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Thanks Al Thanks David

After just completing a 1948 Ford Woody and seeing the old Longroof thread make a reappearance I thought it would be cool to have a thread dedicated to Woodies. Sort of like a scale on-line version of Wavecrest, the huge Woody show in Encinitas California usually in late September. I will get the ball rolling. First a fuzzy group shot My just completed 48 Ford Resto-Mod Woody 32 Ford Woody built for Deuce Days in Scale 2019 1950 Ford F-1 truck combined with a '41 Woody Speedwagon converted from Deuce to '34 Wagon and I call it a Woody 1949 Ford Woody which was maybe my first serious model car build since I was a kid constructed in the early 1990's

Alternomad with Chezoom front and chopped top Jo-Han Rambler Resin 57 Olds with Buick grill Sectioned and filled Wagon Rod

I think the term Resto-Mod is perfect to describe my 1948 Ford Woody. On the surface it is completely stock except for its stance but underneath it is any thing but. The Woody sits on the great Art Morrison chassis from the AMT Wagon Rod which features an independent A-arm front suspension, rack and pinion steering, disc brakes, a Ford 9-inch rear end and air bags all around. The wheels, tires, hubcaps and rings are from the Revell ’32 5-W The engine is a Corvette C-5 LS-1 attached to a 5-speed manual. The ignition covers were modified with Evergreen siding to sort of look like finned flatheads. The engine compartment has new sides, the firewall was recessed and electric fans were added to the radiator. The interior has bucket seats and hung pedals. The “wood” headliner was opened up to expose the white above. The wood paneling was made from cigar box dividers. Link to construction information while On The Workbench

Tough is definitely the way to describe this awesome Deuce. Very well conceived and built.

My kind of custom. Looks wonderful. Will you be entering it in the Desert Classic Virtual Model Car Contest?

Great to see your recent progress. Looking fantastic.

Thanks everyone. Your comments are much appreciated. I am going to my bench now to stick it together.

I decided to see how the "woody" parts of the body would fit with the "steel" part of the body and discovered I had to do some trimming here and there. So far I am very pleased with how it has come together but getting it all together it might be a challenge. I have become a big fan of Shoe-Goo for such jobs. I want to get this completely finished up soon so I can enter it in the Desert Classic Virtual Model Car Contest of which I am very impressed with how organized it is. Going to prepare a couple of entries later today.

Up dated April 21 - I used a technique of painting plastic to look like wood on the ’32 Ford Woody I built last year and was pleased with the results so decided to try the same with the ’48 Woody. The plastic Woody parts were first painted light yellow. The “wood” around the windows was brush painted with Light Yellow Testors enamel while the body was sprayed with Model Master Daytona Yellow lacquer. All the “wood” parts were then dry brushed with Testors light brown enamel in an attempt to give some grain affect to the “wood”. The previous time I employed this technique I used Tamiya clear yellow acrylic for the final coats but all I found on my paint rack was orange clear so went with that. The “wood” around the windows was brush painted with the orange while the headliner and body were airbrushed. It took some time for me to adjust to the results that are so different than the ‘32 Woody. The brush painted pieces look more like wood than those airbrushed which are definitely way more orange than I would have liked and the grain affect has virtually disappeared. Anyways it is what is and I think the Woody will be rather eye catching when fully completed. Thin wood sheets that separate the two levels of cigars in their boxes are being used for the exterior wood panels with the other side being the interior side panels. I am not sure where it came from but I had some incrdebibly thin wood veneer or paper printed on both sides to represent wood grain. I used that material for the trim on the interior side panels. Both sides of the wood were given multiple coats of polyurethane clear. I trimmed the door handles off the plastic interior side panels and reinstalled them on the wood panels. I really like how the headliner looks after opening up the spaces between the wood slats to expose the white behind Now that the wood parts are completed I can move onto final assembley

Dann - This is a fantastic solution. Misha let me know about it and I have been spreading the word and want to enter myself. I am wondering if you have a preferred photo file size? I am concerned that large file high resolution photos might bog down the system and be slow to send and load. Also regarding the Replica class, what do you recommend for documentation?

Thanks Dave - Good work. I like the changes made and I am sure it will get even better. Appreciate the addition of Other Racing as that is one of my favourite subjects.

I really like how you have posed your Woody.

Very well built. Great looking race car. Love the turned out front wheel.

It is 1962 again. Love your hot rod and very impressed with your application of the shift pattern decal

MEGA !!

Excellent and interesting engine choice. I definitely prefer the old school wheels.

Great presentation. Looking forward to under glass photos.

Up Date April 16 - With all the modifications completed I decided to paint, assemble and finish off the entire non-Woody portion of the model. I had predrilled the floor pans so I would be able to pin and locate the chassis at the correct position. I did notch the frame rails forward of the floor so I could bend it up to get the front a bit lower. As mentioned previously I hung three pedals from the dash. The steering column was shortened where it meets the firewall and the column shift rod was trimmed off. I must mention that the dash and steering wheel are very nice pieces with this kit. The dash has a separate chrome section with clear lenses for the gauges and the steering wheel has a chrome horn ring and centre emblem. Testors lacquer Phoenician Yellow was applied to the dash and steering wheel. The seats are Testors leather enamel. The green paint is a custom blend of Testors Colors by Boyd enamel air brushed. The wheels, tires, hubcaps and rings are from the Revell 32 Ford 5-Window.

Very handsome traditional hot rod. Well built with perfect combination of classic parts.

WOW - beautifully built, fantastic colour combination, have always wanted to build one of these.

Great colour. Good looking model. Well built.

Totally awesome. Would love to see in person. Maga.

When I opened this post I was expecting to see a street or pro-touring Challenger resembling Sam Posey's Trans-Am race car. This is not just Sam Posey inspired - it is Sam Posey's Trans-Am race car. Very well built.