'61 Ford Galaxie Bubbletop

[TarheelRick]

This year's theme at the Carolina Kustom Modelers show is "Screws and Axles" kits that came with screw on chassis and wire axles.  I have been planning on a fully stylized '61 Galaxie for some time.  While looking through some other kits I came across the twin bubbles in the Monogram 58 T-Bird.  A bit of measuring and I realized they could be fairly easily adapted to the '61 Galaxie, so out came the scribe and razor saw.  Within a few minutes the top was no longer (I envision it on a '49 Ford custom). I am using the complete advanced stylized custom pieces for this build and will probably be scratchbuilding an interior since the kit interior is one piece including the seats.  Anyway here is where I am right now.

 

This sucker is going to be long, each of those blocks are an inch wide.

 

Edited June 2, 2019 by TarheelRick

[bisc63]

I love old-style, outrageous customs! Keep on it and keep us updated!

[Sam I Am]

My word Ricky.....

Now what's under that putty?

[TarheelRick]

Finally got a little bit of bench time, the temps have been above 90 and the humidity is twice that.  Did a bunch of sanding, sprayed some sealer/primer, and noticed a few areas that will need some work.  I am scratchbuilding the interior around the custom seats from the AMT '57 Ford Fairlane.  Still have a bunch to do, trying to sort of match the sidewalls with the seat pattern.

[TarheelRick]

Still up in the air over color, I have two or three nail polishes set aside.  Have also thought of pearl-white with scallops, but I cannot find anyone who makes masks for scallops.  There used to be a company that made flame masks and I think they also offered scallops, but I cannot find them.  The interior will either be a leather color to complement the exterior paint, or a white with the seat and door panels the body color.  Also trying to decide if it is worth the extra work to make the bubble top functional, it is on the '58 T-Bird.  If I do go that route I will be putting "lift" cylinders mounted between the back seat and the sidewall.

Big problem is that is going to be a lot of work and I have a bunch of stuff I need to get done before next Friday.  I will be going in for surgery to get some of my neck bones fused together and will be out of commission around the house for a couple of months.  Will also probably miss the CKM show.

[JollySipper]

I have these scallop decals I could send you, if you'd like......

 

[TarheelRick]

Thanks for the offer.  I have those and the ones from the original '58 T-Bird kit.  Just not sure if they will fit the panels of the extended '61 Ford.  I may even attempt to tape it up and do my own, depends on how I am feeling when it comes time to paint.