1968'Ford Galaxie

[kelson]

the air cleaner and oil pan would be the same Ford blue as the block. 

 

Thank-you 62rebel.

[kelson]

Hello everyone,progress has been a little slow with work,weather and the dreaded yardwork,but i'm plugging away,the seats and console are molded as one piece which is unlikely in the first place,so I used my razor saw to separate them:

Edited April 8, 2016 by kelson

[kelson]

Here are a few pictures of the seats and console painted,i used,Tamiya bright red,i used BMF to duplicate the chrome on the shifter,i think it took about 5 tries to get it to look half decent,i then just put a couple coats of semi gloss over the BMF to hold it in place.

[kelson]

The engine is now finished I only added spark plug wires,it's not one of my strengths:

[DumpyDan]

Wow that interior work is nice.  Did you dull coat or what because not shinny I like the look, very nice

[kelson]

The interior is pretty much done as well,i painted it flat red with a couple coats of semi-gloss clear,the Bmf was hard to apply,even though I scribed all the lines before hand the paint seem to cover them over,took a lot of patience to cut the foil towards the rear of the tub, my exacto knife would hit the opposite side of the tub.

[kelson]

The body is in primer,i decided to add a vinyl roof,i think I've got the molding correct based on pictures I found on the internet but it still needs a little work, I plan to paint the roof first then color coats on the body.thanks for looking in

[Chuck Most]

Shaping up nicely!

This is the first '68 AMT Galaxie I've ever seen that didn't have a severely warped body.

[kelson]

Wow that interior work is nice.  Did you dull coat or what because not shinny I like the look, very nice

Thanks for the comment I did use semi gloss on the seats and console,they looked way to shiny and bright in person.The camera doesn't really show it to well,i need to work on taking pics a little better.

[GTJUNIOR]

Nice work so far. Looks great. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Looking nice Curt!

Those foil strips on the interior are nasty to cut after applying them.

I cut thin strips of foil & then apply them.

They can be a little difficult to deal with, but it saves me the frustration of trying to cut them inside the tub.

 

Steve

 

[kelson]

Shaping up nicely!

This is the first '68 AMT Galaxie I've ever seen that didn't have a severely warped body.

Thanks,i find the convertibles of these vintage kits are the worst,busted and missing windshields seems most common,god knows I have enough of them in my stash!

[kelson]

Looking nice Curt!

Those foil strips on the interior are nasty to cut after applying them.

I cut thin strips of foil & then apply them.

They can be a little difficult to deal with, but it saves me the frustration of trying to cut them inside the tub.

 

Steve

 

Thanks for the advice,btw i love the work you did on that interior.

[CometMan]

Engine and interior look great Curtis! Body is coming along nicely too.

[bisc63]

Really liking this build! Here's a few nice reference pics:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-FORD-GALAXIE-XL-FASTBACK-125313

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/07/18/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1968-ford-galaxie-500xl/#&gid=1&pid=3

http://www.galaxieclub.com/internationalcarshow/index.html#anchor68

 

Scroll down on that last one to see the '68 model year.

If I may suggest, I'd knock down the simulated seams on your vinyl roof to half or less their current thickness (height). You're replicating just a couple layers of vinyl, which at 1/25 would be a VERY subtle effect. I only offer this because exagerrated vinyl detail is a pet peeve of mine and can ruin an otherwise beautiful model. Yours is coming along SO nicely, it deserves to look its best! Keep sweatin' the details, and happy building!

Edited April 9, 2016 by bisc63
typo!

[dragcarz]

Your really good. I love restoration projects!

[Oldmodelmaker]

Wow that's a really nice job on the interior.

[Bob Ellis]

Any model can be saved if it is valuable enough to you. I might have used the '65-'66 engine frame.Good work

[El Caballo]

This was mine... Like a dope, I sold it.

[KENNEDYJR]

Fantastic work! It looks like it may have been easier to restore a 1/1 version.

[kelson]

Wow,i had forgotten this thread!it needs some redoing in a few areas,when my Daytona is done I will get back at this one.

[cobramike]

By all means please get back to rebuilding this car. I've been watching and waiting for you to get back to this project.  I have tried to rebuild a couple of my old builds but have gotten so frustrated that I won't do it again. Pulled out my hair and don't have any left to pull out.