Lovefordgalaxie

Thanks Carl!!!

Thanks mate!! The color, if you are interested is factory option Vicking Blue.

Thank you guys!!! They are old builds, all of them were already posted here, but I thought it wouldn't hurt posting them again in sephia mode. I built '63 some time ago. Here she is: 1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Very well done!!!

Maybe some of you would like this kind of pictures involving models. Tell me what you think!!! '40 Ford by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr '40 Ford by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr '40 Ford by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr '40 Ford by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr '40 Ford by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Sephia by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Sephia by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

I found this very old picture and had it scanned. The models are long gone, unfortunately. I built them as a very young kid. I think I was 6 or 7 years old. My mother gave them to me, along with some brushes and paints. I remember that crystal clear now. You can see in the picture a AMT '57 Ford, my favorite, a Monogram '56 Chevrolet, and just a piece of a Testors '48 Ford coupe. That one was the last I built and it was a MES!!! Just one door would open, and it was all brush painted black. From the three, the only one I haven't built again is the '48, but I managed to find one. Still finding courage to face the multi piece body. First Builds? by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

That came out perfect. Not only the color is awesome, but the paint job is perfect. The wheels and tires look just at home on the car, and the entire package is of extreme good taste. The perfect custom car of the very best era of automobile design, and of the very best car manufacturer in the world. It can't get any better than this.

I'm puzzled by all the comments this build got!!! I wasn't expecting that for sure. Thank you very much guys Well, my advice to you Helmut is simple: Just build it!! It's a simple kit, and you have nothing to loose. By other hand you will have fun. It's a win win situation

Cats do this. The "conquer" you and then you are hooked for life. I like all animals, cats, dogs, horses, you name it, but cats are somewhat special. My brother has a dog, a Chow Chow, and I really like him too. He is kind of a dog that believes he's a cat. You can call him all day long and him will only come when he feels like it.

My cats also love to help me to build models: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Andrew doing some quality control: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Lindsay inspecting a '51 Chevy to see if all parts are really there: Lindsay, my modeling assistant by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Andrew, Mike and Lindsay inspecting the quality of my picture taking and diorama making: Quality inspectors by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Quality inspectors by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Quality inspectors by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Like you can see, cats are indispensable to do quality modeling. To build a nice Christmas Tree by other hand... Christmas Cats by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Here are mine: The oldest of the crowd is called Mitch. He's a Siamese cat I rescued from a palm tree back in 1999. My uncle's dog was barking at him, at the time he lived on a house just behind mine. I got a lader and went up the palm tree to rescue the until then unknown cat. He came to me purring and it was love at first sight. he is with me ever since. The vet told me he was about a year old at the time, so he is 16 today and still going strong. Christmas Cats by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr The next one is a girl. A beautiful redhead called Lindsay. I found her at the Federal University parking lot back in 2008. She was just a kitten. Lindsay by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Next we have yet another little lady. This one I got from a neighbor just a few days after finding Lindsay, so I called Aliana. For some reason Ali likes to sleep behind the TV set. Christmas Cats by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr The next one was kind of a surprise. I mentioned to a friend of mine that I would love to have a gray cat, and the next day the girl came by my house with a little gray kitten. This one I called Mike. Christmas Cats by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Ok, like if I hadn't enough cats, on the same day I got Mike, I went to get a package at the post office inside the local Shopping Mall, and sure enough, I saw a poor car scared to death inside the pet shop that there is there. It was supposed to be a Siamese, and looked like one, being just a baby, and I bought him to take him out of that noise and out of that crazy place. Named him Andrew. This was back in 2009. Andrew grew up loving Mike as a brother, and I think they really believe they are brothers. The problem is, Andrew grew, and grew, and grew. he now looks like a Maine Coon!!! No Siamese here LOL!!!! Andrew by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Mike and Andrew as kittens: Andrew and Mike, early 2009 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr When I thought I had all the fur babies I would ever want, something really bad happened. My uncle, the one that lived close to my house passed away. he was more a father to me than an uncle, and I loved him very much. He had two pets, a dog that had passed two years before, and a cat, a 12 years old Siamese with only three paws. I knew him since he was a kitten, and was there when he was run over by a motorcycle and the vet had to remove his left front paw. Fron this poin on, my uncle started calling him Tripata (something like three-paw) My uncle left Tripata to me as he already knew me, and everybody in the house. Christmas Cats by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr The very last one And I really mean LAST one as I don't have any more space, was a emergency rescue. I was coming back from my friend Maycon's garage, and at the highway I spoted a little black spot in panic, frozen by the cars passing. I parked the big Galaxie in a position that would protect the little cat, and went out to rescue. The poor thing was so afraid it came with me without even trying to run. he started purring immediately after I had him on hand. His paws were all burnt by the hot asphalt, and he has some deep lacerations on the face and on the side. The little thing was all black with beautiful green eyes. Took him home, and then to the vet, Even after his adventures he was fine, and became the biggest rascal of the house. I called him Wladimir Lenin in honor to the great Wladimir Ilich Lenin, that was a "cat person" and had several black cats at his house near Moscow. Lenin by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christmas Cats by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr I just love my Comrade Lenin Lenin by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

She's so cute!!! I love cats. Have seven of them... Can't remember not having a cat.

Well, when I use spray cans I only use Tamiya. They are pretty expensive, but they are the very best. That's what I think. I never got similar results with any other brand of spray paint, including Testors/Model master. I also use no primer at all. Why? Because primer will always leave a texture, even Tamiya primer. If the body is a odd color plastic, like orange, red, or even black and I'm painting it a light color, I just give it a couple of mist coats of Tamiya silver or aluminum paint until the plastic color is covered. If you have a light color plastic body, sand your mold lines, and then, just wash it very well with a good detergent to remove all mold release gent from it and let it dry by itself. Then start painting it with mist coats holding the spray can about 25 cm from the model. Usually I give the body two mist coats with about 20 minutes in between. The ideal is that at the end of the second mist coat you can not see the plastic color anymore. If you still can, then give it another mist coat. Only doing so, you will almost finish the first can. remember they are small, and you also have to mist coat other parts like the hood, splash pans, firewall and wheels eventually. At the end of the mist coats, you wait about two hours and then the fun begin. Usually I finish off the first can on the small parts, giving them heavy coats. Then I start the new one on the body. Usually one can is enough to give the model about three wet coats. By wet coats I mean painting up close, about 10 cm away, and moving the can fast, leaving no orange peel on the surface. The secret is to get to the critical point when the paint is just about to run. This requires some practice. You will be disappointed to see a lot of detail to disappear at this point, but don't worry. The important is not to let the paint run, and don't get heavy to the point the paint will accumulate at the lower parts of the body. Like I said, it takes some practicing on some old bodies. Let the paint to dry about 20 minutes and give it yet another heavy coat. wait more 20 and give it the final coat. Also have a extra can of paint, because if your second can ended during the last coat, you can't stop in the middle of a body. Let the model dry at least overnight. At this point you will see that all detail is showing again. You can now thank Mr.Tamiya for his great paint!! people say you have to wait four days to rub Tamiya paint out (it's lacquer) but I just give it 24 hours of drying time. To rub it out, I use a 2500 sanding paper and a cup of water. I just sand until the larger surfaces are all flat. Be very careful not to sand trough the paint on the corners!!! To rub the Tamiya paint out, I use Meguiar's Tech Wax 2.0 wax and some cotton balls. I'm always careful NOT to rub trough the paint on corners. I also use to do the BMF before rubbing the paint, so the wax won't affect the sticking of the foil, not to mention the foil gets very shiny with the wax. Another thing of beauty about Tamiya paint: you can do a touch up and it will not disturb the previous coat. Even after days or weeks. P.S. I do not work for Tamiya.

No, I built quite a few The Buick and a Poncho: 1962 Buick & Pontiac by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Hot Rod '51 Chevrolet: 1951 Chevy Hot Rod by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Stock '51 Chevrolet: 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air: 1956 Bel Air, Missing Detail Added by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1/12 scale 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air: More Bel Air Shots by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr And a lot of others. I happen to love Fords and and to just like Chevrolets.

I have just one thing to say: FORD 4 Ever. 1962 Ford X Buick by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1962 Ford X Buick by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1962 Ford X Buick by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1962 Ford X Buick by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1962 Ford X Buick by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Just about 51 years separate those two kits. The Galaxie is a original 1962 annual. The Electra was made in 2013. 1962 Ford X Buick by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Very nice!! Great color choice and superb execution.

Thanks Alan!! Yes, the paint is from the Tamiya spray can. No airbrush involved on the body. No primer also. Just Tamiya TS-14 black on the bare plastic. I always do that with Tamiya paints and it always works great. I only use primer and airbrush paint with real automotive paint. After it was painted and foiled I just gave it a nice rub with Meguiar's Tech Wax 2.0 and some cotton balls. On the floor pans I airbrushed them with a Revell enamel paint that looks like red oxide primer (MAT 37) and then some semi gloss black acrylic from Testors. Next, to seal it up I airbrushed some semi gloss clear. After that I decanted some Tamiya TS-14 and airbrushed it to simulate the body color overspray on the edges, what is kind of hard to notice even with the model on hand, as the misty black overspray ends looking semi gloss like the rest of the black on the underside of the car. I didn't do any texture, at least not on purpose. What you see is just the result of the layers of paint and clear.

It should be called Baker Trike instead. Just imagine your legs between the engine block and the headers with that big old V8 running at 180, 190 degrees at a parking light.

This one I drew back in 1999. Mixed some GM products into a very car-like S10: Old Stuff by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr This one is a radical Kustom based on a 1982 Galaxie: Old Stuff by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr This one is a blown 1974 Galaxie done in 1980s style, complete with graphics. Oh the things you do when you are 18 years old... Old Stuff by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1979 Ford LTD-GT: More old Drawings by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr This one is a favorite of mine. It's a proposition for a new GAZ Volga I did back in 2001: GAZ Volga Draft by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr This one is a proposition I did for a new GAZ Chaika, also around 2001, 2002. I mixed elements from the Chaika 13 and 14. It kind of has a retro look. GAZ Chaika Draft by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

How did I miss this!!?????? FANTASTIC!!

This site has tons of fine scanned brochures of antique U.S. built cars, and can be of great help for the ones that like to build them factory stock: http://www.lov2xlr8.no/broch1.html

Thanks again guys!!! That foil job was easy. You just have to foil that BEFORE painting the car, and then polishing the paint out just where you want the chrome to show. I did that with all the lettering on the body too. That blue, well I stole it from a Cadillac catalog. I did some research to figure out the chrome on the dash, and if I had to include that ugly console, and discovered what you said Charlie. That bogged me for a minute, as I didn't want a super contrasting interior, but that didn't last as I remembered watching on a TV show (The Car Czar I think?) a Camaro, painted in a Cadillac color being restored. Then, I thought I would do the same with the Buick's interior. It looks classy in blue without too much contrasting between the interior and exterior. Very discrete, and luxurious looking.

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Thank you gentlemen!!!! Thanks Mike, believe you or not, the BMF inside the car was the real pain. The front seats are molded to the interior tub. Foiling the sides of the seats was, let's say, "entertaining?". Oh you got the picture!!! Thanks peter!! I agree with you, I just have no patience to do that. It's very rare for me to add spark plug wires or heater hoses and fuel lines. I think I just did that about three or four times.

Thank you very much, I didn't know I had any fans LOL You do great job as well Aleksander!! I didn't know you let the foil out by choice, the AMT body doesn't show any reference to the trim, so a lot of people never knew it was supposed to be a trim piece there. I guess I just know because I saw the 1:1 car many times.