Lovefordgalaxie

I love the year in review threads. We have the chance to see some very cool models that could have gone unnoticed during the year for a reason or another. I wait for those and will post mine.

Can't see any of the pictures.

Very fine job Gary.

Thank you Tim. I'm done for the year, but in 2018, will be back building Ford cars!! Thanks again for looking and commenting. P.S: Looked at your Fotky page and you have a fan. My Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lovefordgalaxie/

On the second picture is the Heller 1936 Mercedes 500K I had that kit. The door panels were chrome plated as well. Also had the same kit, badged as Heller Kiko, with zero chrome at all, only silver plastic and vinyl tires. The main body is divided right in the middle, the seam goes from the rear bumper to the firewall, and the fit is not exactly Tamiya like. Both I got as gifts, and promptly traded the first one into a AMT '40 Ford Tudor, and the second one into a AMT '41 Ford wagon.

Thank you Tim. Even tough I don't have the magazine, the car you built for them is the one you posted on the general section a few weeks ago, right? I found it while looking for you here. My '40 Ford DOES look like a copy from yours, what was not intentional. I used Ford color Mandarin Maroon, that looks very close to Buick Titan red, at least on pictures. If I had the street rod version of the Revell '40 Ford, both models would look even more alike, as I would have used the engine parts from that kit, instead of the much newer parts from Motor City Flathead. Also would not had to scratchbuild the "Beehive" oil filter, what was quite a pain. Did it by using my Dremel tool as a lathe, and only succeeded on the third attempt.

Thanks!! Yes, I think it's possible. The chrome is not affected as it would rather reflect the UV light other than absorb it like the painted parts.

Here are the two Chevrolet cars I built at the same time in 1991. The Impala was built for myself. Other than a fall during my move here that cracked the top of the windshield, the Impala survived quite well. It was never on a display case, always on a shelf on my room. The impala saw a couple of wheel changes over the years, but it has now the same set I originally built it with. Both the Impala and the '37 were painted with the very same rattle can primer, and the same brand of rattle can paint (Colorgin). The Impala could use a little cleanup, and maybe some wax. Not bad for a 26 year old model car!! Yeah, I was into decaling the glass back then.

I had zero luck finding a AMT '37 Chevy kit. Found a few on e-Bay, but the import tax is too high now.

Well, after a LOT of trouble I was able to glue the parts I have back together. Preserved them one by one, first by washing them, then brushing them all with a solution of acrylic "artists" sealer varnish and glass cleaner. It gave some of the gloss back, and got into the cracks, and fissures, and the thing feels a little more solid now. As a note, the chrome plated parts are completely fine, pliable, and strong, like if new. The biggest part missing is the top boot. When I get a new '37 Chevy kit, i'll make molds of the missing pieces, and resin cast the, so I can complete this one.

Yes guys, I wanted to restore it, strip the old paint, and the whole shebang, but the plastic is literally falling apart. I never saw anything like that before on a model kit. Just by holding the body to glue the windshield frame, I cracked it where there was no crack before (at least not that I could see) and for one glued piece, two more broke. It took me one hour to glue the windshield frame back in place, and I had to use superglue, and the glass itself to support the rest of the parts in place. One thing I know, it's not the paint I used back in the '90s, as I used it on many cars and they are not fragile like this one.

Well gentlemen, I took careful examination on the model's parts, and it's more like a Titanic artifact than a model kit. The body is full of fissures. The rear end came apart just by carefully washing it. The plastic is quite brittle. I don't know what could have caused it, but most parts can't be worked on without cracking. The Impala I built at the same time is still fine, so I guess it was some sort of environmental factor, like high humidity, and or heat that did no good for the plastic. In this care I decided I will try to carefully preserve what's left, and put it together the best I can. Also have the idea of building a replica of the original build with a new kit. Will post some pictures of the parts back together as soon as I finish. Started looking for a '37 Chevy kit locally.

I like them a lot. Very well done.

Back in 1991 I was in my last year of regular school before entering high school, and had a pall that was also into cars as much as I was, and into the same kind of cars, the old Fords and Chevrolets up to the '70s. We were the freaks, the crazy lozers, as most guys our age were into VW Gol GTIs, or Miuras, Pumas, the Chevy Kadett GS, or Escorts XR-3, or the Fiat Uno 1.5R, the then current and "desirable" sports cars. Me and Robert? We were into Galaxies, Maverick GTs, Dodge Chargers, Model A Fords, '40 Fords, '48 Fords, old Impalas, anything big, full of chrome, whitewalls, and with a V8. Well, you got the picture. One day he bought a AMT '37 Chevy convertible, and asked me to build it for him, as he had zero experience with models. Tried to convince him to give it a try, but he refused to "ruin" the kit (as if what I was doing was any better...) Anyway, I built the '37 Chevy at the Same time I built a AMT '64 Impala. Those two kits were my first attempts at foil, and they resulted quite nice for the day. Well, after school we lost contact, and I went to college. A few days ago, I bought online a big box full of spare parts, something I'm always looking for. Among all of the chrome parts, and spare engines, and wheels and tires, there were the bagged remains of a '37 Chevy convertible. Yes it is the very same I built in 1991. The guy that sold me the parts have no idea of it's origin, as it was already in the box when he got it. Many parts are missing, the paint is badly stained with what looks to be pen ink, and the entire thing is a mess. I really don't know if a restoration could be done, or even a preservation, trying to put most parts together the best I can. It will still look like a mess, so i'm tempted to bin it. The Desoto engine on the pictures was in the same bag, even tough it was not used on the car. I used the stock Chevy six. This is one of those cases I really don't know what to do, or I'm not sure of what to do. 1937 Chevy by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1937 Chevy by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1937 Chevy by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1937 Chevy by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr 1937 Chevy by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

1940 Ford Standard Business Coupe by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr

Exact same spot, the last hubcap on the right, on both kits.

Good catch!! Unfortunatelly, Kikoler is no longer in business. Revell later associated with toy company Estrela, and released a couple of kits in the '90s. That was short lived, as they didn't sell in the numbers Estrela was hoping for. Quality was great tough.

OK, it's fixed. You guys will have to buy on e-Bay...

Steve, have you ever watched the guys at Coldwarmotors on YouTube? One of my favorite channels. https://www.youtube.com/user/coldwarmotors

Yes, I get that A LOT!!! Every single tourist from overseas thinks my Galaxie is a '66. There are some differences, but not many. Now on a '67, there are no differences, other than available engine. The good part is: It's cheap to restore a '66 Galaxies here, as the parts interchange. I even did a video to specify it's a '74.

If that confused you, look under the hood and the rear end:

Thanks!! In fact one never rescues a cat, he or she rescues you. I think Kirk must be some kind of genetic experiment. Only one fellow in the belly, something I had never seen, and he is not even four months old yet, and it's almost the size of his mom.

Kits by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr