jdcar32 Posted July 2 Posted July 2 (edited) This was Ford's large performance model for 1966, complete with a torquey 428 and top loader 4 speed. Add some 7 Litre badges, a sporty roof line, bucket seats, and 7 Litre wheel covers and you get a very handsome package. Contemporary competition was Chevy's SS 427 Impala and a variety of Chrysler product 440 cars. This is the Round 2 reissue. The molded in rear exhaust area was replaced with part of the AMT '65 Galaxie rear pan. Doors and trunk opened, console reworked, wood grain on dash is cut out from my Corvette catalog.The old tooling produced a windshield that needed body mods to look right. Some of the other usual old tooling issues were present and accounted for such as shallow engraving and simplified suspension parts. The added windshield wipers are built up from thin aluminum flashing, wire, and plastic. Paint is Tamiya rattle can light pearl blue metallic with 'palomino' interior using acrylics. Carpet is black velour. The kit grill / bumpers were reworked to eliminate the usual lumps and bumps so I used Rustoleum Chrome as a reasonable recovering. The kit tires were actually pretty decent so I used 'em. I've still got to place some of the checkered '428' air cleaner decals to give the engine some color. This one fought me ! Edited July 16 by jdcar32 spelling 28 1
Falcon Ranchero Posted July 2 Posted July 2 Holy detail! That is outstanding. Very nice Galaxie and the colour is great. 2
espo Posted July 2 Posted July 2 Beautiful looking finishes and the detailing is very realistic looking. 2
lordairgtar Posted July 2 Posted July 2 I really like this car. Had a 66 Ford LTD four door hardtop years back in that color. Had the heavy die cast grille like the 7 litre. 2
Dragonhawk1066 Posted July 2 Posted July 2 Outstanding looking Galaxie with some superb detailing!! 2
beeRS Posted July 3 Posted July 3 That is just about the best ‘66 Galaxie I’ve ever seen! I would never have imagined the old tool AMT kit could be made to look this good. Well done on an outstanding job. please can I ask about the door handles and the windscreen wipers. Are they aftermarket parts? 2
AMT68 Posted July 3 Posted July 3 That is amazing! The level of detail in the interior and trunk compartment are top notch. Paint color is very appropriate and the the foil work is clean. 2
jdcar32 Posted July 3 Author Posted July 3 1 minute ago, beeRS said: That is just about the best ‘66 Galaxie I’ve ever seen! I would never have imagined the old tool AMT kit could be made to look this good. Well done on an outstanding job. please can I ask about the door handles and the windscreen wipers. Are they aftermarket parts? the door handles are after market ( can't recall the source ) and I made the wipers 1
ncbuckeye67 Posted July 3 Posted July 3 That's beautiful! You made something amazing out of that "old tool". 2
XYHARRY Posted July 4 Posted July 4 Your attention to the small details and going the extra mile with the big details makes your Galaxie stand out from the rest. Really well done Jon. 2
Tom99 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 (edited) That is an excellent build. The detailing is superb. Edited July 4 by Tom99 2
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