Tcoat Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) I was very happy to see this kit recently as this was my Grandfather's one and only new car purchase in his life. I can still remember him bringing it by the first time and just how proud he was. It was a fully loaded model and he took such care of it that when he passed 12 years later it was still in pristine, showroom condition. This of course is the curbside kit from the old promo. The molds are very nice and most of the grand total of 24 parts (including 10 parts for wheels and axles) are extremely crisp. The steering wheel sits at a weird angle and the door panel detail is a little blurred but as this was intended to be a quick weekend slap together and throw some paint and BMF on it weekend project as a break from my big builds I left them alone. The paint is Tamiya Italian Red lacquer and is bang on the sort of off red of the 64s. Experimenting with backgrounds in the light box so please forgive the weird white sections. I will try to get some outside shots when there is no snow on the ground and we get daylight again. Edit: Fixed the pictures with larger background and more diffused light. And since it is a promo and they actually left the base plate (not calling it a chassis) I decided to run with it. Pretty cool actually. Edited February 1, 2023 by Tcoat Fixed pictures 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Great looking Galaxie! I love that you highlighted the features on the bottom 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Nice job looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Very well done 👍🏻👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Beautiful galaxy. Great color choice. Very nice interior. Beautiful job on the photography. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Great looking Galaxy. Really well done. The highlighted promo information on the chassis is a cool touch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Beautifully done Tony , I'm sure your Grandfather would love it ! I agree the promo chassis looks cool ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 8 hours ago, Jim B said: Great looking Galaxy. Really well done. The highlighted promo information on the chassis is a cool touch. Thanks. I thought it would be a little different and add some interest to the basic underside. There were really a few ways I could have dealt with it. Use the '60 Starliner kit for separate frame, floorboards, suspension and engine. This would mean opening the hood and some surgery to make it all fit removing it from the plan of a quick and easy weekend build. Use the '63 Galaxie kit for an engine and bit more detailed chassis but not as extensive as the Starliner. Still more than I wanted to put into this project. Paint the little "detail" that is there and remove all the promo script. This wouldn't have been bad but it is pretty plain underneath. Just paint the base and leave the script alone which would have been almost unreadable. Since it is rare that the script has remained on most of these promo molds I decided it would be fun to make it pop and boy did it work out well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Nicely Done! I like that you kept all the old promo features on the chassis. Nice touch. David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 14 minutes ago, David G. said: Nicely Done! I like that you kept all the old promo features on the chassis. Nice touch. David G. I must confess that I had my curser hovering over the Buy button on a Starliner kit to do the whole thing up. The promo script was just so different though that I managed to restrain myself, stick to plan and keep things OOB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 11 hours ago, happy grumpy said: Beautiful galaxy. Great color choice. Very nice interior. Beautiful job on the photography. LOL I had 4 different reds and none were right so I bought 3 more. Of course the very last one I tried was the proper shade. It is not a true "red" but has sort of an orange undertone to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Nice build it would be great to see a picture of your grandfather's car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, drodg said: Nice build it would be great to see a picture of your grandfather's car We have a bunch of pictures that I can dig through and see if any survived. I have no doubt that there may have been one or two but that was an era when pictures were a pain to get developed and cost money to take so I doubt there were piles of them. Even then odds are it will be black and white anyway. Unlike today (I probably have over 100 pictures of my cats on my phone) cars often just showed up in the background of special events. At least that was the case in my family as we had very little money for such luxuries. Of the 6 "cool"cars I owned back in the 70s to 90s I probably have 3 or 4 pictures with any of them in them. One was a wedding picture so it was in an actual album meaning it wasn't lost or damaged/faded beyond repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Beautiful looking paint and trim. Alway enjoyable to build important cars from your past and you can look at this one and remember your Grand Father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Tcoat said: We have a bunch of pictures that I can dig through and see if any survived. I have no doubt that there may have been one or two but that was an era when pictures were a pain to get developed and cost money to take so I doubt there were piles of them. Even then odds are it will be black and white anyway. Unlike today (I probably have over 100 pictures of my cats on my phone) cars often just showed up in the background of special events. At least that was the case in my family as we had very little money for such luxuries. Of the 6 "cool"cars I owned back in the 70s to 90s I probably have 3 or 4 pictures with any of them in them. One was a wedding picture so it was in an actual album meaning it wasn't lost or damaged/faded beyond repair. That is so true. I think of the muscle cars I have owned over the years and I only have pictures of a few. My uncle had some great cars back in the 60's but we as a family don't have any photos of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, drodg said: That is so true. I think of the muscle cars I have owned over the years and I only have pictures of a few. My uncle had some great cars back in the 60's but we as a family don't have any photos of them. I have this picture of my Nomad in 83 And this of my Custom 300 from around 95 I know there is a very dark picture of my '64 Impala SS someplace and there was a picture of my 56 Chevy with the engine sitting on the ground in front of it but I haven't found it in years And... that is about it. No '70 Coronet R/T No Corvair No '64 Econoline No Karmann Ghia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 6 hours ago, drodg said: Nice build it would be great to see a picture of your grandfather's car FOUND ONE! It is old, faded and obviously not the main focus of the shot but there it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Your Galaxy is absolutely amazing 🥕 and I see Grandpa's car outside after the snow fall, I'm guessing it was in the garage during the worst of it 😼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Sooooooo nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Kah puts said: Your Galaxy is absolutely amazing 🥕 and I see Grandpa's car outside after the snow fall, I'm guessing it was in the garage during the worst of it 😼 No garage. I bet he washed and waxed it in the snowbank though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 Vinyl top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Very nice and well done, my first car was a 64 Galaxie just like the red Convertible! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 Well is sure stands out in the car cabinet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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