curt raitz Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Went by the Local Hobby Shop and spotted the 1/25th scale Galaxie Limited 1947 Chevrolet Country Club Aerosedan plastic model kit. The image of the Hot Rod version on the box top caught my fancy, so I bought the kit (it isn''t cheap! - $41.00+). This is my first experience of building one of the Galaxie Limited plastic model kits. I was very pleased with the detail in the kit and how little cleanup was needed. The parts also fit quite well. I built the model fairly true to "Box Stock" with a few variations. I threw in some plug wires and fuel lines, plus replaced the tires. The tires in the kit just seemed to be too small for the look I wanted. Here's a few photos of the built model: thanx for looking' Edited January 20, 2016 by curt raitz grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Fantastic build Curt. I really like it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsa Manufaktur Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Wow, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 That looks really nice Curt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMCMAN52 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 you just can't beat grey primer and big white walls and red steel wheel . Ya I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 The under carriage is very realistically weathered and looks terrific! Was the visor scratch built? Anyway, it's a very cool old school hot rod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 The under carriage is very realistically weathered and looks terrific! Was the visor scratch built? Anyway, it's a very cool old school hot rod!ThanxThe visor is included in the kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 A "Woodie" hot rod, very nice build Curt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Nice work on this , looks great ,you always do real nice builds , I have built the panel version of this kit and it was a nice kit to build . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Sweet! Great job on the undercarriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard Racing Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 A great classic hot rod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Now that is cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Nice looking hot rod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I just love this. Fantastic work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 That's real fine! Are the lugs actual bolts & studs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Oh YEAHHHHHH!!!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Ram Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Very cool. Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fseva Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Fantastic! Just curious, but I was wondering if you could have opted for no wood on the sides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Curt, another of your Well Executed Clean Builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Nicely done Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 That's pretty cool . . . ah if only it was SHINY . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Fantastic! Just curious, but I was wondering if you could have opted for no wood on the sides?ThanxYes, you can build the model without the wood trim.This kit offers the modeler many options for building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I stopped at a LHS in Dayton,Oh yesterday to get some of these for my stash and was informed that this kit has been discontinued by their distributor already(!) so I ended up finding some on-line.Past history of the availability of Galaxie kits tells me that if you're thinking about buying this kit to build sometime in the future you'd buy them when you see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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