LennyB

Very nice build and a great stance?

Coming along nicely. The “7” on the trunk emblem did you do that? Haven’t looked at the back of an AMT in years to remember.

Cool concept, looks to be a fun build

Thanks Carl!

Been a while since I showed this one some love. Spent the last couple of days getting a stiff neck applying some BMF. My original plan was to have white inside the side molding and if you look back I actually did a two-tone paint job, but the BMF was too fine to stick on the surrounding molding around the white. So I foiled over the entire molding and I will attempt to paint inside the lines to get the effect I originally wanted. In the meantime decided to do a quick mockup and show some progress as it's actually coming together.

Interesting piece of work. Not sure I like how they finished the rear off, a bit boxy looking.

The Woody It's a weird juxtaposition halving the AMT 41 Plymouth mated to the Revell 48 Woody. The details on the Plymouth are so crude and inaccurate as we have discussed ad nauseam, while the 48 Ford has details up the wazoo. Now that the body is finally painted I've moved on to getting the interior assembled. The Woody comes with a full insert for the underside of the roof as well as having wood detail added to the top section of all the glass. I wood grained the top insert but just painted the rest of the inside a flat tan. Didn't think it was necessary to go overboard and wood grain everything. The windshield includes sunvisors. And the top of the other windows have an added piece embossed to look like wood. Here is how we look with the windows installed. And this time I remembered the rearview mirror. I think there may be a dome light still to be added, the kit instructions are out to lunch right now so I need to check on that still. Next I started fitting the dash and firewall. Both pieces need to be modified as they are too narrow for the Woody body and the firewall too short as well. I had previously added a section to the bottom of the firewall but I found it was not enough. Dash and firewall test fitted into body. And dash given an initial coat of yellow before final cleanup and wood-graining. Dash will get a cluster inlay so the original details have been removed. And so we move on...

The Coupe I keep thinking I'm getting close to finishing the coupe, then I find stuff that I have overlooked.? Added some small details over the past few days that I knew were still on the list (I really should have started that spread-sheet) and a few others that I completely forgot about, or wanted subconsciously to ignore.? Added wipers and a side view mirror. Never did the review mirror and at this point we can live without it. Also added the rear license plate. Debating as to whether I should add a front plate. Don't want to be pulled over for not having a front plate. Been there, done that. The front end does look a bit naked without a bumper.? Then I realized I left half of the front suspension parts off, shocks, sway bar and center link. Fun stuff to add after the chassis and body have been married for a while. What didn't help was that I fabricated my own front spindles so some of the mounting points were MIA. Had to pin the center link to get it to fit to the spindles. Glad I haven't gotten as far with the Woody so there is still time to finish that front end before consummation. So for now I'm going to set this aside and work on the Woody. 'till next time....?

I guess you got to have one to know one.? BTW that Air Cleaner is OEM AMT. That's what I was thinking of. Pink, for Pete's sake what next?

Mine had those two months ago. Picked up two Pintos but don’t know what I’m going to do with them.

Hit Ollies today, they had absolutely nothin'

Thanks Carl, I really need to get back on this.

Ahh, now I can breathe. And wouldn't you just know it...AMT put a 12volt battery into this thing. They can't get anything right.? And of course stuffing that Hemi in there isn't helping things. The engine sits right up against the firewall which didn't leave any room for the coil to go in the stock location. So I went with an aftermarket yellow coil on top of the engine. Did Accel make coils back then??

Jim, is this where you want me to put the battery? What do I do with the aircleaner then?

So you can only work on it when wifey is out of the house then?

A true moldy oldie?. Looking sharp Greg

Ahhh, just need a carb spacer and you'll be good.?

This sho7ld be a nice build when finished ✅

That’s cool how it’s part of the trim.

I think you went over your minimal fixes limit just on those wheels? Looks like a nice start, interested on seeing where it goes.

Thanks guys, appreciate your support. This kit has such a love hate relationship I need all the support to keep going with it. ?

The Woody Some progress was made this week on the woody. Finishing up with the woodwork. I used the kit decals for the center panels, at first attempting to just cut them from the decal sheet and glue them in place as Jim suggested. This didn't look right as it made the panels appear too shallow. Next I applied them as intended, wet and slippery and they settled in pretty good. Went over them with a coat of clear lacquer but thanks to the humidity they got a bit foggy. Fortunately an additional coat cleared things up again. In typical '41 Plymouth fashion whenever you start to get ahead with one thing you fall behind with another. Now months after the hood was fabricated, it needed to be widened to match the width of the woody body, I can see a slight ghosting of the seam. So slight it doesn't show on camera. I might be able to wet sand the clear and get rid of it but I think for now I will just leave it as it may still be settling. If it ever gets worse I can redo the hood alone. That's all for now folks!

Actually if you check you will find it's empty.?

Looks very nice, great job. Have yet to build one of these but I've heard a lot of good things. But I'm confused, should I go to the main office or to reception.?

I've always loved these. Have my own build waiting in the wings.