Pirate Car. Finished pics pg 3.

[Old Wombat]

Neat colours!


The phrase "Floats like a bumble bee, stings like a flea*!" came to mind when I saw it.






[*: Actually, first verion ended in "b!tch" & the second version ended in "irukandji" before I settled on the rhyming word.]

[PR19_Kit]

Wasn't there a Dodge muscle car that came in a scheme similar to that?

It works well so far. 

[jcf]

Wasn't there a Dodge muscle car that came in a scheme similar to that?

It works well so far. 

The Dart Stinger had one angled stripe around the rear.

[zenrat]

This one is crawling along.  Mainly due to complications in fitting a RHD Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI dash into a 1962 Thunderbird...
That and a cul-de-sac Iw ent down trying to scratch up a miniature ships wheel to steer it with.  I gave up on that but still need to finish painting what I am going to use so I can attach it to the dash so I can attach the dash to the interior so I can sort the centre console.

Engine is installed into the chassis though.

[zenrat]

Got it in at last.  Updated dash and RHD conversion in one.  Now I can make progress.

Pirate Car WIP 28-05-22 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[Old Wombat]

 

[Rick Lowe]

Rocking along well!

[kerick]

Got it in at last.  Updated dash and RHD conversion in one.  Now I can make progress.

Pirate Car WIP 28-05-22 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

I can't help it. I see John Belushi from Saturday night live in a bee suit driving. 

[scooter]

Got it in at last.  Updated dash and RHD conversion in one.  Now I can make progress.

Pirate Car WIP 28-05-22 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

I can't help it. I see John Belushi from Saturday night live in a bee suit driving. 

Belushi, in a bee suit, wearing his pirate costume from Animal House over it.

[su27rules]

    Nice!!

[kerick]

Ancient Roman pirates! Toga, Toga, Toga!!!

[zenrat]

Big step today.  Body and chassis glued together.

[zenrat]

It has wheels!

Pirate Car WIP 8-6-22 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

And three heads...

Pirate Car WIP 8-6-22 02 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

...1/25 human skulls from thepartsbox.com
I've had these for ages not finding the right project for tham but they are my favourite thing they have mastered.  I will need to get some more now.

[Gondor]

Surely it would have either four or five depending on the engine fitted 

Gondor

[zenrat]

pirate [ pahy-ruht ]
noun
1.  a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea, on the shores of the sea, or on the highway.
2.  a ship or car used by such persons.
3.  any plunderer, predator, raider, corsair, buccaneer, privateer, freebooter, plunderer, pillager, marauder, thief, or other pirates.
4.  a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorisation.

62 Thunderbird Pirate Car - 7 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

62 Thunderbird Pirate Car - 26 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

62 Thunderbird Pirate Car - 17 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

62 Thunderbird Pirate Car - 2 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

62 Thunderbird Pirate Car - 33 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Model.
AMT '62 Ford Thunderbird.
Small Block Chevy Engine from Revell '86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Wheels from my parts box (Japanese aftermarket of unknown source, had them forever.  This is at least the third build they have been on).
Dodge Dart rear axle.
RHD dash from Fujimi Mitsubishi Evo.
Steering wheel from my parts box.
Resin 1/24 Human Skulls from www.thepartsbox.com

62 Thunderbird Pirate Car - 35 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

This kit has been in the stash for ages.  Bought second hand with the chrome wire wheels all suffering from "twist off" damage to the rims I'd robbed the (nicely detailed Tripower 390 ci) engine and rear end to build a Gasser and then put it away as I had no interest in building a Thunderbird.
Well that was a mistake as it turns out I enjoyed building it and will be keeping an eye out for another.
Due to the GB deadline I didn't get to do everything I had planned.  I will be building a convertible "up-top" using glue soaked tissue paper over a wire or evergreen rod frame and I will be printing some numberplate which will probably read "ARRRRR"