Lovefordgalaxie

Yes, it's a copy of a badger 350, but I also have one, and none of the parts will interchange. Only the air hose can be used from the original Badger. Believe you or not, I paid about five Dollars for this airbrush and it does work as good as my real Badger 350, so, I decided to keep it in storage and use this one. If it breaks or gets damaged i'll just trow it away without a second thought. the Badger by other hand...

Thanks again gentlemen. I don't know how to thank you enough for the kind of kind comments you guys posted here. Very, very appreciated.

Very nice!!! Loved the entire thing, the color, the conversion job, and the six cylinder engine. Very nice touch on the oil filter.

I don't want to own any of them in 1:1 form, as they don't attract me at all, but man, the models are getting so nice!!! That woodwork on the dash, is that a decal?

Thought the same thing!!!!!

After I finished this '57, I was driving her down the road when a guy in one of that brand new Chevy cars that are all around now (I think it was a Chevelle, the new for '69) parked on my side by the traffic light and asked if my old Ford was a sleeper or just had a hole on the muffler. After kicking his rear end and having to wait for him by the next traffic light, I told him: "My ford is not into sleeping, She's into eating Chevy on breakfast, lunch and dinner"

Like it?? I loved it!!! Four doors are way nicer than two door cars, they have a much more well proportioned profile, not to mention being a lot more practical on the daily driving, at least that's what I think. We need more options on four door bodies. You did a great job on that Impala!!!!

Today I was counting how many airbrushes I have, and got to the number of ten. Some are in regular use, some are used once in a while, and some are never used, and that happens for a myriad of reasons, going from the airbrush really sucking big time, to being so fragile and bad designed it's as hard to clean as the Augean Stables, and I'm no Hercules. This one is my favorite for small parts. It's a double action Steula. Old but very good: Airbrushes and Related materials by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr This one is my favorite for body painting: A cheapo Western single action: Airbrushes and Related materials by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr This old Testors that I adapted to work with my compressor (it was originally designed to use a propellant bottle) I use to spray automotive two part clear: Airbrushes and Related materials by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr My old Badger. This one I use to paint small parts when I want to change color fast, as the cup is small, has no cover, ans is fast to clean. Airbrushes and Related materials by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr This thing is worthless. Even when connected to the compressor it works bad. Not to mention that cleaning is a major pain: Airbrushes and Related materials by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr This one is the worse airbrush I ever had the opportunity of using. The points are hard to clean, fast to leak, and the double action is a joke, as control is really poor. Airbrushes and Related materials by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr This one is my compressor. Airbrushes and Related materials by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Airbrushes and Related materials by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

In my opinion, if one door only is opening the model will look unfinished, or built in a hurry, just like mine. Open both or open none. That is what I think.

Thank you guys!!! Your feedback is very appreciated. I think you are talking about the cloth pattern. That is just the kit's decals. Other than that it's just Terstors flat gray enamel, Testors gloss black enamel, and detail painting with Model Master chrome silver enamel. The gray and the black were airbrushed. The seats were then decaled, and when dry I gave them a coat of semi gloss clear from Acrilex.

Almost factory stock. This '57 is a wolf in cheep's clothes. I lowered the front suspension, and and widened the wheels to accept modern wide track bias ply Good Years I bought at a store called "The parts Box". Also adopted the E code dual quad V8 312. Inside there is a tach on the steering column and a oil pressure gauge and and volt meter on the dash. Also installed a chrome plated fire extinguisher on the passenger side kick panel. All of those I also bought at "The parts Box". That guys have a great selection of parts!! Paint is automotive urethane under automotive two part clear. Build time: four days. Thanks for looking!!!! 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

No I don't use Future. I just polish the glass with car wax before installing it on the body.

I'm loving it!!!!! I have the utmost admiration for this kind of work (scratchbuilding) as I think I'm incapable of doing it...

That's a very good question. I wish I knew the answer. Those trucks were all built in steel by the Carrocerias Sul company in Southern Brazil. The Carrocerias Sul main business was to build buss bodies. The same guy that owned the company also owned a Ford dealer. he was a second generation Italian immigrant called Gido Cé Being a dealer, he was able to get unfinished trucks from Ford, and to modify them at his body building company using Ford parts. He even sent some of the truck to the Ford of Brazil headquarters, where some of the pictures were taken, and obtained from Ford the right to sell them trough the national dealer network. Today, those modified trucks are rare, and collectors fight over them. I saw a couple, only a couple, but they were really well made. Design was not sophisticated, but build quality was. The main reason for this kind of modification to be so popular was the fact that Ford only manufactured trucks in Brazil until 1966, when the first Ford car was built here from the tires up. before that, the passenger cars were imported CKD from the United States, so, due to importing fees, the cars were not as cheap as they were in the U.S. It was cheaper to buy a domestic made truck and have it modified to "become" a car. Of course that was a solution adopted by a minority, but even tough it was people enough to create a market for those trucks.

Thanks guys!!! I'm toying with the idea of building one in each color that was on the Ford chart for 1957... Don't know for sure yet. I already have Raven Black and Coral Sand!!! I have some Gunmetal Gray pint somewhere i'm pretty sure... 1957 Ford Colors by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Some more: Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Back in the 1950's and 1960's it was a trend to modify pick up truck bodies into something more car like. There was even a company called Carrocerias Sul (South Bodies) that was into the business. This is what they did: Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Custom Bodies for Ford Trucks by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

WOW, that looks awesome!! That's what I call a proper stock car racer!!

Interesting topic. I'll confess that I like to use spray can paint (read Tamiya) better than everything else. No cleaning, Not dealing with a compressor, and I always get a nice looking paint job. I do a lot of airbrushing too. About all the mechanical parts and interior parts of my models are airbrushed. On bodies I airbrush the finish when I'm using a custom color or when I'm using a genuine factory color, and all the times I do that I use real automotive paint and clear. Most metallic automotive paint is really thin, and I usually use way more than 1 oz to cover a body. My airbrush has a 1/2 oz cup, and I usually fill it about three or four times. When painting with non metallic paint, it depends on the paint type. For example, a nitrocellulose lacquer will require a lot less paint than enamel. Polyurethane will require even less paint, and usually a 1/2 oz cup will do a car.

Very cool bike!!!

Do you mean specific built cars? Really hard to find kits for some, and impossible for others, except for the Maverick. Our Galaxies were all four door sedans, so I would need to convert a AMT '66 to make a Brazilian Galaxie. There are kits of the early Escorts but none of the Corcel and Corcel II. Like until 1966 our Ford were imported in parts from the U.S. and put together here, this '57 is what you could see at the streets here.

Thanks guys!!! Loved the feedback!!! About the time I take to build, well, I have no idea why, but I like to build fast. I almost never ad any extra detail, and building box stock is faster. Is that '57 Ford wearing a '58 hood? That's cool!! yes I agree with you on the wipers. I mounted them like that to hide the fact they are way too short. I guess I just traded one short coming with another. I found out that the AMT wipers from the Edsel kit are the correct length, but I have none at the moment.

Really cool and well done!! Loved the color.

Thanks!! Yes, I use super glue on the glass. I first wax and polish the glass with automotive wax, like Meguiar's then put it in place and using a toothpick I apply a little drop of superglue to the corners of the glass, and let capillarity to take action. The secret is to use very little super glue. Never had any problems with fogging. Headlight lenses and other parts I glue with white glue.

Thank you guys!! Your comments are very appreciated For who is interested, here is the WIP thread: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=85053