David G.

The grille works quite well with the theme of the car, good choice. That fuel tank... wow! ? David G.

Great work on the headlights! It's the little things that add up to make a big difference. Love the flame trails too! David G.

Fabulous weathering effects, very convincing! David G.

Welcome back David! Definitely the B&W, it feels more period. David G.

It's a lot of fun watching this build come together. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. David G.

Thank you Larry. Thanks Carl. Thank you Mozzi. Tamiya's name for this color is TS-37 Lavender, though I always thought of it as purple. Tamiya does have a TS-24 Purple which to me actually looks more like violet. The final answer, I'll have to leave up to the two of you. Thanks again, David G.

Thank you kindly. David G.

Hello Everybody! The work on Revell's Northrop P-61 continues. The seam in the top of the fuselage is a bad joint in a bad location. I just can't let that stand. Let the sanding begin! After sanding, there's filling... Then more sanding, more primer and more filling... After another round of sanding and primer, I felt confident putting some color on it. I have to say, I'm pleased with the outcome. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments you may have. David G.

It'll look good on the shelf when it's all done. David G.

That's a good looking set of wheels! David G.

Thank you Jeff, I'm glad you like it. Thanks Robert, I appreciate that. Thank you Bil, it's kind of you to say so. Thank you Jack! Thanks Chris! Thanks Jim, it's nice having one's efforts recognized. I'm glad you were there following along. Thank you David. Thank you most kindly David. It took me a lot of effort to get this kit to this state so before you invest in one of your own, may I recommend having a look at the WIP to see what you're getting yourself in for. I have a couple more sets of photos to post that I'll get to in the coming days. Thank you all for your kind responses. David G.

An excellent build! David G.

Fabulous work as always Donald! I do like the hideaway headlights. Nice recovery on the bumper too. David G.

Nice work on the interior so far. David G.

@Bullybeef Thanks Bil! I've made a new thread for this in the "Under Glass" section, here's the link. Thanks to all of you who followed along and provided your support, encouragement and inspiration. David G.

Hello Everybody! Here is AMT's 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL. This kit can be built a couple of different ways. It comes with a nice set of Cragar SS wheels and some racing slicks. Also provided is a dual quad high-rise intake manifold with a cold air system. I decided to build this one as a mostly factory mild custom. Kind of a COPO build for a young guy with more money than time who likes to spend weekends at the strip. This was kind of a difficult build. It's an old kit that in some ways is really showing its age. Due to the age and amount of wear on the molds, many of smaller parts are roughly cast and require some reshaping to fit properly. This really became evident when it came to getting the opening hood and trunk to operate properly There were a number of adjustments and compromises that I had to make as I went through the build. I did a whole build thread. For those who may be interested in seeing the journey, here's a link to that. Now, on with the show! AMT's 1965 Ford Galaxie XL. I built and added some rear quarter windows to help hide the convertible top mechanism enclosures in the rear seat. I lowered the ride height in the front just a little. I think this gave it a pretty good stance. I got the trunk lid to line up well enough but the hood has given me nothing but problems. There will be more later. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments you may have. David G.

It's fun watching all of this come together. David G.

It looks great in primer, I can only imagine how it's going to look with some paint on it! The chassis came out quite nicely too. David G.

An excellent solution Jim! The interior looks great! Nice and cozy. David G.

That works! Nicely done Daniel! David G.

Nice rescue Topher! Using styrene will also allow for fixed wheels instead of rollies. Probably a better outcome. David G.

Hello Everybody! This will be the final update to the WIP section for this build. I'm currently editing the final photos and hope to post them in the "Under Glass" section soon. Thanks to all of you who followed along and offered your comments, suggestions and support. I appreciate you being there. A few months ago when I was prepping this build by stripping all the undesirable chrome, I stripped and refinished the air cleaner. I repainted it in aluminum and used some BMF on the center fins and colored the foil with a purple Sharpie. Just to add some zing. Unsurprisingly, there are clearance issues with the air cleaner. It sits a little too high on the carburetors and is keeping the hood from closing completely. So I'm using my little grinder to grind away some material from the inside of the air cleaner. Success! ...mostly. One of the times I was using a tiny blade to clean the styrene dust out the locator holes, I accidentally poked through them. ? Now I have a little more work to do. Because the air cleaner sits about 2mm lower on the carbs, I had to grind away some of the bottom portion on the front to clear the distributor. The engine bay is done! There was no radiator hose (upper or lower) provided by AMT and I didn't feel like making one. With that, the 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL is complete! As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Oh, this one was full of surprises Robert! Thanks for your kind comment. David G.

Soon. I have it cleaned up and the final photos shot, I plan on editing them today. David G.

Well worth the effort, it turned out great! David G.