1964 Ford Thunderbolt is Complete!!

This 30 year old kit turned out great. Lots of Bare Metal Foil!
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[@howardharaway2259]

Instead of bare metal foil ,use the thinnest aluminum foil you can get from your grocery store, and paint thinned out Elmer's glue on the parts you want chromed. Walk away for about 1/2 hour for the glue to set up then lay your foil. Its what we used B4 Bare metal foil. It works GREAT ! Bare Metal foil is more convenient, a little less time consuming and messy, but silver sharpie vs. Aluminum foil to me is a no brainer. You put all your time and effort into building a car model,why go the sharpie route when foil looks like real real chrome ? I haven't read any comments but I will bet alot of them will be saying what I just said. Anyway...... KEEP ON A BUILDING ! ☝👍👍👍👍 !

[@paulpitmon6663]

That's a looker, for sure! Thanks for taking the time to share the bare metal foil application. Awesome!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks

[@robertjutson4640]

Great job with those old decals. I did a 96 camaro Indy pace car with the same milky residue.

[@kevinhuber8723]

Gorgeous !!! This is one heck of a good looking Ford.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Kevin!!

[@ScaleModelMuse]

Nice car. When I do foil work I use a pointed foam swab. No fear of fuzz bunnies that way =)

[@johnnymayo8534]

Great build!! You did a great job on the BMF. After building in the 60's as a kid, I started building again about 3 years ago. I have varied success w/ BMF!! It's a luv/hate relationship.

[@johntrader8964]

I wish I was that good looks GREAT!!! JOHN

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@thomasraymoboyne5143]

Cool build i love old school stock race look

[@modelcarswithglen.]

Great show,, enjoyed every minute,, love the old t-bolts

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

I built this as new and it is a truly great kit. The decals held up well. Old Revell and Monogram decals hold up surprisingly well even many decades down the road. BTW, you did an outstanding job.

[@chrisj0]

I always thought that the micro set and micro sol is a better decal solution than the Tamiya. Being two steps the Micro Sol will really get them to lay down and conform to the surfaces. But the build came out great so not sure it even matters. Good Job. I think the metal foil really looks great.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Chris!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@troyroberts4333]

That baby pops, I’d love to build this kit!

[@mattdoyle9772]

Just grabbed this kit fairly cheap on eBay it looks great all built up! Can't wait to get mine and build it

[@stephentabor8798]

Nice Job! Best one yet I think.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Stephen!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@raymondblasee1048]

I built that model too and those decals were milky as well but not to fret, the decals dried clear

[@samuelvasquez8170]

Really nice looking build

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Samuel!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@brianbond8669]

Man that was SWEET !!!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Brian!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@paulhillclassix7676]

Very nice job!!! You should be proud of it. I am an old thunderbolt fan myself although I'm in my mid-60s those are from my times awesome job my friend little tip for window decals. When I know I have decals for the windows I put those in reverse on the inside this way it does not stick out and look like a paste on from the outside nice and clean effect give it a try peace and God bless

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Paul!!

[@peterbarker6249]

Looks great ! Must have been a relief to see that the decals dried clear after leaving it overnight (don't think I'd have got much sleep!) especially after all that foil work . Love to put a spin on this kit and turn it into a fire chief car with an old style beacon light on the roof , siren horns instead of the ram air set up in the grille , steel type wheels sans hubcaps and maybe chequered tape on the flanks . I'd call it the ... F I R E B O L T !!!

[@Darckstar52]

That old kit cleaned up well and those decals came out great.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Brent!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@memorylanemodelcars]

Great Job Matt

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!

[@jtsmodelworkbench9968]

Awesome build!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@danfinelli81]

Just found your channel and I'm impressed! When I was a kid I used the HVAC aluminum tape for the moldings. It's way cheaper than the sheets of foil and you can polish it to shine like chrome. Keep up the great work.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Dan!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@jimsmodelcargarage3196]

Enjoyed the video, build is awesome. KUTGW buddy.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Jim!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@michaelreece458]

Very nice build!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@chriscallen6897]

Another clean build ! Yeah that foiling can be tedious but it’s so worth it in the end !

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Chris!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@p-BlackWidowp-BlackWidow]

That is one "BADASS " looking hotrod I got to get me one !!! Great job 👍🇺🇸

[@theintake8961]

Love the Thunderbolt! Legendary! Yours came out beautiful! Thanks for all the tips👍

[@josephsantos1094]

Looking good

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks for the support!!!

[@davidhinkson8856]

I remember an ad for this kit in the first issue of Scale Auto I bought in the summer of 1990. Haven't seen one built up in a long time. Looks good!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks David!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@nealbeggs5962]

Great car

[@ronstewart9792]

You did a great job on your bare metal foil. The whole car looks fantastic, Very, very nice build. Ron

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Ron!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Awesome job on a famous drag racer!

[@lt_walke4088]

if you apply a decal mark set and seal from Tamiya or the like from others they will conform easier and are less likely to go brittle or milky. Also clear coating and or future floor polish is also supposed to be helpful for that as well.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@francisdonaghoue6174]

Beautiful builds👍francy

[@GetYourModelOn]

Very fine job, that stuff is hard to work with. Thanks for mentioning the sharpie technique.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@hillbilly7292]

Another great build love your videos can't wait for the next build

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Hillbilly72!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@moparnut6286]

I got an old sheet of bare metal foil back when it cost $8.95 it's going to be my practice foil if it ever comes the backing lol 😆 the car came out great!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@universopaco]

beautiful finish, I loved it congratulations!!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thank you!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@xrsuperduper7660]

Nice build, im thinking of building one myself but im a newbie 😄

[@michaelhintzmikesminiature1812]

Nice BMF tutorial!!! So many people struggle with it.... Tamiyas panel line is Awesome stuff!!! To me anything Tamiya works well!!! Your T-Bolt looks Amazing!!! Nice Job!!! Nothing beats a Ford!!!...lol

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Michael!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@kurbz31]

Looks awesome bud

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@mightylonesome9426]

I took a semi stiff, short bristled, cosmetic brush from some cosmetic junk my wife thew away. I use it on BM foil. It's good at getting the foil into nooks and crannies. The bristles are plastic. Good job on the Ford.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@openexhaustmodels5139]

Beautiful mate👍

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@alancyr3100]

Nice work as always!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Alan!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@JethrosGarage-op4bo]

Nice work, it looks great. I have never attempted the foil, but your turned out great!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

It's not too bad.

[@garyslentzii2796]

Out-Freekinstanding my friend, l see these FE Thunderbolts racing at Beaver Springs Dragway here in Central Pennsylvania everytime I go, lot of regulars run them there, not sure if all are real but they are beautiful to watch, my 63 Thunderbolt turned out pretty good for my 2nd time foiling, l don't know why I waited so long to do it. Gotta figure out what to do next, love your build very much! I had Keystone Classics on my 68 Cougar back in the 90s, my favorite wheels. Carbs are sweet, gotta get me some

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Gary!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@user-ik5bm6nw9j]

looks great

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@bkmodelcars]

looks great nice job

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@robertmann7277]

Try a Molotow chrome pen

[@RestorationAustralia]

Great stuff, I have to try this one day.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@lightningshadow3428]

Hey, beautiful build. I actually have photos of the Thunderbolt you have on your shelf that your dad gave you, they were taken in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville if you are interested I will send them to you for future references.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Cool!!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Turned out great!!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@galaxiesteve7139]

That really looks nice! Gas Ronda would be proud to drive that. Glad the decals worked out for you. I'm pretty sure the bumpers were originally aluminum. I wouldn't be surprised if someone that had a real Thunderbolt changed them to fiberglass to be able to drive or race it once in a while without fear of messing up an original aluminum one. For every one real Thunderbolt, I'd guess you see at least ten fakes at car shows and such. Pretty much all the parts are available to make a clone I believe.

[@chuckhand8622]

The Bob Ford decals are for an A/MP modified Production car, not a Super Stock car!!!! The Bob ford car was Springtime yellow also!!!

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

It looks awesome brother!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!! Really appreciate it!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

@@modelcarvideos5829 your welcome

[@barrycuda3769]

Nice job . I dont mean to be picky ( but I can't help myself) the trim peices that you put the foil on , arent chrome , they are stainless steel , or sometimes anodized aluminum. 🙂

[@alanq64]

The front bumper, fenders and hood were fiberglass and the rear bumper was metal. That was done to help the weight transfer to the rear so the tires would hook up and not spin.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Im learning!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@thetobin8or]

Do a box opening on one of the AMT 57 chevy Bel Air and a Build!!! I would love to Hear your Thoughts on it !!! Sweet work on that 64.

[@davidimrie6916]

Old AMT tool or new one? I would love to see the new one being built.

[@JohnW1711stock]

The first 5 built had fiberglass front bumpers, but, the NHRA did not approve of them. They wanted metal bumpers, so Ford used aluminum front bumpers on the rest. The others were switched to aluminum later. They were a dull finish.

[@bunk-bn9eo]

Believe it or not, the 74 Z/28s came factory with aluminum bumpers as well.

[@MrModelworx]

Really nice job mate 👍 Your foiling is very impressive considering how long you've been doing it... I hate foiling lol Gary

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Gary!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@davidimrie6916]

Those Bob Ford decals look to be 1/18 scale to be honest with you. As for the kit decals I always coat them before I use them.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Coat with what?

[@medic53067]

@@modelcarvideos5829 you can use several different things. Future floor polish, hair spray, or I use a VERY light coat of Tamiya clear spray paint.

[@scooterdoughmas3012]

i do not the fuzzies when using q tips but that looks awesome surgical blades in yor exacto helps just be careful hahaha

[@dominiquevandevoorde8362]

superbe mon ami

[@DanielLopez-tb2fl]

Still cannot believe how the NHRA allowed these in Stock Eliminator. Been 60 years ! Memphis Dan LeLoLai

[@michaelkeogh8454]

Great build indeed. I was wondering, do you clear over your decals? What would happen to the BMF with clearcoat?

[@modelcarvideos5829]

I clear with future floor polish.

[@kevinlowe4845]

Great build my friend,what black paint are you using,

[@wayneburgess6591]

Nice, that turned out great. More so after the scare with those aged decals. I may have missed it, but when you completed the decaling and showed the results the next day, the car had this great gloss finish. What did you use to get that ? Was it a future brush coat maybe ? thanks again

[@modelcarvideos5829]

I'm not sure if I used future or not. It's been a while.

[@bigchef2112]

Nice build. Those old decals are terrible. On old ones I turn them over and clean the film off back, than I use a lot of micro set to help it adhere since I cleaned off back.

[@ericwainscott1876]

What did you make to plug wires out of?

[@mitchrozelle269]

Hay that looks real good ! So you are using real bare metal foil , not tape stuff you can get at the hardware store? that panel liner is great stuff ! also how do you do your distributer and wires ? I have the same kit. so far its going . But the color White , red , black or Burgundian red. Well we will see what grabs me. model on dude !

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Yeah its real BMF. I figure that I could foil at least 6 kits with one sheet so spending 11dollars doesn't seem bad. I drill one single hole in the distributor that will hold all the wires.

[@TheDracfink]

i always thought the front bumpers were aluminum. great job on the model.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Maybe they were aluminum. I'd always heard fiberglass.

[@TheDracfink]

@@modelcarvideos5829 fiberglass would make more sense now that i think about it, with how they were weight saving

[@alanq64]

@@TheDracfink Looked it up and the front bumper was aluminum. The fenders, doors, hood and trunk lid were fiberglass. Learned something new today also. 🙂

[@TheDracfink]

@@alanq64 oh wow, and cool

[@2002p51]

@@alanq64 The front bumpers on all of the early production cars were painted fiberglass. Some of the later ones got aluminum bumpers. Ford commissioned DST to build 100 Thunderbolts so they would meet the NHRA legal requirements for Super Stock. The first 11 were painted Vintage Burgundy and handed out to established Ford racers. The remaining 89 were available for sale to the public through local Ford dealerships.

[@scooterdoughmas3012]

ps im buyin one have one now been wantin two sweet ifiin i dou say

[@errollpalmer9568]

Nice build. What's the song at the end?

[@modelcarvideos5829]

I'll have to look. Its a copyright free song off KZbin. Thanks

[@Pigzila1000]

Does anyone know what type of screws revell uses for their 1/25 car models? Cant seem to find any info on it. I found some body screws for the 1/32 models but not sure if they’re compatible with 1/25. Any help is appreciated thank you!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

I'll try to find out

[@Pigzila1000]

@@modelcarvideos5829 thank you so much! I Love your videos by the way, I’m able to learn a few tips and tricks watching them :)

[@jimklette580]

Turned out great. What would you coat decals with?

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Honestly I'm not sure. I've seen guys spray a light coat of clear on them before they use them.

[@Modellbaustammtisch]

Hi, I'm late, I know. 😉 Gunze Metal Primer is a good option to use on decals. Apply a few coats and let it dry at least 24h, works magic!

[@Modellbaustammtisch]

I mean : Apply a few layers of Metal Primer. 😂😂😂

[@alanq64]

I'm from the 60's also and my arteries are as hard as those tires. haha Should've said my muscles but I wanted it to be halfway believable.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Lol!!

[@jimklette580]

Just got my compressor and air brush wish me luck lol. Any tips

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Just don't use too much pressure. It will orange peel if the pressure is too high. Very low pressure like 12-15 lets you hold it close and coat it light. Good luck!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@jimklette580]

@@modelcarvideos5829 I have a friend he is a sign maker he gonna make me a sheet of vinyl numbers and sponsors and was thinking about a sheet of diamond plate for car a car hauler . do you know where I can get gloves to fit 7 year old hands?

[@jimklette580]

Sorry to bother you so much been out of the model game a long time. Last time I bought one I think it was like 12 dollars lol was surprised by the price of things related to the hobby good thing I still have my old cars he took them apart so we have lots of parts lmao but it did get me going again. Thank god for inquisitive grand kids.

[@brucelarsen4428]

Looking for a 1972 Chevelle.2 door Anyone know who has one?

[@modelcarvideos5829]

I saw a few 72's on Ebay but they were older kits and very pricey. You can find a 70 pretty easy and much cheaper.

[@bobbysmith9293]

HI I LOVE THE CAR YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB ON IT I WILL TELL YOU A LITTLE SECRET ABOUT THOSE OLD MILKY LOOKING DECALS WHEN YOU GET THEM PUT WHERE YOU WONT THEM AN WILE THEY ARE STILL WET ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE A SMALL LITTLE EYE GLASS CLEANER RAG AN LIGHTLY DAB THE WRINKLES TILL THEY ARE ALL GONE AN THEN JUST TAKE A HAIR DRYER AN PUT IT ON HIGH AN GO BACK AN FORWARD ONLY GET ABOUT 4IN FROM THE CAR AN YOU WILL SEE THE MILKY LOOK START TO GO AWAY FAST BUT PLEASE DONT GET THE MODEL TO HOT AN BEFORE PUTTING THE NEXT ONE ON WAIT ABOUT 2 MINS AN JUST REPEAT OR IF YOU WONT YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD AN DO ALL ON THE ONE SIDE AN THEN DAB DRY AN THEN YOU CAN SAVE YOU SOME TIME BY DOING ALL ON ONE SIDE THEN MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE AN SO ON IT ALL WAYS WORKS I DO IT ALL THE TIME I JUST WONTED TO HELP YOU OUT I HAVE BEEN BUILDING MODELS FOR 37 YEARS NOW WOW THATS A LONG TIME WHEN YOU THANK ABOUT IT AN A LOT OF MODELS LOL REALLY I HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU OUT ON FUTURE BUILDS I LOVE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT THAT BUILDS TO AN TEACH PEOPLE SOME OF MY OLD TRICKS AN I HAVE A LOT OF THEM SO IF YOU NEED HELP ON SOME THING PLEASE JUST ASK ME THANKS AN GOD BLESS YOU AN YOUR FAMILY THANKS .....BOB

[@kgcustomscalemodles4762]

Nice job man i just subbed to your channel check me out when you have time

[@brandondrescher2182]

Awesome build!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Brandon!!👍🏻👍🏻