Mark Martin Thunderbird

[scottg]

Here's the Monogram Mark Martin Thunderbird. It's mostly box-stock with only a few changes. I cut off the stock exhaust pipes and used aluminum tubing instead. Also, the windshield was broken so I scoured until I found a spare that would work. It took some massaging, but I got it to fit. Also, the body was warped pretty well, but I got it back into shape (pretty much). The most difficult part of this build for me was simply mixing the paints to match the decal colors so I didn't have white areas around the windows and white roof rails. It's simple, but it was fun.









The engine compartment

[harron68]

Clean work. I miss his "better days" and the T-Birds, thanx! The "Valvoline" decals on a dark surface show the problem we have with darkening. Only ways around it is to either use a second set over the first, or get out the white paint, a brush and try painting over the letters. Still, yours is perfectly fine.