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jjsipes · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 298

Has anyone built one of the AMT 1/16 Ford Thunderbird kits? I remember building one when I was a kid, but I don't remember how it went together. I recently picked one up at my local hobby shop that they purchased off an individual in a collection and want to build it. Just wondering how it all goes together. The body to me looks off. In the instructions they say to cut the upper bar out on both side pieces of the roll cage to fit the body I'm guessing. The door side looks too short in height to me. I'm starting to look to see if the window opening is too large in height, maybe the sill can be moved up some, I don't know yet.

DaveVan · Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1578

The body is way off, the engine is poor. They have you cut up the roll cage to fit inside the body. Wheels and tires are just OK at best. Other than that a great kit. Laughing

Wood Brothers Junkie · Joined: 26 Apr 2018 Posts: 66

And I am planning on building the Kyle Petty car that says its a Wood Brothers car, NOT. It is Petty Ent. 84 car. Hood decal is too small to make a 'right' 85 car. But some much is wrong, who cares?

jjsipes · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 298

I'm looking at trying to make something a little presentable out of this and was wondering about the front track width. Has anybody built one that can take a few pictures of and share? I'm wondering if the front fenders can be narrowed any since to bulge out so much. I am working on raising the windowsill some and haven't finished it yet but, to my eye it helps a lot. Will try and get pictures when I fell I have it far enough along to share. it also appears to me that the body line that runs nose to tail should be raised some through the door area to align with the line in the nose and behind the rear wheel opening.

jjsipes · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 298

First picture is what comes in the kit. The second picture is what I have done to try and make the body look a little better. I cut the window sill and moved it up, recontoures the quarter panel to door panel, modified the shape of the quarter window.

MarkJ · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1303

I had no idea this kit even existed but will be watching intently as you do your magic to make it look awesome as usual.