Lovefordgalaxie

And the last ones: 1949 Ford Custom Coupe: 1949 Ford Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford Kustom: 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Those are the models I managed to finish this year: 1962 Buick Electra 225: 1962 Buick Electra 225 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor in Coral Sand: 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor in Inca Gold: 1957 Ford Custom Tudor (indoor pictures) by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor in Gunmetal Gray: 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1932 Ford Model 18 Victoria Deluxe: 1932 Ford Victoria V8 by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Frame: 1957 Ford Frame. by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford Deluxe Coupe: 1936 Ford De Luxe Coupe by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1936 Ford Deluxe Roadster: 1936 Ford De Luxe Roadster by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1958 Plymouth "Christine": Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Very nice!! Love to see the Flathead still there.

They all look the very best, with above great finish and craftsmanship, but that '36... Sweeeeet.

That battery came from a Pontiac Catalina kit. Other than detail painting, I did nothing to it.

Oh boy...

Always loved this car. Great color and stance.

That's what I call quality craftsmanship!

Super nice!!!

Guys, thank you very much for all the positive feedaback!!! I'm also sorry for not being able to answer before, as I was getting problems connecting to the site. Kept getting a error 403 message. Looks like you are curious about the firewall detail. I would love to say I used some fancy technique to do that, BUT I didn't. I just glued a piece of the seal of a powder milk can to the firewall. It already comes in that cool "diamond" pattern. Take a look: The secret of the firewall. by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr I used to trow those away, because on factory stock modeling I saw no use for them, but started to keep them.

Comparing Stock (my preferred) and Custom: Some may notice I added more detail to the stock '49. I added valves to the wheels, darkened the wheel windows, added a rear view mirror (take a look Harry) foiled the FORD lettering on the hood, added a chrome tail pipe tip, and a hood latch. 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Thank you gentlemen!!! The body work involved was little, but by far I spent more time on the front end. As I wanted the stock grille, that for me is a hallmark of the car, making it fit with the custom front pan in place was not a simple task. I had to get the whole grille up by some good two scale inches, what included cutting the custom hood shorter, and also a round role to accept the grille's contour. On this picture comparing the stock and custom it will be more clear: 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Looks great!! All my models are shelf models. It's a lot more fun this way. Building those things is supposed to release you of stress, not build up more of it, right?

Very very nice job. Great looking model, with well done detail and paint. Not to mention the car itself is great looking.

A few more: 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Hi guys. Some of you may remember the stock '49 Ford I posted a little more than a week ago. It was a restoration of a 1992 build I did with a incomplete kit I got online. I used almost all the stock chrome with the exception of the grille, and the stock hood. What was left was just the body, the interior tub, the dash, and the custom parts. I thought I was never gonna do anything with that, as I didn't even had the chassis/floor pan, along with all mechanical parts, that were missing from the kit. Well, This Saturday morning I went to my hobby shop, owned by a friend, and on Saturday mornings there is always a little "gang" of builders there showing their builds. This time there were a guy with a box full of parts he wanted to trade. Most of the parts were pretty easy finds, but among all that, I found a '49 Ford frame with the front suspension glued on!!! Offered the guy 5 Reais, and he sold it to me. Came home with the evil plan boiling on my head... I had already played with the body, done some body work just for practice installing the custom parts, and having the joints smooth, so I would go Custom with the Ford. Saturday I painted the body with Tamiya TS-7 Racing White. Also painted the interior Tamiya Italian Red. Along with the interior, I painted a set of steel wheels from my parts box. I think they came from a '62 Bel Air. On the interior I used a set of custom seats I don't remember from what kit came from. Also used a chrome steering wheel from a T-Bird kit. Scratchbuilt a stick shift, and made a little piston on the Dremel to be the handle. On the frame, I adapted the rear end of a '49 Mercury to fit the Ford (is narrower) and painted the entire thing Tamiya semi gloss black. Like I had no Flatheads or Y-Blocks on my parts box, I used the next best thing, a 427 FE from a 1966 Fairlane 500 kit from ages gone by. Had to foil all the crome on the engine as it was in the parts box for a loooong time... But it was all painted and wired. Unfortunately, the Fairlane the engine came from was pushed out of a shelf by my cat Mitch, and I only remembered to salvage the engine. The Fairlane rear end would have being more adequate. On Sunday morning, I polished the body, foiled it, and did the detail painting. Wonders of Tamiya paint. It dries really fast, and here is hot right now. Even better. Gave a shot of semi gloss clear on the interior before assembling it, and the body itself was ready. What gave me more work was the exhaust that I built with mufflers from the parts box and soldering wire painted with Tamiya gunmetal. The tires are AMT parts pack. Headlights are the custom option that comes with the AMT 1957 Ford. The rear part of the wheels are from a '49 mercury kit, both front and rear. Finished the build today about two hours ago... I can't say I took two and a half days to build it, as I was messing with the body for at least a week, but I painted the body on Saturday just before lunch, and finished the car on Monday just after lunch. Some pictures of the salad... 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Very nice looking car and build. Can hear the two stroke engine idling...

LOVED IT!!!!!!

Love box stock... Build those things to have fun, not as a second job.

A Ford engine. Great improvement over what comes with the kit. Great build.

Great work!! Perfect paint.

Very cool. I wish I hadn't lost my 1:32 models. had lot's of old Revell kits, but somehow they just vanished.

AMT, 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria. My Collection Piece by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Yeah, back to my comfort zone!!

Thank you my friends. Loved your comments!!