OldNYJim

This is great! I love the cutting work on the chassis! I just started one myself this evening, feeling inspired by yours! Great job!

I would!

So, I got this dusty old thing on eBay - it's an old Revell 41 Willys - minda complete except for the engine (unless this thing came with a little 4 cylinder engine for no particular reason) but some of it is pretty glued up and nasty. Should be a fun excuse for a scratchbuilding project anyway! Someone inexplicably painted the doors and trunklid (and maybe the hood?) at some point, and smeared a load of glue on the body so that'll need a little tidy-up, and I think I'll end up either scratchbuilding a chassis or doing some serious work on this one to make it decent. Not sure on engine choice, or wheel choice as yet...but here's what I've got to work with...

An old thread, but I'm pretty proud of my workspace. It used to belong to Ronald McDonald, I believe:

You're WAY too kind JT, but thank you! I'm a real rookie at this stuff compared to most builders on here. That said, I started final assembly tonight - I still need to paint the awning but she's pretty much there! Edit: please excuse my messy 'workbench' (McDonalds tray). I'm about to start something new so she'll get a nice clean before then...

Wow, this build is AMAZING - as I've come to expect from you. SO cool! It reminds me of something Hot Wheels would come up with (in the best possible way!)

What a gorgeous build! I LOVE that paint!

You should let some air out of that Vette before it goes pop

I've got a Silhouette Cameo cutter - it's designed for making gift cards and cutting vinyl stickers, but I've been using it to cut thin Plastruct sheet to make some of the parts you see here. It takes some computer skills to make decent stuff (just like a real FloJet or whatever would) but it's kinda handy. I only use it because I already have it though - I wouldnt buy one just for modelling. I bet you could do stuff like this Dan! I'm only a real novice at this - it's just masks and paint. The key thing, I think, is patience and hanving and idea of what you want to do. I'm always happy to try and help if you have any questions, but honestly I'm about the 3rd worst builder on this site, so... Anyway, I finally got a free evening (Christmas is coming, so I've been working hard to make some cash for gifts) and I managed to get the engine mounted and I glued all the windows in place, carefully, with some Elmers. I cant turn the body the right way up or they'll fall out, but hopefully by morning we'll be ready to start some of the final steps in getting this thing done!

Great progress dude! I'm loving seeing these come together! Great idea on the stacks - mine don't look too good either. Good enough for what I'm building, but your solution is WAY better! Great work!

Looks great so far - and great scratchbuilding! Keep us posted!

My girlfriend's family live in Valpo and Hammond - welcome to the site!

What a cool build! Cant wait to see more!

Wow, that paint!!!

What a gorgeous build! I LOVE it! Cant wait to see it come together!

I've got the R&Mco... kart - its a cool piece!

Any chance of seeing inside the box of this one bud?

Looks great so far! Love the door panels!

Flocking done, interior in, ice cream themed pedals in... ...and ice cream machine in - complete with dirty old rag to wipe up any spillages There's some more little details to add (some ice cream cones, for one thing) but next I need to get the headers attached to the engine - which I've been stalling on doing because theyre all seperate and they dont look fun to install at all...

A tiny bit Joe - my pink flocking came for the carpet - I've just put on a second coat of glue and some more, and as soon as it dries I can start assembling the chassis! More progress later!

That Ghia is SO cool!!

Just a small update - literally! ice cream cone shaped pedals and a couple of those tree air fresheners, fresh off the cutter...

Ohhh, can't wait to see the bits from Shapeways! What a cool project!

The stock interior bits and radiator placement would probably still work Joe, unless you've got other plans...