Model Car Garage Tips and Tech - How To Build The 390 Thunderbird Optional Engine - AMT 1934 Pickup
Channel: Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage
Date: 25/04/2021

Have you ever wondered what car the optional engine in your AMT model kit came from?

In today's Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage Tips and Tech we will show you how to build the 390 Thunderbird optional engine from the AMT 1934 Ford Pickup Truck Model Kit. This is a model car how-to video that I hope will help you learn a new model building skill. 

Video Chapters : 

0:00 - Video introduction, why AMT made an all chrome engine and where to find the engine 
3:41 - A look at the Auto Repair Manual and the AMT model kit instruction sheet 
6:56 - Gathering and identifying your plastic engine parts
7:37 - The importance of removing the chrome from gluing surfaces and what happens if you don't
10:40 - Prepping the engine block for gluing and aligning the parts
11:16 - Understanding the properties of a chrome plated engine 
12:40 - Prepping the engine block for gluing and aligning the parts continued...
14:37 - A look at our chromed engine block and how to clean up the glue burn and part overhang
18:05 - A look at where to scrape the chrome parts for that plastic to plastic bond
18:56 - A look at our chrome engine block before gluing on the valve covers
19:11 - Suggestion for dealing with sink marks on chrome parts
21:00 - Look at the finished Ford 390 Thunderbird engine
22:09 - Video wrap-up, online info and Patreon Shout-out

For this project, you will need the following : 

1.) The AMT or AMT/ERTL or Lindberg 1934 Ford Pickup Truck Model Kit
2.) Fine tipped and medium tipped paint brushes
3.) Acrylic paint from the Citadel / Games Workshop product range. 
         (We show you these colors in this video.)
4.) A bowl with water for thinning the paint and cleaning your brush
5.) A plate to use as a paint mixing palate
6.) 180 grade fine sandpaper preferably with a sticky backing
7.) A block of MDF 
8.) Paper towel or a rag
9.) Hobby knife
10.) Side cutters
11.) A dust mask to protect your lungs from dust
12.) Primer Paint - I don't use it in the video, but suggest it.
13.) Testor's silver enamel paint or a chrome paint pen

The first lesson of this video shows you the steps to follow to clean up your engine block and get it aligned. 

The second part of the video shows you how to apply the chrome pieces to the plated engine and what the engine looks like once completed. 

The engine can be built only one way :

1.) The Tri-Carb engine, a basic factory upgraded Thunderbird 390 cubic inch engine

There might be a way to use the 6-piece chrome racing headers from the AMT FE Engine on this engine. I will try to see if this works and show the completed engine in another video somehow. 

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We hope it will help you out on your future model car builds.

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