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Guys, thanks again!!! Really loved your comments!! LOL!!!! Christine will come for you Alan And you have a '58 Plymouth as Avatar

Thanks a lot guys!! Hummmmmm... You can look at my Flickr page. I have Galaxie reference material for you to build an accurate '66 convertible. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lovefordgalaxie/

Thanks José and Dave!!!! I wish I could had gotten those. Jo-Han kits are super rare here, and Modelhaus would have taken me four to six weeks to have the parts on hand here. Maybe I'll order a pair of filters and just swap then for my cousin latter. My worry is hood clearance, one thing this kit has none. I think I'll paint the oil filler black like the one on your picture. I painted it silver. Mopars are not my cup of tea. I happy working with Henry Ford steel (or plastic )

Well, I JUST finished Christine. The last thing I did was a wax coat, to bring out the shine. The AMT kit builds well, and I had no issues with fit of parts. Only noticed on the pictures that one of the headlights is sideways... Well, a easy fix. I built this car to my cousin Marcelo Lazzaroni, a big Christine fan, and he gave me the kit and all the paints he wanted used on the '58. He went to my friend Cassio's paint shop, and had the body colors mixed after formulas I have no idea where he got them, LOL!!! I did some very small mods to the stock kit, and the biggest was to combine a intake manifold from a '57 Chrysler, also from AMT, with the one in the '58 kit, so I could use dual quads. Also modified the '57 air cleaners to make them to look more like what was on the movie. The other modification was to replace the kit's tires with some real wide whites from my parts box. I think they are from a Lindberg 1940 Ford, and I had painted wide whites on them. Total build time was of ten days. Well, the WIP thread is here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=95648 Hope you guys like the result, and thanks for looking!!! Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Thanks Carl!!

Thanks!! Well, she's just completed, and full three days before my deadline!!! Christine will be "Under Glass" in a few.

Sorry I missed your post before Tommy. Yes, I used polish. It's a product for polishing full scale cars, since I'm using car paint. It's 3M fine scratch buffer. After that, once all foiled up, I usually give a final buff with Meguires' car wax.

Nice Tupolev!!!

I liked it brand new. Loved the slogan!!!!

Another update: Foiled the body and the interior sides: Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Also painted the engine. On the engine I used a scratchbuilt intake manifold, with parts from a AMT 1957 Chrysler 300 glue bomb I got at a swap. From the same kit, I took the carburetors, and the air cleaners, to make the engine to have at least that Christine "feeling" Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Not "correct" air cleaners, but close enough Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Now there is still a ton of detail painting to do before assembling this bad girl.

I know Steve!!! Don't worry!!! That picture you sent, since the first time I saw the movie I noticed the front grille is divided in two. On the book, the is a dialog where old Darnell and Dennis are both looking at Christine, half rebuilt, and there is half a new shinny grille on her. Darnell then says that he never knew of a radiator grille that would come in two parts. Arnie in fact never picked parts for her on a pile like on the movie, he just did minor jobs. The big job he ever did was to push her around the car lot on the back, during the night while the mileage would turn back, and Christine would do all the job herself. Yes, I red the book more than once. Guilty as charged I always pictured Christine as a '57 Fairlane 500 Club Victoria supercharged while reading the book.

Oh thanks!!! if you hated, just say so By the way, I found this very cool short film on YouTube:

Time for another update. painted all the semigloss black parts. Next, will add the flat black details. Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr The frame was first assembled then painted. Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr The interior is painted. I used Tamiya Italian red as basic color, then brush painted the second tone, and added a coat of semi gloss clear. Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Next is the engine, exhaust, rear shocks...

That's a great looking model. Flawless.

Very very well done. The best build of a '59 Galaxie I saw. Not to mention the great taste on color choice.

Thanks guys!!! Love your encouragement Yep, I have a 1:18 scale diecast of a '58 Fury. Really well detailed. Let's think this way, if you knew someone that knew someone at the factory, you could even get a red and white Fury, but the car would have the golden side spear, the golden grille, golden accent on the wheel covers, and goes on and on. The cars on the John Carpenter movie were all Belvederes. What I'm doing here in fact is a Belvefury... or sort of. I'm lucky my cousin wants the movie car and not the book car, because the book car was a four door Fury...

Another update: The body is all polished up. Used 2500 wetordry sanding paper, and extra fine 3M polishing compound. Will wax out the little scratches left by the compound after the foil job is done. Right now I'm painting the interior red. It will be two tones of red, like the cars on the movie. Not accurate for a Fury, but that's what my "costumer" wants The frame is all assembled, but I still have to paint it semi gloss black. I actually think I may finish this thing in time Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr

Some amazing work going there Pat!!!!

I use automotive two part clear, but only on metallic paint. On solid paint like this one, I don't. Synthetic enamel also doesn't react well to clear. Since it's automotive paint, I use fine grain automotive polish, usually from 3M and some car wax, usually from Meguires'. The Plymouth is not polished yet, when I took the pictures she was just painted. Only the white roof was dry, but not polished also.

Don't worry guys. I didn't paint the Plymouth on the kitchen table. Ijust use it to take pictures as there is a big window just in front of it, and there is plenty of light. I have a room, in my garage, that used to be a bathroom, that I converted as a paint booth, with exhaust ventilation system on the window, a filter and all. I even have a ambient dehydrator and heater there for when using Tamiya spray paints. They love to be used on a very hot and dry place.

Thanks Mike and Kenneth!! I hope so... My cousin Marcelo is bigger than me

They should do. I bought it didn't I Mr. Junkins?

Another little update: It's RED!!!!! and white. Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr And here is the floor pan: Christine by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Now i'll wait till Saturday, leaving the body to dry well, and will polish everything good. In the meantime i'll glue the engine halves, sand the glue joint, and clean the other parts.

"I had luck with parts, I replaced the whole door on this side. See where the paint doesn't mach?"

And i forgot my 1957 Ford Custom Tudor frame!! 1957 Ford Frame. by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Frame. by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Frame. by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Frame. by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Fords? Nah, don't care much...