Fish_65

From this chart at http://www.427galaxieregistry.com/index.html it appears that you could get a R-Code XL.

The warped promo body thing was limited to late 50s promos as a different plastic was used. I believe promos switched to non-warping kit style styrene by ~'61-'62. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong. Your '64 should not have warped...possibly sat in the sun for too long at some point in its life?

Original promo off of ebay, but I'll be using kit interior and chassis. Seems like you can pick up '65 Galaxie promos pretty cheap if they're not mint.

What's the source for the poverty caps? AMT 66 Fairlane 427 kit?

Great project Tom and I am curious about these details as well. I'm pretty sure you couldn't get an R Code XL, but not 100% positive. I started collecting parts to do a '65 R Code too including a promo body to get rid of the opening trunk lid. Unfortunately, I'm still in parts collecting mode and can't really help shed any light on the subject.

Awesome project Steve. I have a thing for JoHan annuals and '68 442s. It''l be great to see one built. Subscribed ?

Also picked out the rolling stock. AMT Parts Pack tires, Revell 68 Charger steelies and resin poverty caps.

I've been back on this project...finally. The last 8 months of my life have been crazy busy and I'm glad to be back at the model bench. One of the stumbling blocks I had was the exhaust and just recently fixed that. I also have a Sox & Martin kit to pilfer some parts from and thankfully Revell left some "street Hemi" parts in the kit. So I cut the side exit tailpipes off the mufflers and used the tailpipes from the Hemi Cuda kit. It was a super simple way to eliminate the side exhaust. Wish I would have thought about it earlier. Not sure if resonators are correct for a 340 car, but that's what I'm doing.

Love it ! Has a great look. All the work you did on the front end/grill really paid off. Nice work ?

Awesome job Michael. The patina/weathering is spot on. Possibly my favorite Moebius 67-72 Ford pickup build yet. Definitely in the top 5.

Sweet Impy ! Nice job on the restoration and looks awesome as a Pro Touring car. I've got one waiting in the wings for a resto too...one of these days lol

If I could buy a resin kit of some of my favorite 1:1 cars I've owned for $525 I'd probably do it. Who knows, maybe Judge Reinhold bought it

Whoa ! That's a stunner for sure. Love the color combo a lot. Nice Work !

It's automotive single stage in a rattle can. Mixed at the local parts/auto body supply store. I prefer factory correct colors on most of my models and I'm a rattle can man so I wanted to give it a try.

Thanks for the very nice comments Ray, Oliver, Larry, Keith, Lee, Chris, David & Roger. I really like the look & stance too Roger. That's the area of model building I like to dwell in. Some guys are all about the last detail, for some it's perfect paint...that's not me. I'm all about the rattle can paintjob and maybe some spark plug wires , but It has to look like an "everyday/realistic" car and sit right with good tires & wheels.

I also found this very inspirational pic on the old interwebs last night too.

Got a little bit done on the 'Cuda project last night. The AMT Duster 340 intake seems to work fine and the engine got painted with some genuine Mopar Street Hemi Orange paint. Took a lot for me to decide on what color to paint the car itself, but finally decided to go with Testors Vitamin C (aka Dodge Go Mango). Was a bit bummed out that the Testors paint does not have any metallic in it...Vitamin C/Go Mango were metallic colors. Next big decision will be interior color...black or white ?

Just finished this one up this morning. This project started out as a paint experiment and I'm pretty happy with the results. It's not a show winner by any means, but it served its purpose...it will look good on my shelf and it has the look I was after. I wanted a used, but not abused hot rodded parts-hauler that you'd see cruising around on any street in America in the late 70's, 80s or even into the 90s. I did use the silver box art kit and was somewhat disappointed in the fact that this version has a custom wood bed floor, but I guess it works. So, I needed a guinea pig for the paint I wanted to try out. The El Camino was found on quick search through my stash. I had robbed the big block/automatic from it for another project a while back and figured it would be a great candidate for this project...if it went bad it would not be a big loss. I thought since I pilfered the big block from it, I'd have a little fun with it. I decided to build a standard, non-SS small block truck. I removed all the SS emblems as well as the 396 font marker lights/emblem. I used the 350 callout marker light decal from the Revell '69 Nova kit even though a 350 was not an option on El Caminos in '68. I also removed the SS emblem from the grill and added a non-SS grill bar/emblem....on my second and final attempt, I ended up carving the emblem from the real tail panel of an AMT '66 Nova kit. It still wears its SS hood, but I figured that is a common owner "upgrade". The color is '68 Chevy Ash Gold from a rattle can with Testors One-Coat clear. I used a section of AMT '65 Lincoln decal sheet on the tailgate for the faux wood treatment. Not sure if that's correct for a '68, but I really like it. I found a small block from an AMT NASCAR kit that fit well. Added a MAD distributor, some parts box headers and also converted it to a 4 speed. The Centerline Auto Drags came from the AMT '55 Chevy kit, parts box front tires and rear tires from the AMT '70 1/2 Baldwin Motion Camaro. Thanks for looking and comments are welcome.

Very Cool ! That's a Johnny Cash special.

I've been eyeballin' that kit too, just haven't pulled the trigger yet.

Got an AMT '59 Imperial kit and a "couple" of resin parts for it

I think it looks great Mattias. Has a street car/track days kinda vibe going on & I dig it.

Thanks for posting those pics Bill. I hoping to go to that show next year.

Thanks for the kind words fellas. I did have a lot of fun building this one.

Found a couple goodies at a 1:1 car show/swap yesterday