Ray S Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) Hello all, this will be my entry into this Group Build: The instructions say it was copyright Revell 1959, but there is a date stamp on the moulding which says 1988. This was a re-issue from about 2008/9 when Revell were celebrating 50 Years. I will post photographs of the box contents later, that will give you time to locate some sunglasses for the very bright green plastic most of it is moulded in! I bought this from Kingkit quite a long time ago as I was going through a bit of a nostalgia trip. A long time ago, I lived in Aden and as a youngster I had a lot of Corgi, Dinky and Matchbox cars. One of those was a Ford Fairlane and it was amazing, because if you pressed down on the front left or right on the bonnet, the wheels turned in that direction! It is incredible what pleases a 7-year-old mind! Anyway, back to the then present. At my local Model Club we had a member who was into his car models and was always bringing them along, and that prompted me to see if I could do a car too. I checked online and found two Fairlanes, one was a '64, and the other was this '59. I ended up buying both! The '64 got built quite some time ago (I will see if I have a picture) but this one was reduced to the stash. I had bought some Halfords sprays ready for this, I wonder if they will still work... I always find Group Builds to be a great inspiration, and nearly always leave my more important builds (or challenging ones) to the GB's as there is always that extra spur to get them done. This build could quite easily have gone into the 'Not My Comfort Zone' GB. Anyway, enough of that, I am really looking forward to the start of this. Al the best everyone with your builds, Ray Edited September 22, 2022 by Ray S Edited Title 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Welcome Ray always nice to see a Fairlane, especially a drop head coupe. Its not the most common car built, usually people don't do a Luxury type. Do you have a color palette yet ? I kind of liked the charcoal/pink or teal combos of the era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 This is going to be something very special 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 31 minutes ago, Mjwomack said: This is going to be something very special Thanks for that, but I am not too sure about that but we will see. 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Welcome Ray always nice to see a Fairlane, especially a drop head coupe. Its not the most common car built, usually people don't do a Luxury type. Do you have a color palette yet ? I kind of liked the charcoal/pink or teal combos of the era. The cans I have got are Ford Meadow Green and Ford Diamond White. Whether they are right or not I am not sure but it is a combo that appeals to me. I had not thought about pink but you never know. Cheers, Ray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 43 minutes ago, Mjwomack said: This is going to be something very special This is going to be somethin' else, quoting the late great Eddie Cochran: "Hey, look a-there, across the street There's a car made just for me To own that car would be a luxury ... A brand new convertible is outa my class But that can't stop me from athinkin' to myself That car's fine lookin' man, it's something else ... I'll buy that car that I been wanting so Get me that girl and we'll go ridin' around We'll look real sharp with the flight top down I keep right on a-dreamin' and a-thinkin' to myself When it all comes true man, wow, that's something else ... Look a-there, what's all this Never thought I'd do this before But here I am a-knockin' on her door My car's out front and it's all mine Just a forty-one Ford, not a fifty-nine" R.I.P. Eddie the greatest. Now go and listen to him! V-P 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Welcome Ray always great to see vehicles being built which was one of the hope's for the GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Ray S said: The cans I have got are Ford Meadow Green and Ford Diamond White. Whether they are right or not I am not sure but it is a combo that appeals to me. I had not thought about pink but you never know. Great choices looking forward to seeing this one get built. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 That's a great choice Ray, I've never seen one of these before, that's a proper American ride! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Fabulous. I'm looking forward to seeing that roof retract 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 hour ago, CliffB said: Fabulous. I'm looking forward to seeing that roof retract Me too! 12 hours ago, JeroenS said: That's a great choice Ray, I've never seen one of these before, that's a proper American ride! Yep, if anything screams 'AMERICAN!' to me it is this one, probably due to my upbringing and that was the only American car I had as a toy. I will try and get the box contents photographed today, and I have also found the photo I took of the '64 Fairlane so must scan it. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Looking forward to this. I had the 1988 reissue ("Skip's Fiesta Drive-in" boxing), but never built it because one of the body sides was badly warped. 😕 It was originally issued in 1959, but other than the multi piece body I think it holds up well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 1:11 PM, Six97s said: Looking forward to this. I had the 1988 reissue ("Skip's Fiesta Drive-in" boxing), but never built it because one of the body sides was badly warped. 😕 It was originally issued in 1959, but other than the multi piece body I think it holds up well. Thanks for the warning @Six97s! I did a rapid check of my kit and - be still my beating heart, it was okay! Phew. Here are the parts included in this Anniversary boxing (please note - wear sunglasses!) The parts are quite crisply moulded for 1959 and are wearing better than me. There is very little flash. I doubt if I will use the pilot and the navigator. There is plenty of gleaming chrome. I wonder what colour plastic is underneath! I may well do a first for me, and see if I can get rid of the plating and use paint instead. The four tyres (tires?) are rubber or vinyl and there are five sets of white walls. Glazing is very clear. The instructions are classic too. We even have a list of parts and there appropriate names for what they are! An education. All in all, I am really looking forward to this. I am very much a non-car type of person. To me, a car is what you use to get from A to B and the rest is inconsequential, but I will want to get this pretty close to being 'good' if you know what I mean. I will be having a look online to see if I can find some help in the engine department and for the cockpit, but if any of you see I am about to make a monumental 'oops', (or have made one!), please do not hesitate to point it out to me. This is the '64 Fairlane I did a few years ago (well, August to September 2012): Not long to go now before we can start! All the best with your builds, it looks to be off to a great start already. Ray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 That green isn't too bad... mine was moulded in a horrible peachy colour. I think I was just unlucky with the body warpage on that one, I've built the similarly tooled '57 Ranchero and '60 (actually '59) Corvette without any issues. I might lookout for another one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Hello all, I am sorry to say that this build is now off for the foreseable future. I am very sorry about this, other things have cropped up. Good luck everyone with your builds though, Ray 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 That's too bad Ray! Would have been nice 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Sorry to hear that Ray life's like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Ray, I hope you can get your other things sorted out. Take care, Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 My apologies Ray, I’ve just read your last post. I do hope its nothing serious, and you will be back to hacking plastic soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 Thanks for the replies all. I will build it sometime in the future and do a WIP in the vehicle section, as I feel I will need some advice, especially for the interior. The situation that cropped up has resolved in a very good way (illness of a family member) and he has recovered, but I am helping out quite a bit for them and that is limiting bench time, but is obviously a priority. I do have a project in progress in Maritime at the moment, but only seem to get a spare half hour every now and again. Otherwise all is good. Thanks again all, good luck with all your builds, Ray 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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