(Pics) 1956 Ford Thunderbird

Very pretty '56!!!

Thanks, Tony. Ooops, yeah, it's a 1956 T-Bird !

That's a Motormax... ??

Looks darn good to me !

That looks exactly like the Revell kit #1582 , Even the license plate is the same.

I would bet that MotorMax licensed this tooling for use by Revell, as it would sure make a nice kit to build, too !

Now this looks like a nice model.  Though I'm not a fan of the "little" T-Birds, I'd consider adding one of these to my parking lot simply for historical perspective.  Thanks for sharing the great photos.  

Yes, it was a fun kit to build. It was originally sold as the 56 T-Bird from American Graffiti ( Revell kit #1512.  It also had the same license plate on it )

They're all great pics Mike but that showroom pic, the last one, is an absolute standout.

And a really nice build Bob, well done. And a couple of questions if I may. The door handles, did you paint them or where they separate pieces? Similarly with the interior, door panels, dash, seats, painted or separate pieces?

Posted by: @geoff-jowett

They're all great pics Mike but that showroom pic, the last one, is an absolute standout.

Thank you, Geoff ! Lol, the "walls" are small samples of flooring/room siding tiles offered at home improvement centers.

@mikedetorrice works well!

@geoff-jowett The thing about these Revell kits are they come pre-painted. All you do is basically assemble them, so I can't take credit for any of the paint work. The door handles are painted. If you can find any of these Revell kits, they are worth adding to your collection

@bob thanks Bob, the first model I completed in about 60 years was prepainted. I'd like to have the option of painting them as well, and have actually had a couple of goes. I'll post the results in a few days. I'm amazed at what is available in 1/24 and 1/25. Kits are opening up a whole new collecting area in the scale for me.

I still have this un-built Monogram 1/24 diecast kit.