AMT 1/16 Pink 57 Thunderbird

[Oldmopars]

I got the new issue of the 57 T-Bird and when I was figuring out the color, only one color seemed to be right for this build. I also built it for my wife to put on the piano. 

I added some details to it, but not a lot. I shaved all the details off the engine compartment and added them back myself. I added the wires, and a scratch built washer fluid bag. Wired it with orange wire and not the kit supplied stuff. I added carpet flocking and lots of BMF all over this build. Other than that it is mostly OOB. It was fun and got me into a 1/16th scale kit. I also have the Trans Am and a Lindberg Serpent Show Rod, with a Bull Horn on the way. 

[shoopdog]

Looks great in pink! Well done!

[JollySipper]

That looks really good! I'm hoping to get myself this kit for Xmas..... This looks like it will be a better kit than the big scale T/A is.

[cobraman]

Darn nice T Bird.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nice! Looks right in pink!

[Oldmopars]

52 minutes ago, JollySipper said:

That looks really good! I'm hoping to get myself this kit for Xmas..... This looks like it will be a better kit than the big scale T/A is.

Don't get your hopes up, it is about the same as the MPC TA. Not to say that its a bad kit, but I have both and I can't say one is any better than the other. 

[Deuces ll]

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[doorsovdoon]

Very nice. I've been thinking of doing a 1/16. The '55 Chevy Bel Air or maybe Nomad.

[Slimguy]

Gorgeous build!  Really love what you did with this model.

[drodg]

Beautiful build never realized it existed.   

[MrObsessive]

Very sharp in pink! AMT got the lines on this pretty spot on back then and I wish the same effort had gone into their 1/25 scale one. I just got this one recently and I'm sooooo glad they FINALLY put this kit in a sturdy box!

EVERY time I'd see these turn up on the 'Bay, I could close my eyes and bet the pics will show a bent windshield frame. I'd look and sure enough..........it would be bent. The stiffer box should solve that hopefully.

[MrObsessive]

1 hour ago, doorsovdoon said:

Very nice. I've been thinking of doing a 1/16. The '55 Chevy Bel Air or maybe Nomad.

My BIG WISH for 2021 is for Round 2 to somehow, someway bring back the 1/16 scale '57 Nomad! That one's been gone forever and the prices on eBay are CRAZY. Hopefully that tooling still exists.

[PappyD340]

Very nice, looks great in pink!

[doorsovdoon]

On 11/27/2020 at 4:51 PM, MrObsessive said:

My BIG WISH for 2021 is for Round 2 to somehow, someway bring back the 1/16 scale '57 Nomad! That one's been gone forever and the prices on eBay are CRAZY. Hopefully that tooling still exists.

That would be cool. I did see the 1/16 '57 Nomad on ebay the other day but didn't know they were rare. I'll have a look see if it's still up, though I can't remember what price it was on for, I'll see if it's still there!