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[Olskoolrodder]

Very nicely done!

[smellyfatdude]

Thanks everyone, glad you like my Galaxie.

Yes, the bumpers were done with Alclad. The chrome on the front bumper had worn off in a couple of spots,

and the back bumper had swirl marks under the chrome. So I stripped both of them, then shot them with several coats of Duplicolor black primer.

Over top that went a couple of mist coats, then a good wet coat of Tamiya TS-13 clear. After twenty or so minutes drying time, I laid on four mist coats, and two wetter coats of Alclad.

 

[Tony T]

Very nice! Would love to get this kit, as my Dad had a 67 convertible back then in Highland Green that I've wanted to build in scale. The convertible and the fastback are my holy grail kits...I want to build the Wendell Scott race car from the fastback. Maybe Round2 will see fit to release both? Pretty please?

[Jeff B]

great looking Galaxie!

[smellyfatdude]

If I understood it right, AMT altered the mold for the hardtop to do the ' 68 Galaxie fastback, back in the day. Whether or not the convertible molds survived, I guess only Round 2 knows. Even if all they have left is the mold for the ' 68 . . . . . ummm, yes please!

[Tony T]

Then they need to make a new tool 67 Galaxie convertible and hardtop fastback!

[Monty]

I could look at this all day. I always thought the '67 Galaxie was one of Ford's best looking designs, and when it's done up in red & black like this, it makes you wish Round2 would create some new tooling so the rest of us can build one too.

What paint and techniques did you use to get that glass-smooth finish?

[smellyfatdude]

The paint job was just sheer luck, if you ask me since it was all done outside. When I primered the thing, the breeze picked up and it was flying all over the back yard, everywhere except on to my model.   I kept the side trim masked off after the first couple light coats of primer, all the way through to the clear coat. The body got the usual micromesh wet polish, followed by some Micro-gloss. The shine came out pretty good, but then when I had the body upside down putting in the interior tub, I managed to drop not one, but two big blobs of Testors cement on to the back driver's side quarter panel. A quick clean up, and some more micromesh polishing got rid of it.

 

[stevehansen]

Very well done. 

[Chris guthro]

Nicest generation of ford cars ever!!! Love that build so clean and period correct!