Duddly01 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 My wife asked me to build a 1957 Thunderbird next. I opened the box and I have to say I was really not happy with what I had to start with. I purchased a resin top from Drag City Castings, but the chassis is not great but I made the best of it. As usual I added Headlight, taillight & gauge light LEDs. I removed most all of the molded in engine detail and scratch built it. Cut open the trunk for the LED battery and added a model kit box of the kit it came from in the trunk. A lot of photo-etch detailing. Paint is correct willow green exterior and columbine green / willow green interior with a colonial white top from MCW Finishes. 2K clear on the body from Splash paints. Scratch vent windows, antenna and rear view mirrors. If you missed the full build in WIP it is available here: 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoMoCo66 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Amazing work as usual. In your WIP you can really tell the work you put into this promo style chassis to make it look really good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Thats a really nice looking t-bird???? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 57 minutes ago, FoMoCo66 said: Amazing work as usual. In your WIP you can really tell the work you put into this promo style chassis to make it look really good. Thank you. This one was really a fight to get it looking as good as I could make it. 57 minutes ago, charger74 said: Thats a really nice looking t-bird???? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 love the colr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 48 minutes ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: love the colr Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 That's one beautiful T-Bird there Donald, the detail work you put into your builds is nothing short of amazing. Really well done and thanks for sharing. Cheers, David. ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louis Carabott Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Very nice ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Excellent!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Donald, this one was worth all the trouble, it looks fantastic. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Great looking Thunderbird. Very well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 The green is the hook, but then you notice all of the details, outstanding ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 5 hours ago, XYHARRY said: That's one beautiful T-Bird there Donald, the detail work you put into your builds is nothing short of amazing. Really well done and thanks for sharing. Cheers, David. ?? Thank you. 3 hours ago, louis Carabott said: Very nice ? Thank you. 3 hours ago, Tom99 said: Excellent!! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 3 hours ago, LennyB said: Donald, this one was worth all the trouble, it looks fantastic. ? Thank you @LennyB, and thanks for following the WIP and calling out the issue with the battery so I could make it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 2 hours ago, Jim B said: Great looking Thunderbird. Very well done. Thank you. 1 hour ago, Kah puts said: The green is the hook, but then you notice all of the details, outstanding ? Had to go with Willow Green. I actually almost purchased a 1957 Thunderbird about 10 years ago that looked exactly like this one but decided against it. At the time the baby birds were actually dropping in value pretty rapidly, I think they are finally stabilized so I may think about it again. I don’t buy classic cars with the mind of resale, I have had my current mustangs for well over 20 years, but I also don’t want to lose a ton of money if I ever do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 A super-nice T-bird you have built here, Donald - looks marvellous with lights on ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Very nice! Love the addition of the led lighting. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Beautiful looking Thunderbird. Enjoyed watching your build and all of the extra effort you put into the detailing and the addition of the LED lights. The color looks so 1955. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musclecarbuilder Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Man it looks awesome! That paint turned out amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 WOW!!!! Very nice!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Super nice T-bird, well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 4 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: A super-nice T-bird you have built here, Donald - looks marvellous with lights on ! Thank you! 4 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said: Very nice! Love the addition of the led lighting. ? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 4 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking Thunderbird. Enjoyed watching your build and all of the extra effort you put into the detailing and the addition of the LED lights. The color looks so 1955. It’s actually 1957 Thunderbird willow green from MCW finishes to match an original color. Thanks. 3 hours ago, Musclecarbuilder said: Man it looks awesome! That paint turned out amazing! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 2 hours ago, Brudda said: WOW!!!! Very nice!!! Thank you! 1 hour ago, PappyD340 said: Super nice T-bird, well done! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Exceptional build, excellent details, and the color is very nice with the matching interior. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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