So... Apparently, the '88 Thunderbird has a one-year-only grille/nosepiece, that has never been made in scale.
This Turbocoupe version has the smooth nose. I gave the customer two choices: either I order a second nose to mess around with, and try to fabricate the grille with styrene strips... Or, I replicate his wife's real life car by making a Bra for the front end, covering up the incorrect grille. I was interested in the challenge of making a bra, and the customer agreed that would be the shorter solution.
So in the meantime, I've fitted the nose piece, removed the Turbocoupe badging, and began filling in the NACA ducts in the hood, which the normal 5 Litre Thunderbirds did not have.
My question to you folks: any clues where to start on making that black leather/vinyl bra? Maybe a craft store would carry swatches of these materials?
Oh and hey, check out the badass "FREEBIRD" licence plate!
