Today we build the reissue of the 1957 Thunderbird by AMT. I would like to thank Round 2 Models for sending it over to build on the channel. @Round2foryou
Nice job, love the color! It's hard to complain when they put 3 sets of chrome wheels in the kit, but I so wish they would tool up some Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels. They would really make this bird sing! Cheers....:)
Really sharp Thunderbird ! Thanks for sharing the small fitment issues with the front bumper, I've ordered this kit and I'll try to remember that there's a clearance issue. 🍻
Nice kit, I finished mine earlier this month. I did have trouble getting the clear windshield to fit the chrome frame. Had to trim the "glass" to fit. I painted the chrome motor in Ford engine blue. The nonplated engine just didn't seem complete enough to work. My paint scheme is Tamiya gloss red spray body and red/white twotone interior.
I'm really digging the color. In the beginning of this video You referred to the uptops round side windows. They're called the opera windows and I think they were an option for the removable hardtop. You couldn't get them for a canvas top in my knowledge. I think I want... need this kit just because of the wheel options. And it's a sweet looking kit too.
Thanks for your content. I really enjoyed this video. You mentioned the porthole hardtop. A company named Drag City Castings makes one in resin. I don't have this piece from them, but I have purchased other pieces from them and their quality and service is top notch.
A very nice build and a very good channel! I bought this kit ay the Hobby Lobby 40% off sale and have it in line. I stumbbled across your channel when I searched the kit. A new subscriber here!
Great looking build! I was lucky enough to score what looks like the first release run of this kit. Partially built and butchered, at first I said I was going to use all of the custom parts to build the ugliest period-custom glue bomb that I could, but as the build goes on, I use more and more of the stock parts. Guess I'm getting old, I just can't do it; its such a pretty car stock.
Louie! This is a great build! 2 questions here: Where did you get that Krylon Coral spray paint? I don't think Wal Mart carries it. Secondly, you didn't give a quick over on the instruction sheet so I wondered if there was an optional dual quad set up???
I'm finding the use of panel line on door gaps, trunks, and other things like seats, is DETRACTING from the finished model. It looks dirty and uneven/rough/ragged. Deepening those lines with sharp tools before painting is better, so the paint doesn't fill the gaps.
What's that red thing-ama-gig you painted on the driver's side inner tube? The only queef i have is take some minael-spirits and tone down those door jams / skerts / & trunk 😮