Ford Thunderbird'55

[kampfflieger]

Thank you, guys, who leave comments about Impala!

What do you think about this one? Any suggestions about scale?

[Don Boose]

Very nice! Our next door neighbor in Baltimore had one of those in black -- in 1955!

With this simple but elegant level of detail, I'd love to see you bring out this line in 1/48.

Don

[dansls1]

While not a fan of the subject, this is a very nice simple representation of this car.

One question as I didn't pay enough attention to the Impala thread. Do these come with a design that includes axles, or at least the option to make a simple support and axle underneath? I'm thinking that these simple paper kits would be a nice time-spender to build with my son and let him play with in a few years, and something simple to allow an axle would be nice.

[kampfflieger]

Originally Posted by dansls1

Do these come with a design that includes axles, or at least the option to make a simple support and axle underneath?

Of cource axles will be included

[B-Manic]

Very nice. I agree 1/48th would be very good for this model. Any Lincolns in the offing. I only ask because my mother (72 years old) has taken a sudden interest in paper modeling and would like to build one. I have forgotten what year/model she is looking for. Again, very nice.

[member_3]

You might consider 1:43 scale - already popular with some of the European publishers for civilian vehicles (Orlik, for one). It is also a popular scale for many die-cast automobile models.

[whulsey]

For scale, 1.43 since it is the primary collector scale with 1:18 probably next. For builders, the most popular scale (in US) is 1:25 with 1:24 more the international scale for plastic model cars. As I mentioned before I prefer the more detail the better. But then I'm a hardcore car nut who has put 30 to 40 hours in just detailing a kit engine so don't know if I've a good point of reference for the market.

[Don Boose]

Change my vote to 1:43.