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A few pics of the Galaxies with the Starliner chassis.

It seems I was posting as you were posting.

Scott, using the Lindberg chassis is a good way to go. I’ve used them on my builds. One thing is though, the 63 wheelbase is a bit shorter than the Lindberg chassis. I had to do a bit of rear wheel cutting, and adding small pieces of sheet styrene, as well as moving the rear leaf springs up a little. These two mods will ensure the wheels will be centered in the wheel well opening properly. The front wheels lined up without any problem.

I literally have a dozen Starliner cars sitting around with the chassis and engines robbed out of them.

I would recommend using the AMT 60 Starliner for a donor. I’ve built many galaxies using this donor. The chassis fits in with minimal modifications, and the highly detailed engine can become a 427 since the FE engines look the same externally. Also, you can use decent width tires also. I could post some pics up of my 62,63,64 Galaxies if you’d like.

I don’t know what happened there. I’ve been noticing a lot of weird glitches on here lately. Thanks! The Galaxie box has a WIP of the Hubert Platt car, because it was built out of parts from the stash, and not out of a box. So I don’t have the original box for the Bolt. Im getting the burgundy body ready while I’m waiting for Slixx to release the Butch Leal decals. I put all the other builds on hold and really kept with the TBolts. I plan on doing the Jake King Atwater car also.

That Coronet sold for $600, with 27 bids on it. So there was more than one person willing to fork over the cash. Some kits seem to go for ridiculous amounts, while others go for a few bucks. I look at the price guide, and I see kits that are valued at a higher price sell for a surprising lower amount, and some kits that are valued at $15, sell for $50? I guess it all depends on how much someone is willing to pay, dictates the real value.

My model stash and supplies all kept in the spare upstairs room. All of the Monster and beverage cartons contain started builds.

Very cool build of The S***Box of Doom.

I followed your build on the workbench. I knew it was going to come out looking superb. Congrats on your Chevelle.

Man, this is one super nice build. Fantastic job on a year you don’t see often. Your under hood details, and wiring look perfect, as does the tach. I wouldn’t let that trunk thing bother you... this thing turned out great. I definitely got to get my hands on a set of those wheels from that P/S car!

Whoever casted that resin kit, looks like they did a quality job. Looking at the floor pan, it looks like a MCW casting. The few 62 cars I’ve built, I’ve always had problems with the firewall being way to wide, and needing to remove material from each side of it in order to get it to fit into the body right. The last one I built was having a problem with the rear seat and package tray also. What rear seat are you using? Did a rear seat come with that kit?

Watched it when it first came out. I was really looking forward to seeing it since Bufalino was running stuff from nearby Pittston Pa. I remember seeing his name in the local papers all the time. The movie didn’t seem like it was 3 1/2 hours long though. Most likely because it was pretty interesting.

I really like my Excel mag visor. Lightweight, easily adjustable.

Thank you everyone for the replies. It is much appreciated.

Thanks for the pics Tim, and also Steve. Ive never built a AWB as of yet. But from what I can tell, this kit looks fantastic. I especially like the under car shot. Cant wait until this is released.

A quick build to add to my AMT 62 S/S Bel Air collection.

Now this is COOL! Awesome set up.

You did a fantastic job on this build. Looks just like the trucks we used to see traveling the interstates years ago.

I can relate to what you are saying. I’m not really saddened that a project is over, but disappointed because I always seem to realize I could have done something differently to the project after it’s completed. Lately I’ve been writing my plans of my projects in a note book, and try not to stray from the plan. Seems to help when it’s all planned out on paper, for me anyway.

Had a hard time being convinced that it was actually a model. Looks VERY realistic. The weathering you preformed is fantastic. I especially like the “soot” marks from the exhaust in the trailer top. Nice job.

I get too many ideas going on in my head, like I’ll get really interested in building several cars. I’ll take the 62 Bel Air S/S cars. I’ll build the Dyno Don car, then Stricklers, and when it comes time to build the Proffitt car, it will wait for about a year until I get around to it, in order to have all three completed. Same goes for Max Wedge cars. Build two, then loose interest (temporarily) in building the rest I had initially planned. Then I’ll pop open a kit, for no apparent reason, and get it done from start to finish, even though there are ten others started. Maybe it could be called a slump buster? Now I’m all involved in a semi wrecker, that will be finished up before any of the started kits I have waiting. A few of my old big car Fords have been sitting for over a year now, Go figure. I really never sell off started builds. Usually I look in my stash, and I have to ask myself why I’m holding on to cars I know I will never build? They are the ones I normally will sell off. Building, collecting or hoarding models may not be as bad as suffering from alcoholism, or some other form of addiction, but sometimes I do wonder?

Possibly a plastic drinking straw, cut to fit, painted silver, with some “stop light” red paint.