AMT 1960 Thunderbird - K.I.S.S. Kustum

[Karl LaFong]

I picke up this 1960 Thunderbird at the M.A.M.A.s show several weeks ago.  Surprisingly, it was intact, so I decided to do a periord custom, using only the parts that were in the kit, and to keep it simple - no body work, no engine wiring, no difficult two toning (K.I.S.S. = Keep It Simple, Stupid). It had been brush painted with purple enamel.  

 

I sanded off the emblems, and let it soak in the purple pond for several days.  Since the original builder had gone for a purple color scheme, I'll be following suit, but with a Gloss Aluminum top.  The tires were shot, so I'll be using some modern AMT white walls.  Here's where I am (so far):

    

[slusher]

Very nice Thunderbird!

[XYHARRY]

Looking good so far Karl. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[FoMoCo66]

Cool project!

[Karl LaFong]

The weather cooperated and I was able to shoot some paint.  The color is Testor's Purplie Metalflake over Tamiya Gloss Aluminum.

     

 

As an aside, I wonder if the convertable version is still lurking in the AMT/Round2 archives.  It was last issued as "The Bird of Paradise" in 1969 and hasn't seen the light of day since.

[FoMoCo66]

47 minutes ago, Karl LaFong said:

The weather cooperated and I was able to shoot some paint.  The color is Testor's Purplie Metalflake over Tamiya Gloss Aluminum.

     

 

As an aside, I wonder if the convertable version is still lurking in the AMT/Round2 archives.  It was last issued as "The Bird of Paradise" in 1969 and hasn't seen the light of day since.

Yes I wonder... ?

Good job on the paint, it just pops!

[Karl LaFong]

The previous owner had painted several engine parts with silver enamel.  These were stripped, and airbushed with Molotow chrome.

  

[Kah puts]

Retro, looks cool so far ?