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Another photo, of the 1:18 model of a '63 Thunderbird convertible with Tonneau cover this time.
Like the other photo it's shot with the car perched upon the tip of the fence post in my backyard, and said post and metal fence removed with primitive methods. :)
Like the other photo it's shot with the car perched upon the tip of the fence post in my backyard, and said post and metal fence removed with primitive methods. :)
Category Photography / Scenery
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Size 984 x 641px
File Size 511 kB
The only 1/18 I know of this vintage T-Bird is 1962 model made by Welly. I have one myself, a convertible with tonneau cover, in red. The '63 has some side panel molding the '62 doesn't, and the triple louvers are on the door instead of on the rear side panel just ahead of the rear stoplights. I wonder who makes the '63?
My main fictional character Saara Mar owns a classic '62 like my model. Any modern upgrades (like CD player, GPS display, and matter transmitters, are very discrete... )
My main fictional character Saara Mar owns a classic '62 like my model. Any modern upgrades (like CD player, GPS display, and matter transmitters, are very discrete... )
I'm not sure, but it's possible that Welly's bought the forms from Anson a couple years ago. as soon as Anson's first run was sold out they delivered nothing more to germany, for whatever reason. maybe they planned a rerun?
I remember them offering either the open convertible in beige, with red interior and tonneau cover (as you see here), and either a closed convertible, or with hard top, in bright metallic red. I never saw the other, I had to pre-order this one already, and Anson has had a curious way of satisfying a market's needs. my guess is, the other variant you described was what Anson offered in red.
in some stories I wrote my main character drives a '72 Tbird HT in metallic blue, vinyl top, Wolfrace wheels, sidepipes, and a switchable root Blwoer under the hood. I made a picture using the top lid painting on a Hasegawa model kit (which still needs completion :P )
I remember them offering either the open convertible in beige, with red interior and tonneau cover (as you see here), and either a closed convertible, or with hard top, in bright metallic red. I never saw the other, I had to pre-order this one already, and Anson has had a curious way of satisfying a market's needs. my guess is, the other variant you described was what Anson offered in red.
in some stories I wrote my main character drives a '72 Tbird HT in metallic blue, vinyl top, Wolfrace wheels, sidepipes, and a switchable root Blwoer under the hood. I made a picture using the top lid painting on a Hasegawa model kit (which still needs completion :P )
Anson, as I recall, was a California based company, now out of business. They did decent work, though not at the level of AutoArt or the better Yatming Signature. It's no relation to Welly, which is a British company, still making cars. I know relatively little about Anson's range of models since there's no web site or other source of information (although I havent looked for one either).
The 70's Birds were too much like parlour cars for me. The last I take any notice of are the late 60's ones that are something like this one but more angular.
The 2002 Bird was an interesting try to bring back the sportscar, but spoiled with quality problems, and low power.
The 70's Birds were too much like parlour cars for me. The last I take any notice of are the late 60's ones that are something like this one but more angular.
The 2002 Bird was an interesting try to bring back the sportscar, but spoiled with quality problems, and low power.
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