Lovefordgalaxie

Thank you for the comments guys!

Great looking builds!!! You can never go wrong with FORD!!!!

I built this Galaxie from the AMT Styline kit. I'm the kind of guy that drives a 1974 Galaxie, loves cars the way they left the factory, and loves all cars as long as they are Ford V8s. I already KNEW that cars built up to the mid 70s were the only real cars in my book, and never could care less about the plastic pieces of you know what they are building today, but never thought how much I like to build simple kits. I never liked super detailing nothing, and even adding spark plug wires is a pain for me, so I really, really LOVED this AMT '61 Galaxie. The chassis is just one piece, you have too use paint to detail it. There are two metal axles for the wheels. There is no engine. The model was born from the same molds that gave birth to my beloved dealer promos of the 60s. The build started on Friday, and I finished her today. The paint is automotive urethane and two part clear. The color was mixed to represent the factory color of Laurel Green, even tough my digital camera can't do it justice, and I think I'll have to take some shots with my old Zenith camera and have the film developed to get the real color, just like in the good old days, when cars were really cars!!! 1961 Galaxie DONE!! by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1961 Galaxie DONE!! by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1961 Galaxie DONE!! by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1961 Galaxie DONE!! by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1961 Galaxie DONE!! by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1961 Galaxie DONE!! by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Oh yeah, a SOHC powered batmobile!! Can you handle the V8 Batman??? Great!!!

I'm not into Lowriders, but I can see excelent workmanship when I see it, and man, you did a great job detailing this Cadillac. You know it's a great job when you just notice some photoetched details after a long time looking at the model. They don't pop as the center of the detailing, they just complement the job done with paint and foil and decal, and this Caddy is a great example of this.

WOW, this looks GREAT :D You made FORD guy very happy today, I'm in love with this beauty

The engine is a 302 small block and the tranny is a C-4 auto.

I'm not in love with the wheels, but the model is awesome!! The vinyl top looks perfect.

Great!!

I think Ford is in recycling colors. I did some comparing, and the Viking Blue is almost the same color as my '82 Galaxie, that is Jamaica Blue: Saturday at the gas station by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Now that's cool!!

I wish you guys could see the color better, but it seems to change a bit from picture to picture. I think it's this new camera I got, that I still don't know how to operate properly.

Thank you guys, appreciated!! About building another one in Acapulco Blue, well, maybe a '64!!

Really great!!! A cool and welcome fresh idea!!

1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

This was another of my fast builds, as I started her on last Sunday, and finished on Friday. The AMT kit is based on the original dealer promo, so there are not many parts to worry about, and that is the way I like things. I really like the way AMT used to do models back in the '60s and give them more value than the new tooling kits. I originally wanted this Galaxie to be Acapulco Blue, but I copyed the wrong code from the color catalog, and ended having Viking Blue mixed. I noticed there was something wrong with the color just after I painted the body, but no way I was going to strip the body, specially when the paint resulted good!!! So, Viking Blue she is!! Well, here she is, thanks for looking!! 1963 Galaxie 500 WIP by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1963 Galaxie 500 WIP 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 1963 Galaxie 500 XL by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

That is not a model, it's a work of art.

Mike my friend, thank you a lot!!! I'm missing your e-mails with updates on your builds!! Once a week is too little!!! By the way, I loved your '62 Thunderbird "Midnite". You cold send me a high resolution pic, so I could do a custom picture of it along with mine two.

Yep, tell me about it. If things keep the way the are, very soon we will see the extintion of the tire as a pneumatic. For me a real tire has to have at the very least a 70% profile, being 80% ideal. Also dislike radials. They look ugly, and are not correct for older cars. The bias ply tires are way more confortable and beautiful to look at, and the suspension components will last longer. On a car designed to use bias ply tires, installing radials will ruin the ride quality, and cut the life on wheel bearings, ball joints, shock absorbers, tie rod ends,etc. My Galaxie driver has all original parts, including the points ignition, Autolite 4100 carburetor, and the original 292 Y-Block V8. Never let me down. Drives everywhere. I guess the guys back in the '60s really knew what they were doing.

Thanks guys!! I built this one mostlly to save a kit that someone had used for parts, and of course for my inconditional love of Fords. Jim, that things are chrome spears I used to cover the holes where a chrome bar was supposed to be glued on the front fender. That bar was missing from the kit, so I decided to use the mounting holes to add a custom feature.

Way cool!!!!

After building a showroon stock 1962 Thunderbird, I got some leftover parts, like a set of custom wheels, and tires. Those parts were going to the parts box, at least untill last Sunday, when I took my 1:1 Galaxie to a show, and ended buying a couple of kits at the swap meet. One of the kits was a incomplete '62 Bird. The engine was missing the heads the belts, the intake, the air conditioning compressor, and the exhaust manifolds. The wire wheels were missing, as was the chrome bar up front that protects the grille. The engine parts were sourced by parts from a built Starliner I got at another swap. Not perfect, but pretty decent The chrome on the Thunderbird kit all had a golden tint, that while a defect on a stock build, gave me an idea. I have a can of Libra Gold paint from when I did a repaint on my Galaxie, and decided to spray the Bird in that color. Used the custom wheels left over from my green T-Bird, and just using three basic colors (black, silver, gold) I built the car in two days. Not much detail in just two days tough. Instead of foil, I used chrome silver paint on the interior, and didn't have the time to paint the top yet. The final touch was a custom plate: FE V8 390, and it was done... Right? Not so fast!! Here cames a twist: Even tough I had liked the desigh of the custom "Sombrero" wheels that came with the new edition T-Bird kit, they are the steam locomotive kind: Too big. I really hate wheels any bigger than 15" on a classic car, and like I was afraid, the Thunderbird looked like a locomotive with the big wheels. I had to make the Bird to look like the handsome car she is, so I got a set of chrome steel wheels from a AMT custom Catalina kit, and four whide white Firestones to match. Once I had them installed, the car got the "real automobile" feeling again, and also a "early '60s custom" feeling too. Like I don't like to do radical mods, I just lowered it a little more, installed some custom spears on the front bumper, and custom exhaust tips. Did a light dry brushing on the chassis, and called her done. Yes, I think I'm a radical, I don't like modern wheels, or modern anything to be honest, and maybe I was born about 40 years too late. Improved Thunderbird by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Improved Thunderbird by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Improved Thunderbird by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Improved Thunderbird by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Improved Thunderbird by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Improved Thunderbird by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Improved Thunderbird by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Improved Thunderbird by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Very cool models. Of course the Ford is way nicer :D

Thank you very much guys I appreciate a lot your comments.

My kind of build, fast, and great looking, not to mention the super cool subject

Joe, I painted the "carpeting" with Testors flat black enamel, and the seats, door panels, console and dash with Testors semi gloss black acrylic. After the foil was done, I gave a coat of semi gloss clear (Tamiya) to help with the anodized aluminum efect, as it's not as shinny as chrome.