What are the chances that we could see an all new kit of the AMT 67 Ford Galaxy?

[GMP440]

 

  With all the interesting releases of kits that Round 2 has been putting out ie; 68 Coronet, 63 Ford truck and soon to come out 64 Old's F-85 awb Streaker; what are the chances that the AMT 67 Ford Galaxy is not too far away?

[Stef]

I'd be all over this one for sure.

I've built nearly all the Galaxies, so this, and a companion 68, in time for Christmas 2025, would be most welcome additions beneath my tree.

[Chris V]

Along with the MPC 1968 Chevrolet Impala and 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T, the AMT '67 Ford Galaxie XL sure seems like a prime candidate for Round2's "Cloning Programme".

[Volzfan59]

I would be in for a couple of '67 Galaxies!

[rickcaps55]

I would love to see both the 67 and 68 Galaxies come back.!

[Radretireddad]

I definitely need one to fill a hole in my collection but I’m very skeptical it’s going to happen.

[Ragtop Man]

I'd love it, personally. 

Many (but not a kit's worth) of '67-68 parts surfaced in the latest release of the '69 XL.  Just cos I know he is reading this THANK YOU STEVE GOLDMAN !!!!!!

The body is 10/10 as virtually everything else from AMT in that era.  Chassis was a noble early attempt to emulate the 1:1 - perimiter frame, interior bucket drops in, floor of interior is also the surface of the chassis. Methinks a AMT engineers got a tour of Wayne Assembly... 

Problem is, the fits, um, leave much to be desired. The wheelwell is clearly visible in a finished build, forward 1/3 needs to be removed. The axle pins are plastic at the four corners, a virtual guarantee of breakage. Why they chose this vs. a through-axle metal wire in back is still surprising to me. Front suspension was designed for accuracy, but uses a stub plastic pin for an axle - see above.  I can only imagine the howls from retailers and distributors about the practice, which was also share with Mustang and Thunderbird. 

In '69, this was partially addressed with steel pins for the uprights in the T-Bird front suspension, and promo style one piece chassis in Mustang and Thunderbird. 

Best bet is to find a builder, stab in a '65-6 Galaxie chassis and get the rest from the '69. 

[Mark C.]

I'd be in for some Galaxies.

Toss in some Bonnevilles from the period and I'd be doubly happy.  Not that i'd turn down a '68 or '69 Impala while we're on the subject...

[Luc Janssens]

2 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

I'd love it, personally. 

Many (but not a kit's worth) of '67-68 parts surfaced in the latest release of the '69 XL.  Just cos I know he is reading this THANK YOU STEVE GOLDMAN !!!!!!

The body is 10/10 as virtually everything else from AMT in that era.  Chassis was a noble early attempt to emulate the 1:1 - perimiter frame, interior bucket drops in, floor of interior is also the surface of the chassis. Methinks a AMT engineers got a tour of Wayne Assembly... 

Problem is, the fits, um, leave much to be desired. The wheelwell is clearly visible in a finished build, forward 1/3 needs to be removed. The axle pins are plastic at the four corners, a virtual guarantee of breakage. Why they chose this vs. a through-axle metal wire in back is still surprising to me. Front suspension was designed for accuracy, but uses a stub plastic pin for an axle - see above.  I can only imagine the howls from retailers and distributors about the practice, which was also share with Mustang and Thunderbird. 

In '69, this was partially addressed with steel pins for the uprights in the T-Bird front suspension, and promo style one piece chassis in Mustang and Thunderbird. 

Best bet is to find a builder, stab in a '65-6 Galaxie chassis and get the rest from the '69. 

The guy I bought both my Galaxie kits from built the chassis to incorporate wire axles, including drilling a hole thru the engine. luckily there was no follow-up in further assy these kits, so the rest is mint. 

I'm wondering if the whole front axle set-up is in the newly released '69 kit.

 

[Motor City]

11 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

I'd love it, personally. 

Many (but not a kit's worth) of '67-68 parts surfaced in the latest release of the '69 XL.  Just cos I know he is reading this THANK YOU STEVE GOLDMAN !!!!!!

The body is 10/10 as virtually everything else from AMT in that era.  Chassis was a noble early attempt to emulate the 1:1 - perimiter frame, interior bucket drops in, floor of interior is also the surface of the chassis. Methinks a AMT engineers got a tour of Wayne Assembly... 

Problem is, the fits, um, leave much to be desired. The wheelwell is clearly visible in a finished build, forward 1/3 needs to be removed. The axle pins are plastic at the four corners, a virtual guarantee of breakage. Why they chose this vs. a through-axle metal wire in back is still surprising to me. Front suspension was designed for accuracy, but uses a stub plastic pin for an axle - see above.  I can only imagine the howls from retailers and distributors about the practice, which was also share with Mustang and Thunderbird. 

In '69, this was partially addressed with steel pins for the uprights in the T-Bird front suspension, and promo style one piece chassis in Mustang and Thunderbird. 

Best bet is to find a builder, stab in a '65-6 Galaxie chassis and get the rest from the '69. 

The AMT '69 Impala SS also has the plastic front axle pieces, and I would guess the Wildcat does, too.

[Can-Con]

8 hours ago, Motor City said:

The AMT '69 Impala SS also has the plastic front axle pieces, and I would guess the Wildcat does, too.

According to the instruction sheet, the Buick has metal pins.

Edited October 24, 2024 by Can-Con

[Ragtop Man]

20 hours ago, Luc Janssens said:

The guy I bought both my Galaxie kits from built the chassis to incorporate wire axles, including drilling a hole thru the engine. luckily there was no follow-up in further assy these kits, so the rest is mint. 

I'm wondering if the whole front axle set-up is in the newly released '69 kit.

 

I can't access my '69 right now, but I seem to recall it is on the tree. If the box art is accessible online for the current '69 XL, that would tell for sure if the lower front control arm trapezoid thing is included.  IIRC, it interchanges with the '67-9 Thunderbird, or is close enough to pass.

 

[Mark]

The lower control arm piece IS in the '69 kit.  So is the rear axle and the main part of the exhaust system.

[Ragtop Man]

4 hours ago, Mark said:

The lower control arm piece IS in the '69 kit.  So is the rear axle and the main part of the exhaust system.

Thank you for the update, need to scoop a few more to harvest for some builders. Also - are the springs still on the chrome shot?

[Mark]

That, I'm not sure.

[Sledsel]

I'd probably end up with a case of these on the shelf. The '62 Galaxie would be great to see also!

[mrm]

I can think of at least 30 different cars I would consider better choice investing on a new tooling to make before another Galaxie. From any manufacturer. 

[Can-Con]

19 hours ago, mrm said:

I can think of at least 30 different cars I would consider better choice investing on a new tooling to make before another Galaxie. From any manufacturer. 

Personally, I'd rather see a '67 Galaxie then another '32 Ford , , even a '32 pickup.

[Carmak]

A couple years ago I found a really nice lightly started 68 Coronet convertible and then days later the new 68 Coronet convertible was announced.

I just found a really nice lightly started 67 Galaxie so I expect the new 67 Galaxie to be announced any day  

If anybody has the extra 67/68 suspension bits from the current 69 Galaxie kit they would like to part with please let me know.

Edited December 4, 2024 by Carmak

[sfhess]

Ford Galaxy???

[slusher]

A67 Ford Galaxy would be great!

[slusher]

A 68 Chevy Bel air or impala would also be nice..

[mrm]

On 12/3/2024 at 3:35 PM, Can-Con said:

Personally, I'd rather see a '67 Galaxie then another '32 Ford , , even a '32 pickup.

I don't necessarily disagree. But how about modern Pick up trucks, SUVs, Porsches, Mercedes, post '95 Mustangs, modern Camaros, Jeeps, Japanese cars that have a huge following, exotics that every kid knows and dreams about, modern Mopars, F1 cars, rallye cars, drifters...wait... let me correct myself. I can think of about 300 cars that I would think would be a better choice investing the money for a new tooling than another Galaxie. 

[Luc Janssens]

11 hours ago, mrm said:

I don't necessarily disagree. But how about modern Pick up trucks, SUVs, Porsches, Mercedes, post '95 Mustangs, modern Camaros, Jeeps, Japanese cars that have a huge following, exotics that every kid knows and dreams about, modern Mopars, F1 cars, rallye cars, drifters...wait... let me correct myself. I can think of about 300 cars that I would think would be a better choice investing the money for a new tooling than another Galaxie. 

IMHO the choice of subjectmatter strongly depends on the demographic group which is interested and actualy buys the bulk of the automotive model kits.

But the big issue here is, how does one start to collect such important data, cuz sales only tell part of the story.

Maybe the following could work;. include unique single use QR codes on each instruction sheet which in the database is connected to the sku of the kit its included with (to prevent cheating) and this for the whole productline, once found inside the kit by the end-user, he or she can go to a website by scanning the QR code and login by kit sku, then the modelcompany as Round-2, already has info on what product this customer bought and can ask specific questions, age. gender, wishlists of model kits, etc... And when there’s a chance to win (a) kit(s) of your choice, I’m sure more people will be prepared spending the time, in this quest of collecting very useful data.

Just my 2 cents.

Cheers,

Luc

Edited December 13, 2024 by Luc Janssens
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[Ron Hamilton]

 Recently, I bought a builtup Convertible  at a decent price, as the price of them are incredibly high in my opinion.

I remember building a convertible when I was 10 years old, and painting it Testors Transparent Green.  Yeech! 

The one I have now is getting stripped and disassembled. It wasn't built well,but I can make something decent out of it when I rebuild it.

Also, I have a Motor City Resin Hardtop,  which is an excellent casting,but it has no chrome plated parts, but that's no problem either. 

I'll welcome a new kit if it becomes available.