nitro norman Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) Been working on this AMT Willys gasser. Using Hemi engine from one of the Revell Willys kits. Got part of the wiring done yesterday. Paint is all three shades of Testors Extreme Lacquers blues. Cleared with Extreme Lacquer wet look clear. Polished with polishing kit. Blended with spray cans , no airbrush .Chassis painted with Tamiya semi-gloss black. Retired now trying to get back into the hobby. Thanks for looking. Edited May 28, 2020 by nitro norman left out paint info 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Great start with the blue fade away paint scheme, looks great! I’ll be following your build! Cheers Misha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Nice job!! Looking good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 14 hours ago, Misha said: Great start with the blue fade away paint scheme, looks great! I’ll be following your build! Cheers Misha Thank you, Misha. Trying to get back into the groove. I'll post some more pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 10 hours ago, sflam123 said: Nice job!! Looking good!! Thank you, I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Great work! Keep going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Nitrobarry said: Great work! Keep going... Thanks Nitro Barry. Hope to finish the engine tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I can sympathize, sometimes hard to stick with one project. My Deuce WIP projects themselves number thirty-two ?! Please keep us updated with photos as you are off to a great start. Cheers Misha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazz Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 This is going to be great. Lovin the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 18 hours ago, Nazz said: This is going to be great. Lovin the color. Thank you. This is the bluest car I've ever painted LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 12:57 AM, sflam123 said: Nice job!! Looking good!! Thank you. I'll post more pics next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Looks like you're finding that groove all right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 20 hours ago, Chitown said: Looks like you're finding that groove all right! Thanks. Only problem s I've had was getting that Revell transmission to fit under the chassis ( took a lot of grinding ) and the hinge on the front of the body. Think I'll just scratchbuild one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Going to be one fine looking Willys. One thing you may want to be aware of is the location of the front axle, it is a bit too much to the rear, Good luck on that kit hinge. On mine I just used some tubing glued to the nose, bent brass rod into a U shape through that tube and glued two more tubes to the chassis. I slipped the two legs into those two tubes and I have an instant flip front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 2 hours ago, TarheelRick said: Going to be one fine looking Willys. One thing you may want to be aware of is the location of the front axle, it is a bit too much to the rear, Good luck on that kit hinge. On mine I just used some tubing glued to the nose, bent brass rod into a U shape through that tube and glued two more tubes to the chassis. I slipped the two legs into those two tubes and I have an instant flip front. Thank you my friend. I saw a hinge like that on the Speed City Resins page. I think thats what I'll do. I'm using the front axle from a Miss Deal kit, so I don't have to worry about that. Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 I'm not to good with step by step pics, but my Willys is coming along. Got most of the wiring done. Started on the seatbelts. Using the front axle from the Revell kit. Easier to add spindles for the wheels I'm using. Front clip does'nt line up well with the kit hinge , so I'll be making one with brass rod and aluminum tubing. Thanks for looking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedly Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 The fade paint job really looks good! And the 5 spoke Americans wheels on the front are nice! Are they Speed City resins or a kit wheel? Factory chrome or Alclad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Love the paint Dave. great build on a great old kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 And another Willys. Lovin it LOL! Great interesting paint work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 6:24 PM, Tedly said: The fade paint job really looks good! And the 5 spoke Americans wheels on the front are nice! Are they Speed City resins or a kit wheel? Factory chrome or Alclad? The front wheels are from a Revell Chi Town Hustler kit. Kit chrome. Rear wheels are from an AMT Mustang funny car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 12:46 PM, TransAmMike said: And another Willys. Lovin it LOL! Great interesting paint work? Thank you. I'll be posting pics of the finished model soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Wow, really turning out nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuilderX Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Very Cool Willys!!! Like the Blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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