AMT 57 Thunderbird

[junkyardjeff]

Its done.

[Jim B]

Nice looking Thunderbird.  Well done.

[junkyardjeff]

It's a restoration and thought it was a promo but was told it's a Craftsman jr.

[Ken Car-Fanatic]

Nice color choice, that looks good!

[slusher]

Beautifully done!

[karbuildr]

Great looking TBird, very nice shade of blue.

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Don't see any old Birds without white walls. Looks nice and clean. Good job.

[Dave Darby]

On 6/8/2025 at 3:46 PM, junkyardjeff said:

t's a restoration and thought it was a promo but was told it's a Craftsman jr.

Nice job. I like it! It's either a Trophy Jr, or a Craftsman (both from the same tool, just different release dates.) Some Craftsman issues didn't have fender skirts, so most likely, yours is a Trophy Jr kit.  In many ways, those are more accurate than the glue kit, because they have a more accurate hardtop, Ford lettering on the wheel covers, and nicely engraved exhaust ports on the rear bumpers. What color was yours molded in?

[junkyardjeff]

On 6/10/2025 at 11:01 AM, Dave Darby said:

Nice job. I like it! It's either a Trophy Jr, or a Craftsman (both from the same tool, just different release dates.) Some Craftsman issues didn't have fender skirts, so most likely, yours is a Trophy Jr kit.  In many ways, those are more accurate than the glue kit, because they have a more accurate hardtop, Ford lettering on the wheel covers, and nicely engraved exhaust ports on the rear bumpers. What color was yours molded in?

A blueish color

[Dave Darby]

18 hours ago, junkyardjeff said:

A blueish color

Left to Right - Craftsman issue, original 1957 dealer promo, and my 1989 issue build.

[ncbuckeye67]

Nice work!