Tommy124 Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) Hi there, this model is sort of a collaboration between my German fellow-modeller Ludwig (YBlock292) and myself. I got this model from him a few weeks ago and the original idea was to strip its body off all paint and do it all over again. But the more I looked at it, the more I liked the way it was done. The choice of colors is nice and the interior is well done too. However, the model was done a long time ago and the body paint was not very shiny: So I tried some sanding and polishing and found that the enamel paint that was used back then could be restored to a nice degree. So I gave it 2 more days and a lot of elbow grease to get the following results: For a bit of added realism, I treated the headlights with UV glue, in order to give them a bit more of a glass-like look: On the rear end, I added some exhausts: And some images along with its older '63 brother: Edited June 16, 2020 by Tommy124
cobraman Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 Looks good. I like what you did with the headlights, big improvement.
charger74 Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Looks very good. Can you please show me the uv glue you used ?
Tommy124 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Thanks guys, appreciate it! 18 hours ago, cobraman said: Looks good. I like what you did with the headlights, big improvement. Thanks! Yes, and it's barely any work! 5 hours ago, charger74 said: Looks very good. Can you please show me the uv glue you used ? Thanks to you too. I used some German stuff at first, it was good but dried in the bottle. So I switched to using cheaper Chinese stuff which has a much better bottle. https://www.ebay.com/itm/DIY-UV-Resin-Ultraviolet-Curing-Solar-Cure-Sunlight-Activated-Craft-Hard-Glue/373059258920?hash=item56dc108a28:g:Qg4AAOSwO7dexO9M Edited June 17, 2020 by Tommy124
PappyD340 Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Great looking Galaxies, my first car was a 64 Galaxie convertible red on red
smellyfatdude Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Nice save, and the two cars look great together!
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Very nicely done! Looks terrific sitting next to the '63. Steve
Bucky Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Very good save on the paint! The light blue suits the '64 very well. I could use a tutorial on that headlight trick. Hint, hint!!
ewetwo Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 Nice save. Love the 64 Galaxy and 64 Comet. I owned both when I was young.
Slotto Posted June 25, 2020 Posted June 25, 2020 Great attention to the details. I dig them old school wheels
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