MarkJ Posted December 17, 2014 Just finished this one. MCW light purple metallic paint with Tamiya pearl clear overcoat. AMT kit. PPP tires and wheels. Many scratchbuilt items. Homemade inkjet decals. 139 hours to complete. Wanted to do this car because it was Fireball's last important win. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W-409 Posted December 17, 2014 That's a good looking Galaxie, as your builds always are. Big points for making those decals, I have to say that after trying to study some of the computer programs that folks use to produce those decals (Without any success) I really can understand how much work is put onto them. Really great job overall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Coyote Posted December 17, 2014 Another gorgeous build Mark .................. you do such beautiful work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbowser Posted December 17, 2014 Very very nice! Great model of an almost forgotten hero. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisR Posted December 17, 2014 Excellent build! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slusher Posted December 18, 2014 Outstanding build... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Foxx Posted December 18, 2014 This is real nice , well done . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt T. Posted December 18, 2014 Beautiful, just beautiful! Love those old, big Fords. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brudda Posted December 20, 2014 Really Nice build and subject! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLMFAA1 Posted December 20, 2014 Very nice build, One question- would the battery be under the hood or back in the trunk? Want NASCAR to be exciting, bring back gas caps and lug wrenches greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phildaupho Posted December 20, 2014 Great looking classic stock car. One of my favorite body styles of the era. How did you do the ink jet white decals? Did you cut around each one individually? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkJ Posted December 21, 2014 yes the battery was under the hood in the stock location. The silver looking thing is the oil cooler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkJ Posted December 21, 2014 Yes you cut around each one as close as you can, then I apply black outline decals printed on clear sheet to put over them to crisp up the edges. Its very hard to get a good edge when you are cutting something out so small. You can see the two sheets on my fotki page. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fortheloveofgassers Posted December 22, 2014 That is sweet. Didn't Tiny Lund win the 1963 Daytona, and sadly "fireball" lost his life in the 1964 Daytona. Love your tribute build. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fortheloveofgassers Posted December 22, 2014 Oops my appoligy I now realize you were referring to the Southern 500. My comments on your build still stand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkJ Posted December 28, 2014 Ed, Fireball was badly burned in the 1964 World 600 at Charlotte and died of pneumonia brought on by the burns later in the year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fortheloveofgassers Posted December 30, 2014 Ed, Fireball was badly burned in the 1964 World 600 at Charlotte and died of pneumonia brought on by the burns later in the year. Thanks for the correction. I was 10 at the time and he was my favorite driver. I wish stock racing was still like those days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DR JAY Posted December 30, 2014 Great Job! I've done the Starliner/Galaxie conversion myself to create Fred Lorenzen's 63, so I understand the work that went into this gem. Fantastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MadKaw6 Posted January 11, 2015 Great looking race car! Those were the good old days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James2 Posted January 11, 2015 Spot on Mark, looks real nice, great model! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkJ Posted February 6, 2015 Thanks guys. I really appreciate the comments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badnews47 Posted November 24, 2016 That thing is beautiful ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites