Rdkingjay Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 This is a Galaxie Limited 46-48 Aerosedan kit. This is a great kit for an experienced modeler. It is one of the most detailed kits I have ever built, in that the company has taken strides IMHO, to produce a kit, that when finished, does not have any of the gaps or wiggle room characteristics of off-the-shelf kits. I am essentially building out of the box, but I did replace the solid molded front springs with real ones and added hoses/wires/fuel lines to the engine compartment. Oddly, the color I choose for the engine, based on pics of the real thing, is pretty close to the french blue, that is a signature color on our cars, to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwolf Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Wow...that is looking impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Is that oil filter representative of an aftermarket or optional item on a '46 Chevy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Very NICE detail, looks so far!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Stunning work so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Nice work, and I agree it's a great kit. One thing to watch for though...the corners of the front fenders (under the headlights) are much more square than the real car, and it's probably due to how the molds were designed to release. It's not hard to fix if you study online pix of the 1:1, and there's plenty of plastic already there to round the corners more realistically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdkingjay Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Bob, I cannot give you an accurate answer because I don't know. I used what the kit provided. This car is about 15 years older then the oldest types of cars I usually go for. My car model tastes hover from the early sixties to the seventies. So I would assume it is a stock appearing piece, save for molding/scaling issues. Bill, I was not aware of the discrepency with the front fenders, but thank you. Future ref for the next one. The car is nearly complete now. Those photos are 7 months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 an Areo Statey! .. definitely want want to this in our colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Nice detail on that engine, look real enough to start up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Very nice detailing, looks good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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