Tony T Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I traded for a 67 issue of the 61 Ford Galaxie Starliner with intention of building a convertible class NASCAR Grand National race car. When Jerry Sims passed away in November, I decided to build it in his honour as a tribute to his building style, including hand lettering. I never met Jerry, but was encouraged by him when I built my garage diorama to take it outside in the sunshine. It is cloudy today, so will have to get some pictures when I have the chance on a sunny day. RIP Jerry. I hope I done ya proud, brother. Started with this: All done: Your comments are welcome. More pictures here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v383/lunes/Models/1961%20Ford%20Galaxie%20convertible/?start=all
LAone Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 pretty cool tribute. came out great, the hand scripting looks like it would have been on a 1:1.
Tony T Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 Thanks, guys...I think Jerry was riding shotgun on this build.
Dragline Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Very nice tribute to a super sweet guy. You watchin Jerry? Bob
Tony T Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 Thanks, guys...I appreciate the nice comments...Jerry was a great guy, helpful always, and ready to jump in and help, and share a tip or a technique. His builds, his photography, and his photoshopping abilities were terrific...Model boxes, magazine covers, trading cards...all using pictures of models are still inspiring. You are missed, "LUKE'57"!
Danno Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Rebel Yell! Yaaaahoooooooo! Nice build; nice tribute. 57forever.
Tony T Posted July 24, 2011 Author Posted July 24, 2011 I received a gift from Jerry's brother, Jackie...two left-over decal sheets with ORRC logos! Thanks, Jackie! These were off the sheet that Jackie said was from Jerry's stash... Now. it's finished!
Jim Gibbons Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Way cool, and the ORRC decals are the icing on the cake.
Jeff Johnston Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Jerry would have been thrilled. I really miss his photography...
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