Arthur's other present, Revell's chopped '49 Mercury Custom Coupe. The hood flames were left over from the '32 Ford.
Unfortunately, the custom grille we wanted to use was warped beyond repair right from the box, it looked like someone had held a lighter to it. The sealed kit was also missing the metal axle pins and exhaust tips, I chose not to call the Revell hotline.
The stock hood was chosen over the louvered one as well as the stock sombrero wheel covers and white walls instead of the custom mags and black walls. The kit also has stock or custom bumpers and the option of frenched tail lights, which looked like they might need a little filler to be done smoothly so I passed on that option.
Custom skirts, spotlights [we used one] and lake pipes.
The body was primed in light grey on the top and black along the sides. Then it was sprayed Flame Red which was not the "dark, dark red" Mr. Picky wanted so Electric Currant was used for the final coat followed by lots of flame decals.
A look at the three banger under the hood, a very tight squeeze in the engine bay which made this model no fun for about 10 minutes but that was my only building issue. Otherwise, a very cool Merc, the boy has good taste.
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