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Lovefordgalaxie

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  1. Looking great!! Loved the rear tires, and the front suspension looks very very real and accurate.
  2. Thank you my friends!!! I'm brand new to weathering. Hope to improve on this, so I can put together a few "old" cars. I still like them better looking show room fresh tough I think that due to the car's theme, this '57 being a road racer and all, it couldn't be all brand spanking new. I thought about leaving the exhaust brand new, as if it had being replaced, but the car was already together, and I didn't want to take the risk of taking her apart. The valve covers are from the Monogram 1956 Thunderbird, and they also have a PE Thunderbird logo glued to them. The logos came from the PE detail set for the AMT 1962 Thunderbird.
  3. Will post the answer in four hours from now, at 19:00 hours for me. Already have one correct answer!!!!
  4. Hei Geoff, aren't that sheetmetal plates covering the engine's cylinders from behind supposed to be painted black? The last time I saw one of those cars, that pieces of metal were painted black, and the exhaust "heat accumulators" just by them were painted flat gray.
  5. Yesterday I was watching some videos about weathering on youtube, and decided to see if I could get it a little better than my previous attempts. Took my 1957 Ford in Gunmetal Gray and decided to add about 50 years of road grime to the underside of the car. Copied the underside of my '74 Galaxie, that's 40 years old now. Here in Brazil we don't have salt on the roads, but we have dirt roads, and they were the majority during the 50's and early 60's when the major asphalt highways started being built. As a result, cars had a nice layer of dirt underside. 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Also put some dirt on the engine, nothing exaggerated tough. 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
  6. GREAT!!!! You are an artist, and a PHD in savings as well!!! I also do foiling with aluminum foil. Sometimes I use BMF, mostly on small parts like badges. By the way, how did you managed to embed the youtube video here? I can only post the link.
  7. Nice!! It has Wide Ovals with red lines!! For some reason I love Firestone Wide Ovals
  8. All in all I think the kit's age don't matter. The AMT 1957 Ford is still a great kit, and it's a 60's tooling. AMT 1966 and 1965 Galaxies, both are great kits, with very accurate bodies. The AMT 1949 Mercury is better than Revell's butchered version. Revell had the nerve to put out a '49 Mercury woodie WITHOUT the original engine, but making it to look like a factory original car. Many mistakes happen from tooling from restored cars. A restored car is worthless as a reference, and I think has no value whatsoever as an antique. There are unrestored original cars out there, with factory paint, factory upholstery, untouched undersides and engines. THOSE are the cars to be used as references.
  9. I saw you talking in this very forum about how bad it was the Revell or AMT (now I don't recall) Chevy Nova's rear panel and bumper, that had to have a inward curve and it didn't, and if one would like to build a correct model that would had to be corrected. It looks like a lot of care for just a toy. Are you telling the toy story just to disagree with Harry or did you change your opinion?
  10. Having some happy hours, that's the idea!!!! The first time I saw a picture of this car I almost went crazy trying to find out what it was!!!! Had a big surprise tough
  11. OK, it's your choice my friend. If you don't feel comfortable playing, don't play. The idea is to have fun, and to have a nice time. Occasionally, I believe you will see a car you know, as you have great car ID knowledge, after all, you are almost every single week among the winners of the game, and when you do, you are welcome to to send the answer!!
  12. The custom cars I'm referring to are cars built by a manufacturer like Chevrolet, Ford, VW, you name it, and then customized. Those will be off. If a guy builds a car in his garage, without using a specific existing car as a base, then it's a prototype, and those are on. How to find them? Reserach. If I could find it so can you But don't worry, it won't be always a one off.
  13. By the way, once a long time ago I built a Tamiya Toyota Celica. Unfortunatelly, I stored it inside a box with another car, and the tire ruined the paint on the door.
  14. Looks like This Toyota is for you Jonathan what the 1957 Ford is for me We just can't stop building them...
  15. Thought of making a weekend edition of our known and loved Auto ID. Talked to Harry and I have his blessing, so here it goes. I plan on posting the What is it? quiz every Friday just after Harry posts the answer the the regular Auto ID, and I will post the answer on Sunday evening (Sunday evening for me GMT-3) The rules are: The car has to to run under it's own power, and a human being has to be able to drive it. And that's about it. It can be a one off, a car somebody built in his or her garage, a billion Dollar prototype, a full production car, you name it. To avoid confusion, the custom cars, hot rods, and modified stockers are out. As on regular Auto ID, DON'T POST ANSWERS OR HINTS HERE, JUST PM ME WITH THE ANSWER. Auto ID par TĂșlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity ANSWER IS: IT'S A 1904 BONADEI
  16. OH boy, that's smooth as glass.
  17. I don't know what's the fuss about it, It's a red Thunderbird, and looks like there is a orange Corvette just by the Thunderbird.
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  19. Stock all the way!!!!
  20. Dude, I'm a fan of your work.
  21. Rat Rod: Something that is a waist of a nice engine and looks like it was done at the bathroom while reading the newspaper.
  22. Oh poor little Torino Cobra Convertible... If that '48 Ford were stock I would miss it too. All the rest: Not really.
  23. The engine looks great in that thing.
  24. I know what it is. But I have no pride in knowing.
  25. Sorry, I couldn't resist. This for sure sounds like the kind of behavior I expect from a Mopar. model or 1:1
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