![]() This set of custom made items was created to ‘tease’ buyers who had placed early deposits on new Thunderbirds and to maintain their enthusiasm for their cars. These 1/24th and 1/25th scale models were often included in ‘Press’ packages distributed at auto shows and media events and came in a variety of colors including ‘Inspiration Yellow,’ ‘Torch Red,’ ‘Thunderbird Blue,’ and ‘Evening Black.’ For the first buyers of the new Thunderbird, including the limited-edition Neiman-Marcus edition, Ford produced the ‘Manage the Wait’ set. The first of the die cast models of the 2002-2005 Thunderbird were actually labeled ‘1999’ Concept or ‘Show Car’ models, and were introduced years before the actual car itself. But one of the most widely collectible item for any automobile, including the Ford Thunderbird, is the die cast scale model. Thunderbird scale models were produced for nearly every different T-Bird ever built, dating back to the original 1955-1957 Thunderbird, and come in many different sizes from the tiny, 1/87th, to the most popular1/18th scale. Faber is currently the only option for those divers seeking recently manufactured galvanized steel scuba tanks."Įssentially the old Metal Impact brand name is gone and Dive Gear Express has recently updated their website to reference the new Thunderbird Cylinders brand.Ford’s Thunderbird has inspired hundreds of collectible items including coffee mugs, key rings, pens, pins, badges, coins, and a wide variety of apparel items like T-Shirts, caps and jackets. The good news is we find the Thunderbird cylinders to have equal or slightly better buoyancy and trim than even the old Luxfers. Experienced divers have always preferred the Luxfer over the Catalina because the Luxfer cylinder offered better buoyancy and trim characteristics for stage and sidemount applications. ![]() We have found the Thunderbird (formerly known as Metal Impact) brand offers a little better price and availability, with no compromise on quality, as compared to Catalina and Luxfer. That's as expected, given the cylinders are all manufactured to DOT specifications and each cylinder must pass inspection and testing by an independent agency. We detect no difference in quality among the products from any of the SCUBA cylinder manufacturers. market under the Blue Steel and XS Scuba brand names. Faber of Italy manufactures and exports steel SCUBA tanks for the U.S. (In March 2021, Thunderbird announced it has expanded production capacity by acquiring the Luxfer aluminum gas cylinders operations.) We've seen some AL-80 Chinese manufactured aluminum scuba tanks exported for the U.S. Only Catalina and Thunderbird manufacture aluminum scuba tanks in the US. Just a handful of companies currently produce SCUBA tanks for the U.S. the exact same aluminum scuba cylinder, produced using the same tooling, raw materials and workmanship has been produced by a succession of different company names: first Hy-Mark, then Piper, then Worthington, then Metal Impact, which has now rebranded as Thunderbird which is distributed by both XS Scuba and Sea Pearls (which is owned by XS Scuba). "The cylinder market has been in considerable upheaval in recent years as the result of bankruptcies, acquisitions, mergers and plant closings. How to Select a SCUBA Tank | Dive Gear Express® Quoting from our copyrighted article "How to Select a SCUBA Tank" We are informed by XS SCUBA, the sole US distributor for Thunderbird SCUBA Cylinders, that going forward the crown of the cylinders will be marked with TBC instead of MIP. SCUBA cylinders that are reliable under high pressures Their SCUBA cylinders now falls under their "Thunderbird Cylinders" business. With multiple state-of-the-art facilities, we are positioned to meet and exceed our customers' wide-ranging supply needs." We remain committed to customer service and make ongoing investments in our technologies, expertise, and processes to ensure we efficiently produce superior products for our customers. This re-branding initiative reflects the strength and vitality achieved through our parent company, Thunderbird LLC. "Metal Impact is now doing business under the name Thunderbird Metals. According to the Thunderbird Metals website, Introducing two new websites, one powerful brand
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