her, and just when you get close …

Nigel

Better Ask the wolfman! - Actually that was a cool film, I havn't seen it in years.

Ratch · Post by **Ratch** » October 3rd, 2014, 9:37 am

Dirkpitt289 wrote:I've been on a hunt for a 57 T-Bird

This one

http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=9265;

TimJ · Post by **TimJ** » October 7th, 2014, 1:19 am

I had to deal with some sink marks on the chassis but after some filling and sanding it was sprayed matt black. This evening I painted the detail on the chassis, after which I fitted the exhausts and rear suspension, complete with wheels.

The spare wheel cover has been painted.

The body has had the mould lines removed and given a couple of coats of primer. Here's a quick mock up.

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » October 7th, 2014, 2:19 am

Nice looking car.

Nigel

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » October 7th, 2014, 9:38 am

Thats looking really nice! It seems to be fitting together really nicely.

TimJ · Post by **TimJ** » October 9th, 2014, 9:40 pm

Yes it is going together well. I did have to do some fettling to get a good fit on the top part of the engine but after some filling, sanding and paint it was time to add some shiny bits.

The hardtop has been given a couple of coats of white primer.

I had to see how the hardtop looked in place.

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » October 10th, 2014, 3:50 am

Looking nice.

Nigel

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » October 10th, 2014, 8:09 am

I'm not really a big fan of 50's US cars but I really like this one - great work so far and I really like the engine!

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