'65 Ford Galaxie Convertible - Kindig-based

[Chris in Berwyn]

I got the idea for this from a Dave Kindig '65 Galaxie convertible.  I reversed the silver and white parts of the paint scheme, and where Dave went with a supercharged Coyote 5 liter crate motor, I went with 7 liters of carbureted cast iron.  Paint is Tamiya Light Gunmetal, the stripes are white paint or decal film, and the red stripes and side fade are decals printed on clear paper on my Canon printer.  The only non-kit parts from the AMT 65 Galaxie 500 kit are the convertible boot from Modelhaus, the tires and wheels which came from the Revell Foose '67 Coronet, and the engine wiring and seat belt.  I'd always wanted to build a convertible, and sawing the top off the kit body gave me my chance!!

BTW, while the homemade decals got the job done, next time I am going to find someone with an ALPs and pay them to do it.  There was just too much fighting with the decals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 8, 2023 by Chris in Berwyn

[cobraman]

Very sharp model. 

[KWT]

Very nicely done

[michelle]

Awesome job looks great 

[dragstk]

Nice job! I like your color scheme better than the original

[slusher]

Man, that is sweet!

[Sam I Am]

Good thing I have a screen protector on my phone....'cause I'm drooling. What did you use for the boot, I'm going to build one of these myself. My sister has a real one.

[Koellefornia Kid]

I dig it! Really like the wheels and the vice versa paint scheme! Great job! I'm actually planning to do coupe version of the Kindig-car...

[Leo64]

Your build turned out really nice Chris.  I don't know if you saw the build that Curt Raitz did, but he built his to match the real car.  I helped him out with the decals.  Curt has built several models of the Kindigit cars, I know he did the 50 Phantom Fleetside, the 55 Nomad and the Galaxie. I can't remember if there was any more.

Steve A.

[Zippi]

Great looking 65 Galaxie.  I like your color scheme much better.

[Chris in Berwyn]

9 hours ago, Sam I Am said:

What did you use for the boot, I'm going to build one of these myself. My sister has a real one.

Thanks!  It came from the Modelhaus, which unfortunately is defunct.

[Chris in Berwyn]

7 hours ago, Leo64 said:

Your build turned out really nice Chris.  I don't know if you saw the build that Curt Raitz did, but he built his to match the real car.  I helped him out with the decals.  Curt has built several models of the Kindigit cars, I know he did the 50 Phantom Fleetside, the 55 Nomad and the Galaxie. I can't remember if there was any more.

Steve A.

 

Hi Steve, I had seen Curt's.  He did a great job getting all the original details right!   I saw Curt at GSL, and he said even tho you have moved you are still doing ALPs decals.  Next time I am doing anything with custom decals I am getting in touch with you first!  I like doing the artwork, but I have never had so much trouble using my DIY decals as I did with this build!  Good to hear from you!!  Chris

[espo]

Nice paint job and I think the revised paint colors look better.