Classic Detroit Iron and Modern Import - Two Fast & Furious Builds

[spencer1984]

A pair of recently completed Fast & Furious builds. First is Tej's '63 Galaxie from Fast Five, based on the AMT Millenium kit. Overall not a bad kit for its age, except the engine and bay were pretty crude looking. So I swapped the engine with one from a newer NASCAR kit, added an air flow panel, and called it a sleeper. The bumpers also were a bit rough with bad seams and flaky chrome, so I stripped those and redid them in BMF. The dog dish hubcaps were drawn in SketchUp and 3D printed at Shapeways.  Paint is Tamiya Smoke over Flat Black (with some selective polishing) to recreate the patina of the 1:1.

Next is Brian's Toyota Supra from Furious 7, based on the Tamiya kit with ZoomOn Models transkit.  I was not really impressed by the transkit: the exhaust replacement was kind of crude, the grille insert was warped, the tires were roughly recast Aoshima parts, there were fit issues with the PE brakes, and the chrome stickers self-destructed thanks to the too-strong adhesive on the clear film. The front spoiler and lights were nicely done, and I'm happy with how it turned out, but considering how much I had to replace or repair I think if I had to do it over again I would have skipped the transkit and just made my own parts. I did add a few other details to get it closer to the movie appearance, including Sparco seats by Hobby Design, a correct three-spoke steering wheel, and a tower brace.

As always, any comments/criticisms are welcome

Edited March 5, 2016 by spencer1984

[bbowser]

Nice looking models, I especially like the Galaxie.

[Kenny B]

Nice builds Bill.

Does Amt still make the 63 Galaxie? I really want one.

Ken.

[slusher]

Great models. I really like the 63..

[oldcarfan]

I love your models!

[Hubert Rollins]

Nice!

[Dann Tier]

Great job on both!!, but my favorite is the Supra!

[Phirewriter]

The '63 has been out of production for a few years. Not too hard to find at reasonable prices. It's been reissued a number of times, saw a couple of the Prestige series releases at local show around the $15 mark.

[spencer1984]

Thanks, guys!

The '63 has been out of production for a few years. Not too hard to find at reasonable prices.

Yup, prices aren't bad at all considering it's been out of production for a while...I got this one a couple months ago for $14

[o-man]

I like the Galaxie, but the Supra is hot!

[DumpyDan]

Wow, very good, I like I like a lot

[MrBuick]

Very nice, I love that Galaxy. 

[spencer1984]

Thanks!

[ChrisR]

Great looking models!