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12/04/2022 8:10 am
Here is one of my latest builds. It is the AMT 57 T-bird in 1:16 Scale. I hope you like the way it turned out. I painted it just like my Dads 57. Only my dads did not have a porthole roof and what is funny is that the model box shows the model without the porthole roof as well. The only difference is that I put custom wheels on this model. I did not like the way the stock wheels and rims fit together.
12/04/2022 4:07 pm
You're welcome !
12/04/2022 4:08 pm
That's fabulous John. More inspiration for me to keep going with mine. Did you paint the dash. Incredible effort if so.
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12/04/2022 4:59 pm
@geoff-jowett Yes Geoff. I did paint the dash. Thank you, keep building.
12/04/2022 7:45 pm
Looks great John! I've always loved the look of the '57 Bird. I have a 1/16 scale MPC Trans Am that I hope to build one day.
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13/04/2022 7:13 am
@pete-rovero Pete, thanks for your comments. I actually just pulled the Trans Am kit out yesterday and painted it. Hopefully have it done in the next few days.
13/04/2022 7:19 am
John, in 1957 you could order the hardtop without the port hole windows. Very few were ordered making it a rare option today. I've seen articles stating that only 37 were made.
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13/04/2022 8:13 am
@bob-jackman Interesting. Well then, My Dads car which is now with my younger brother since Dad passed is a rarity. No porthole roof. I painted my model to look just like his car.
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13/04/2022 8:09 pm
@pete-rovero Pete, thanks for your comments. I actually just pulled the Trans Am kit out yesterday and painted it. Hopefully have it done in the next few days.
Looking forward to seeing your completed T/A. Hopefully it will inspire me to build mine!
Also, concerning the '57 TBird, I have a friend who has one with the non-porthole top. I had no idea they were so rare.
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