SickBoy Posted June 19, 2021 Posted June 19, 2021 This is a 1947 Chevrolet Aerosedan by Galaxie Ltd. that I finished in April for a local show. It was my first time entering a contest/show, didnt do as well as I had hoped but still had a great time and learned a lot. The build probably has close to 100 hours in to it, built mostly box stock with a few extras to the most perfect state I could accomplish. The body was painted in Tamiya TS-7 Racing White and Tamiya TS-87 Titanium Gold, topped off with Tamiya TS-13 Clear, wet sanded and polished. All the window trim and body side trim was done in BMF, this was actually my first time using BMF so I was pleased with the results. The side view mirrors and spot lights required locating and drilling the holes in the A-pillars, the mirrors had the chrome stripped due to some mold lines on the face of the mirror, sanded smooth and re-finished in Alclad Chrome. The windshield visor was also stripped of the chrome, sanded smooth (the outer portions had an almost diamond plate texture to them) and painted in TS-87 and Alclad Chrome. The interior was done in a custom mix of some Tamiya X series acrylics and Vallejo acrylics all airbrushed and the trim details hand painted. The carpet was done in Kens Kustom FuzzyFur. All of the dash knobs and door handles were done with Tamiya clear orange over gloss white. The dash decals gave me a hard time as you can see i tore two of them. I cut the front windows out and then dipped the glass in Pledge Revive (Future) as an experiment and it worked quite well to hide some of the weird mold lines and scuffs that were in the glass. The engine was painted in Duplicolor engine paint DE 1611 New Ford Gray from the auto parts store (was the closest match I could find) built as a stock engine, added plug wires and even routed them in the correct firing order from all the references I found. The suspension was lowered as much as possible from the options in the box (kit has standard or lowered options) and then I shaved the frame slightly in the rear to clearance the axle tubes and try to get the frame a little closer to the ground. I was going for a little bit lower stance than what I ended up with but maybe next time ( I have the matching Galaxie Ltd. 47 Coupe in my stash). The white walls for the tires were done in Tamiya White Fine Surface primer, I was happy with the sheen and texture it provided so I went with it. The center caps and the other exterior chrome trim were given a light blackwash to bring out the details and the door panel lines were blackwashed as well (ended up darker than I hoped, such a stark contrast against the white). Anyhow, Thanks for reading and looking, hope you enjoy looking as much as I did building, Im pretty proud of this one, I consider it my best work to date, not to shabby for my fourth build after a good twenty year break. Thanks again!
espo Posted June 19, 2021 Posted June 19, 2021 Beautiful looking Chevy. Great attention to detail on the engine and interior. This is a great kit to work with.
carrucha Posted June 19, 2021 Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) Welcome to the forum. Cool build. Nice color combo. Edited June 19, 2021 by carrucha
SickBoy Posted June 19, 2021 Author Posted June 19, 2021 3 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking Chevy. Great attention to detail on the engine and interior. This is a great kit to work with. Thanks espo, I found yours on here, nice work as well, I was planning on making all the lower body trim as well, had all the parts I needed just ran out of time before the show. Might still happen.....someday Thanks to all for looking and the kind words and warm welcome here!
David G. Posted June 20, 2021 Posted June 20, 2021 Wow! Beyond impressive, museum quality even. David G.
1959scudetto Posted June 20, 2021 Posted June 20, 2021 Very nice Chevy, Josh - this is not an easy kit - it gave me a lot of troubles (it has a few issues - or was it me?) I tried mine with a stock ride height and it came out as if it is doing an emergency stop. I should have gone for the lowered option as you did - very nice interior and engine wiring!
SickBoy Posted June 20, 2021 Author Posted June 20, 2021 8 hours ago, David G. said: Wow! Beyond impressive, museum quality even. David G. 3 hours ago, youpey said: wow. this is something else. its amazing. 3 hours ago, Beamerman said: Awesome build..i really love this thing... 1 hour ago, Captain Spaulding said: That looks really good, great job. Thank you, thank you! All of you are too kind. Thanks to everyone who has looked and replied, i appreciate all the kind words.
SickBoy Posted June 20, 2021 Author Posted June 20, 2021 4 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: Very nice Chevy, Josh - this is not an easy kit - it gave me a lot of troubles (it has a few issues - or was it me?) I tried mine with a stock ride height and it came out as if it is doing an emergency stop. I should have gone for the lowered option as you did - very nice interior and engine wiring! It was not an easy kit at all. The destructions, I mean instructions were very vague in some spots, most importantly as to the exact location of the firewall in the body. This is a crucial step as the rest of the body panels rely on its position, especially in regards to the final fitment of the hood. It took lots of test fitting of almost the entire chassis and body to get it just right, I ended up having to trim the very oversized locating ledge for the firewall on the underside of the cowl to almost a nub before it fit. Even after lots of test fitting the body still gave me a hard time going all the way over the rear wheels with the lowered suspension. It was almost like the body wasn't wide enough at that point of the wheel well. A little sanding of the upper edge of the wheel skirts and some really colorful language made it go! So, no it wasn't just you, it was a tough kit. I have the matching 47 Coupe in my stash, there are a few things I will do differently!
bisc63 Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 Nice work! I think the engine may be my favorite part; very realistic appearance. Well done.
Venom Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) Super!... A very appealing build to look at. Nice colors and sheen, and all the details are well done. I also think your photos/camera angles are very good! Edited June 21, 2021 by Venom
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