Kustoms Illustrated Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Does any one know if some one makes a convertible top in the "up" position for the AMT '56 Ford kits? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAT-T Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 you could try missing link, he makes a few for other bodies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 sorry i dont....i make the 62 ford convertible top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardunheads Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Take a long good look at the Revell 55 Chevy Convertible uptop. I've seen it being used (slightly modified) on a 56 Sunliner conversion built by Robert Stoudt and it looked fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustoms Illustrated Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thanks everyone! Patrik, I'll look into the '55 Chevy. I bet that would be close. I was thinking the Lindberg '53 Ford, too, but that may be too tall of a profile for the '55/'56 Fords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The Lindberg kit might be a good one, but I'd be worried more about the width of the top, more than the height. When I was building a '55 Fairlane years ago, I had used Lindberg's '53 Ford kit as a base for the roof. Much to my surprise, the roof was WAY TOO NARROW! Of course a lot of work had to go into widening it to fit the '56 body, but I was surprised being that they are the same scale, the bodies could be so different width wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Strange, the 1:1 53 and 56 Fords are both facelifted 52's. The tops SHOULD work LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Strange, the 1:1 53 and 56 Fords are both facelifted 52's. The tops SHOULD work LOL! Exactly! Here's a pic showing how much of a difference there was in the width between the Lindberg '53 hardtop, and the AMT '56 lower body.......... Could be that the Lindberg '53 isn't exactly 1/25 or the AMT is a little large for its scale. I'd go with the former as the Lindberg always seemed a bit "small" to me IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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