Is the '62 Galaxie kit only original issues or is there a new release

[Falcon Ranchero]

"Is the '62 Galaxie kit only original issues or is there a new release"

[espo]

The box art looks like the original issue and the $2.00 price on the end of the box would also go with the time period. 

[Falcon Ranchero]

16 minutes ago, espo said:

The box art looks like the original issue and the $2.00 price on the end of the box would also go with the time period. 

Yes the picture is of an original kit; I meant does AMT have a new release of the kit. I know it was re-issued in 1969 but I don't know if it has since then 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Near as I can tell, the '62 hasn't been repopped any time recently, but Mark will know.

[Carmak]

It has not been available since the late 60’s release.

It is assumed that the mold was scraped in the early 70’s during a purge. I say assumed as there are occasionally molds that were assumed to be scrapped that actually survived.

If you are looking for a 62 an option is a lesser quality promo. I got one at a swap meet a few years back for $15 with plans to rebuild it as a curbside kit.

[Falcon Ranchero]

Yeah I was just going to convert it to a four-door and make it look like the one my grandfather had.

[Mark]

The 1969 reissue was the last go-round for the '62 Galaxie hardtop.  It presumably no longer exists, as, if it had been in good enough shape to be reissued, it would have been at some point.

Either issue seems to sell for about the same money, the annual has many more optional parts however.

[Falcon Ranchero]

That's the main reason I wish certain vintage kits were reissued because the originals are either unobtainium or have a collector's fee of around $200 for a kit that really isn't any different than the latest kits just that the plastic and everything else is 50+ years old.

Here's a possibly stupid question, why can't AMT remake the molds; there's still '62 Galaxies driving around that could be referenced and with the technology we have these days you'd think it would be pretty easy to re-create all the parts in 1:24 or 1:25 scale 

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

That's the main reason I wish certain vintage kits were reissued because the originals are either unobtainium or have a collector's fee of around $200 for a kit that really isn't any different than the latest kits just that the plastic and everything else is 50+ years old.

Here's a possibly stupid question, why can't AMT remake the molds; there's still '62 Galaxies driving around that could be referenced and with the technology we have these days you'd think it would be pretty easy to re-create all the parts in 1:24 or 1:25 scale 

Because by the time it’s all said and done, to create a model kit from scratch costs into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and you had better make damn sure that whatever subject you decide to do is going to turn a profit or you’re gonna be out of business real quick!

Everybody has their “pet subject” and there’s no way that they can all be done.

Contrary to popular belief among modelers, kit companies are in business to make money, not to make every individual modeler happy.

 

 

 

 

Steve

[NOBLNG]

I can see kit companies getting ever more selective about tooling up for new kits due to the increasing popularity of 3d printing.😕

[StevenGuthmiller]

The only likely way that you’re ever going to see the ‘62 Ford again is if Round-2 happens to have at least a portion of the original molds left and decides to “re-engineer” it as they have a good many others in recent years.

I don’t see any scenario where the ‘62 Galaxie becomes popular, or sought after enough to warrant an all new tooling.

 

 

 

Steve

[Ace-Garageguy]

24 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

I don’t see any scenario where the ‘62 Galaxie becomes popular, or sought after enough to warrant an all new tooling.

Especially when you can buy what looks like a decent resin repop for $50.

https://www.modelroundup.com/1962-Ford-Galaxy-2-Door-Sedan-p/jim-nb341.htm

EDIT: Of course the resin repop doesn't include all the "Styline" parts in the original kit, or the motorcycle engine, but if you want to build a box-stock or custom '62 Ford, you have a place to start.

Edited December 18, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[Falcon Ranchero]

14 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Contrary to popular belief among modelers, kit companies are in business to make money, not to make every individual modeler happy.

That makes sense

[bobss396]

I recall building one, it may have been the Flower Power series.

I'm building a '62 hardtop that was a built-up I took apart.

I have 2 ragtops in the pink and gray boxes, not started and 100% complete. One was missing the top which I have located.

[StevenGuthmiller]

I had an original derelict hard top that a friend had given me with the intention of returning it to him at some point if I was able to restore it for him.

I returned it to him a few years ago, and while it certainly wasn't one of my best attempts, he was extremely excited about seeing it in one piece again.

It was supposed to represent a car that his father owned even though his was an XL.

 

 

 

 

 

Since then, I was able to acquire a very nice example of a '62 Sunliner convertible, which I built some years back.

Although I'm really not a huge fan of the '62 Fords, it remains one of my favorites in my collection of models that I've built.

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[Falcon Ranchero]

2 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

I had an original derelict hard top that a friend had given me with the intention of returning it to him at some point if I was able to restore it for him.

I returned it to him a few years ago, and while it certainly wasn't one of my best attempts, he was extremely excited about seeing it in one piece again.

It was supposed to represent a car that his father owned even though his was an XL.

 

 

 

 

 

Since then, I was able to acquire a very nice example of a '62 Sunliner convertible, which I built some years back.

Although I'm really not a huge fan of the '62 Fords, it remains one of my favorites in my collection of models that I've built.

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

That hard top is really nice; the reason i'm trying to find out about this kit was to build one that represents the one my Grandfather had; it was that exact colour but had a white top and four doors. 

Out of curiousity do you know what colour that paint on the hardtop is called and what brand of spray can it is just in case I find the kit down the road and need the paint colour

[LennyB]

Nathan, I guess for the most part we should  consider ourselves lucky as most of the Galaxie kits made in the 60’s are still available. Aside from 62, 67 & 68 you can get the rest. Of course two of those three are ones you are looking for….  I’d like to know what happened to all the Mercury kits from the era. Not to many of those are still available.  
 

[Falcon Ranchero]

14 hours ago, LennyB said:

should  consider ourselves lucky

You're 100% right, it just gets me sometimes when I want to build a car that represents a family car for nostalgia purposes, such as the '62 Gal but also the '65 T-bird, knowing that the kits do in fact exist but are tricky to get a hold of. In terms of the Mercury kits I'd like to know too what happened to those; I have the reissue of the '64 Marauder but there was a '63 breezeway in the family back then i'd also like to build.

[LennyB]

52 minutes ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

You're 100% right, it just gets me sometimes when I want to build a car that represents a family car for nostalgia purposes, such as the '62 Gal but also the '65 T-bird, knowing that the kits do in fact exist but are tricky to get a hold of. In terms of the Mercury kits I'd like to know too what happened to those; I have the reissue of the '64 Marauder but there was a '63 breezeway in the family back then i'd also like to build.

Did you ever get an answer to your T-Bird post. I never built that kit but I have a couple of built projects if you still want some pictures.

[bobthehobbyguy]

On 12/17/2024 at 2:57 PM, StevenGuthmiller said:

Because by the time it’s all said and done, to create a model kit from scratch costs into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and you had better make damn sure that whatever subject you decide to do is going to turn a profit or you’re gonna be out of business real quick!

Everybody has their “pet subject” and there’s no way that they can all be done.

Contrary to popular belief among modelers, kit companies are in business to make money, not to make every individual modeler happy.

 

 

 

 

Steve

It all boils down to this. Any new kit produced has to recover the development costs and also provide a ROI on investment. If those conditions are meet then there's a good  chance of seeing the kit.

[Falcon Ranchero]

2 hours ago, LennyB said:

built projects if you still want some pictures.

I did in fact find a built example here on the forum of the '66 so I don't really need to see another, but hey if you get the chance or if it's not too much trouble I definitely wouldn't mind seeing a few more. I am actually going to have the kit ordered after the holidays so I'll be able to build one.

 

Edited December 19, 2024 by Falcon Ranchero

[StevenGuthmiller]

21 hours ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

That hard top is really nice; the reason i'm trying to find out about this kit was to build one that represents the one my Grandfather had; it was that exact colour but had a white top and four doors. 

Out of curiousity do you know what colour that paint on the hardtop is called and what brand of spray can it is just in case I find the kit down the road and need the paint colour

I don't remember the color, but I do remember that it was a Duplicolor paint.

It was the only thing that I could find at the time that kind of came close to replicating '62 Ford "Chestnut".

 

Of course, if I had it to do over, I would get the correct color from MCW or Scale Finishes.

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[bobss396]

Southern Motorsports Hobby has a hardtop body in resin that looks pretty nice.