1964 Thunderbird (Restored kit)

[bh1701]

Here is my latest completion - a restoration of a 1964 AMT 1/25th scale Ford Thunderbird that I originally built in 1964 when I was a young kid. I included a few shots of it before restoration to show the terrible brush painted black body and the poorly done chrome trim (not my best work!). I stripped the paint and started over again airbrushing the body with DecoArt Buttermilk craft store paint and airbrushing the interior with Folk Art Linen craft store paint. Some darker browns were used on the dash and floors - along with some brown embossing powder on the carpeted areas. This is one of the first kits that I have airbrushed craft paints on and I was pretty pleased with the results.

The wheels were in pretty bad shape, so I used some wire wheels from a 1965 Continental kit.

I did not have the turn indicators that are mounted on the top front corners of the body, so I crafted some using bits of plastic rod and plastic strips.

The chrome on both bumpers was in rough shape, so I stripped them and redid them with AK Interactive Chrome.

All chrome trim is hand painted - that includes the Thunderbird script on the hood and  body sides.

Definitely an improvement over what it previously looked like.

Thanks for looking!

Bart

 

[Lobo2me]

Nice save!

[Jim B]

Beautiful Thunderbird. Great save.

[Supernurd]

You did a great job on it! ?

[karbuildr]

Very well done resto. Nice color, your hand painting skills far outstrip mine.

[Yeah Nah]

Always good to see a classic kit getting a second life. Well done Bart!

[Kenmojr]

Nice restoration!

[randyc]

Nice!  I recently did a 65 to look like my 1:1 when we get it painted.  That acrylic looks great.  

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great work Bart! Looks really nice. Great save.

[XYHARRY]

Excellent save there Bart, and to add to  your satisfaction it was a kit you built in your childhood. It doesn't get any better than that. Well done and thanks for sharing. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Tom99]

Great save, looks good.

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[slusher]

Great build!

[H.A.K]

Great job.

[Mittagskind]

Looks very nice.

[ewetwo]

Wonderful improvement.