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[jbwelda]

hey rich thanks for that tip, not only is it ideal for this new merc woodie, i have another thing going right now where the woodgrain trick is going to work out great.

do you have any specifics about which cigars to buy to find this stuff inside?

[charlie8575]

do you have any specifics about which cigars to buy to find this stuff inside?

I don't smoke but my dad will have a cigar every so often. Most tube cigars, from what I've seen, will have those thin slivers of wood. Generally, the more expensive it is (usually around $5-7 each,) the more likely you are to find it.

Charlie Larkin

[Michigan Madman]

Just so I understand correctly, it's a stock chassis (framerails, suspension, etc), but there are lowering blocks between the axle tubes and leaf springs in the rear and raised "spindles" up front, correct?


Is the Revell body channeled? Looks like it in the image above, and if true, I could see that being an issue on the Woody version.

First question- yes, raised spindles and lowering blocks- but a little cutting and fiddling could revert those to stock height.

Second question... again, yes- I forgot that the Revell Merc is channeled. That would be a serious problem if you wanted to build it totally stock!
But here's the thing- If I recall correctly, Mercury's Woody Wagon was based on the shorter Ford body- it was just the Ford with a Merc nose bolted on, different doors, and Mercury interior bits. So if that is true, they'd need to do up a new floor as well, because the length would be different. In any case you could probably adapt an AMT '49 Ford or Merc chassis to this body if you wanted to go totally stock. I'll experiment a bit once I get one on the workbench...

Edited by Michigan Madman, 28 October 2012 - 05:18 AM.

[Ramfins59]

Charlie, I realize that what I called wood "paper" IS actually wood... like a small sheet of a wood veneer...... It's just that it's so thin that I called it wood paper. JB, my cousin smokes cigars and gave me a whole cigar box full of these wood sheets about 4 years ago... he saves them for me. I don't actually know which cigars he smokes, but I know some of them are a little pricey.

[jbwelda]

ok thanks i will go check out the local cigar shop. theres a guy here who actually hand rolls cigars...i bet he has got sheets of the stuff.

[rollinoldskoo]

I wonder how that visor fits the AMT 51 Chevy cars and the revell/monogram 53/54 cars.....

[Casey]

Yes, the '48 has decals.

 

Looks like the Dank Fink '32 Speedwagon did, too:

 

 

 

Looking at the test shots on page one, it appears the insert areas are smooth, leading me to believe Revell will include decals for the inserts. I guess those who want to build the '49 Merc Woody stock should pick up an AMT '49 Mercury kit right about now, too.   

[zenrat]

 

... I guess those who want to build the '49 Merc Woody stock should pick up an AMT '49 Mercury kit right about now, too.   

 

How easy is it to swap bodies?  I fancy a stock roof but channelled & lowered club coupe...

[Austin T]

Has Revell given out any release date info yet?

[Nick Winter]

 

How easy is it to swap bodies?  I fancy a stock roof but channelled & lowered club coupe...

Revell body drops on the AMT frame almost perfectly, I experimented with using the chopped revell Merc body on the AMT everything else and vise versa.

 

Nick

[zenrat]

Thanks Nick.

I have both kits but it didn't occur to me to try a swap until i'd finished final assembly on the Revell kit.

[Dr. Cranky]

I know I will be using those bumpers.

[tim boyd]

Here are the decals from the '48 Ford woody from Revell.  They were excellent.  Virtually no carrier border beyond the edge of the wood sections, and they fit the openings perfectly.  If the '49 Woody has these same type of decals, we'll be in great shape.   TIM 

 

[G Holding]

Here are the decals from the '48 Ford woody from Revell.  They were excellent.  Virtually no carrier border beyond the edge of the wood sections, and they fit the openings perfectly.  If the '49 Woody has these same type of decals, we'll be in great shape.   TIM 

 

 

 

One reason why YOU are the master Tim.......SWEET !!!

[Junkman]

Tbh, the only questions I have are which engine Peter Cochran had in his splinter box, when someone is going to offer resin repops of the Aurora Mod Squad figures and how much he wants for those including postage to England, please.

Edited by Junkman, 23 February 2013 - 04:44 PM.

[Craig Irwin]

Tbh, the only questions I have are which engine Peter Cochran had in his splinter box, when someone is going to offer resin repops of the Aurora Mod Squad figures and how much he wants for those including postage to England, please.

They are on ebay all of the time, but make no mention of their mod squad past in the listing. Just resin figures in 1/25.

[jbwelda]

i think norm at replicas and miniatures of maryland has "mod" squad figures too.

[Draggon]

Uschi Van Der Rosten has woodgrain decals. Gonna buy this one plus his decals and see how it turns out.

 

http://www.uschivdr.com/shop/

[carsntrucks4you]

Uschi Van Der Rosten has woodgrain decals. Gonna buy this one plus his decals and see how it turns out.

 

http://www.uschivdr.com/shop/

Those decals are excellent. I used it on my Modelhaus Merc Woody http://www.modelcars...ody#entry646240  or http://www.modelcars...50 +merc +woody

[sjordan2]

One DIY suggestion -- If you download wood pattern samples from wood supplier websites, you can use them as is, or put them into a graphics program and adjust the color, sharpness, size, etc. any way you want and print out on paper or decal paper. 

 

Here's how I find what I'm looking for:

 

http://www.google.co...c.1.3pd-T4OUaRE

 

Just a few examples.

 

 

 

Edited by sjordan2, 04 March 2013 - 06:54 AM.