Pierre Rivard Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 This build was completed 6 monts ago and posted on another site but I was unhappy with the photography. kit.I have reworked my setup before posting on this forum, so here it is. Fireball Robert's 63 Galaxie based on the AMT road car kit. Livery is my best estimate of Fireball's last win at the Augusta 510 (Nov 1963) I did not have a nice Starliner chassis so I had to manage with the basic one piece kit chassis. Chassis mods: chiseled out molded exhaust and built in dumps with 4mm Evergreen, Removed rear passenger footwell tubs, built fuel tank tub, Added front suspension from spares and extra rear shocks. Chassis painted black with some metalizers here and there, brushed in pigments for weathering effects. Underhood/engine area dressed up a bit: fabricated Holman Moody oil filter/cooler combo, race style air cleaner & some wiring/blumbing Interior: modified seat, IP and door panels. Scratch built roll cage with Evergreen tubes Gauges made with craft wire, PS decals and Krystal Klear. Safety belts scratch built from Evergreen and craft wire. Body: sanded down all moldings and emblems, built rear close out panel, windshield clips, rear window straps, fuel filler, lamp covers. All finishing brush painted: Vallejo light gray primer, 3 thin coats, 6-8-12k polished Vallejo color coat is my own mix of violet, dark blue and metal medium 2 step clear process: first 2 coats Tamiya with thinner and retarder, 6-8-12k polished, then one Future coat, decals and a final Future coat. Bumpers recoated with Metal Color, dry brushed + washes for weathered effect. Excellent ACE decals, 64 livery rearranged to reflect late 63 theme. Thank you again to all the collaborators helping with research and advice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 That's a beauty! Well worth the time you put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 That is such a great looking build. just love the old race cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Very well built vintage stock car. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Beautiful job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Spectacular!! Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gks1964 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Great work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Great build. One of my heroes when I was a kid. Nice to see him remembered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Thank you all for the nice feedback. Lots of carving & sanding but happy I really wanted this one done. I have a 64 Galaxie kit, need to decide which car to do with it. Junior Johnson, Fred Lorenzen, Marvin Panch, Ned Jarrett...so many to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Excellent build Pierre. I almost never look at NASCAR builds of the new gen cars but I do like the oldies (real stock cars) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Well built! Stance is perfect! Love the color too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Beautiful build, I like the chassis details and the appropriate background. Félicitations ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Great looking build. Very nice work on the finish. All round lovely model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 Thank you all. Feedback much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Beautiful model of a real Stock Car! In your research, did you find the actual color of Fireball's car - was it some obscure stock color or a custom mix? I love the shade you came up with. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 6 hours ago, bisc63 said: Beautiful model of a real Stock Car! In your research, did you find the actual color of Fireball's car - was it some obscure stock color or a custom mix? I love the shade you came up with. Well done. Best info I could get was that the color of Fireball's car was 1956 Ford Regency Purple and possibly with a pearl coat on top of it. It's a color that is very sensitive to different lighting conditions so it can look more red or more blue on various pictures. In the end I mixed my own color to match what looked right to my eye. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Pierre, what a beautiful conversion. All the trouble you went to and the changes you made certainly paid off. Well done...very well done. Did you know how Fireball Roberts got his nickname ? He was a baseball pitcher in high school and his fastball pitch was so fast it was called a "fireball" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 7 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Pierre, what a beautiful conversion. All the trouble you went to and the changes you made certainly paid off. Well done...very well done. Did you know how Fireball Roberts got his nickname ? He was a baseball pitcher in high school and his fastball pitch was so fast it was called a "fireball" . Thanks Rich, I really wanted to do this car as an hommage to Nascar's first superstar. The kit was very basic so tons of work was needed to convert it. Now if I can only find the courage to take on work on a 64 Galaxie (this kit is even more basic) in homage to another pioneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Awesome work!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Very clean work, that looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 5/18/2022 at 11:19 PM, TransAmMike said: Excellent build Pierre. I almost never look at NASCAR builds of the new gen cars but I do like the oldies (real stock cars) . x 2: Very well done - excellent model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Thank you all. This was a very interesting project considering it started out with a very basic street car kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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