These are beautiful models and the secondary color options for both are really nice as well. I'll snag them both when they become available in North America.
It's not often I would find much to criticise on a Goldvarg, but in these pics at least the front screen on the Galaxie looks like a very shallow "letterbox" compared to the real thing.
It seems to be a combination of the front lip of the roof maybe being a fraction too deep, and the P/E frame being rather too broad all round I also suspect the whole roofline is a little low because the side windows also seem to be on the shallow side compared with the real car.
Oddly enough, the rear screen seems to be a convincing depth. That may be due to the fact that if you compare the two photos above, the Goldvarg roof doesn't seem to bend down at the very rear as much as on the real car, it looks more squared off, so that would raise the top edge of the rear window to a more correct-looking height despite the whole roofline being a fraction too shallow.
Interestingly, the model of the Mercury seems to capture the windscreen/windshield depth more accurately, with the P/E frame going right to the top rather than being sunk down below the roof lip. Granted, the screens on the '61 Fords and Mercurys may have been a bit deeper, but I still think the windshield (and the roof) on the '62 Galaxie should be a touch taller.
I realize some of the Goldvarg pics may be prototype pics, etc... But what I do know is this:
That 1/43 Mercury's F&R wheels tracks are too wide. Those wheels should be "tucked in" (more into the fender/quarters). Of course, the "too-wide" whites are also historically incorrect for 1961. Both easy problems to remedy if ("IF") these pics are indeed production models.
@chris I agree with your observations regarding the subject picture Chris. I would bet it's a prototype pic based on my past observations of upcoming Goldvarg models. Regarding the wide whitewalls; I'm not certain about my recollection but wasn't 1962 the first year that we saw the narrower whitewall tires on cars from the factories?
On a separate note; when checking 1961 Mercury pics on Google I came across the 1961 Mercury station wagon. I realized that I had completely forgotten the look of the tail lights on this car; how very different they were from the sedan/HT. It also occurred to me that I hadn't even seen one of these wagons in decades and that it would be cool if Goldvarg Models would make this version one day....preferably a Colony Park version like their beautiful 1960.
@chris I agree with your observations regarding the subject picture Chris. I would bet it's a prototype pic based on my past observations of upcoming Goldvarg models. Regarding the wide whitewalls; I'm not certain about my recollection but wasn't 1962 the first year that we saw the narrower whitewall tires on cars from the factories?
Yes, 1962 was the year domestic auto manufactures began offering "modern whitewalls." Of course, like a great many things in life, there are a few exceptions. Lincoln still offered "wide-whites" in 1962 and "slim bands" were optional on certain GM offerings as early as 1957.
But in general, 1961 was LAST YEAR for "wide-whites."
