Maindrian Pace

Thanks James, that clears it up. They must slide forward in slots.

They do have pins on the back side. I thought of hood hinges, but I don't see how they would work, they would run the hood into the cowl before it came up.

It doesn't get much better than perfect, does it?

What are these? I don't have the instructions, and can't find these online. Many thanks.

Love the proportions, very balanced, very factory looking. The best kind of phantom.

She is just an absolute doll.

One of the nicest builds ever on that kit, it looks real against the backdrop.

Amazing detail, no mistaking that car for anything else.

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Fantastic job on my favorite year of Galaxie, tied with the '61 Starliner. I have had great luck masking side trim with Tamiya tape, burnished down well, and Molotow straight out of the pen. Love the color combo, and the Pegasus wheels were the right choice.

Very nice job, smooth glossy finish. I don't think I've ever seen that kit actually built as the goon car before.

Thanks Bob.

Thanks very much Gentlemen.

Mighty fine job on one of my favorite cars of all time (I touched one once!) and pretty nice how close the Testor's orange is to the Turbine Bronze. Dream machine right there.

Much of the story is in the build thread, but basically this car was built for a few reasons: There was a fire apparatus club build theme coming up, and it took care of two of my favorite types of builds; use up parts that I already have, and build something that I haven't done before. The body is a resin offering by Jimmy Flintstone, the interior tub and glass are from an original '59 promo wagon, and a Revell '57 Ranchero donated its chassis, steering wheel, and a few other parts. Originally it was going to be a rat rod style car, but turned into a period lowrider when I tried a set of Pegasus Astro Supremes. Bellflower exhaust pipes were a must, and the tips are fire hose nozzles by Don Mills that I bought off of ebay. The stock grille was cut out and replaced with a tube grille made with Evergreen half round bars. Almost all of the other fire items are from the parts box, mirrors and spot lights are early '60s AMT kit parts, decals are from the AMT Impala fire chief car and the American LaFrance pumper. I printed the door emblems on an ink jet printer and they came out as expected - sort of OK. I improved them slightly with a gold ink pen, but I'd like to find someone that can do a better job with a better printer, which would be the final touch. Thanks for looking.

Yes there will be Andy. A combination of kit decals and door emblems that I printed.

I have a siren from a Johan police car, and it will play prominently in this build. Interesting idea on the gold in the side trim, I might have to experiment with that. Masking tape on BMF usually doesn't end well, so it would have to be hand applied. Maybe a gold ink pen would work.

First full mock up with interior, glass, and chassis. Bellflowers are cut down side pipes from a '61 Mercury kit. This is as low as it can go out back, as the tires are almost touching the wheel tubs, but it still rolls. Home stretch on this quickie.

After a quick cut & buff, I let the Bare Metal Foil fly. Lots of it on this car, but I'm not complaining - I actually like doing BMF.

I had second thoughts about doing the whole roof in gold, that's a lot of gold. Maybe just the ribbed area? Still lots of gold, and not custom enough. So naturally, that leaves scallops. After a few experimental layouts, I decided on roof-length spikes on the sides, and two spikes in the middle to frame the beacon. I was considering some on the sides, but that might be a little much with the chrome, lettering, and emblems. This seems like it should be enough.

Added some gear. All parts box stuff, the radio is comically large - and I'm not even sure it actually is a radio; but after adding a mic, it is now.

Both of them look great, and both look completely plausible as functional water craft. Seeing that Corvair on the lake would be a real mind blower for sure, and it's amazing just how well the Studebaker roof lends itself to the boat style.

Very, very sharp build, and great engineering on the conversion.

Great job, restorations of rare '60s kits never get old. I restored one of these too, around 30 years ago. It remains the best proportioned '68 Fastback body.