41 Ford Woody- Swap-N-Build CBP project

[Modlbldr]

Getting a bit of paint down today. Got the roof and interior floor painted in semi-gloss black from a distance to get a bit more of a textured appearance. Going with a utilitarian rubber floor mat rather than the carpeted floor.

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I also got the chassis and suspension parts painted flat black. Not sure yet what color I will do the body in. I was thinking Gloss Black but that may end up being too much black. I may do it in a dark maroon or green. I'll decide after I visit the model train store and get ideas for paint colors of what ever railroad I model it after or do a fictional RR.

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[Modlbldr]

Start of the scratch built wheels. Not happy thinking that I have three more of these to lay out and cut four.

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I bought some Tamiya Maroon last night to paint the body with but it is too purple for my liking.

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I'll have to hunt for some other shade of maroon.

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[Modlbldr]

I have been scratch-building my first wheel this morning and I think that it looks OK. Not looking forward to the other three. Sure wish I would bite the bullet and try casting this. Oh well

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I think once I paint it that it won't look too bad.

I also decided to go ahead with the Tamiya Maroon. Once it dries it seems to match the maroon 41 Woody I found online.

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I got a bit of maroon over spray on the cargo floor that I'll need to touch up. I have been playing with some acrylic craft paint to do the wood framing on the body. Can't wait to start that.

Thanks for checking in.

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[#1 model citizen]

The wheel's looking good. Looks like you found a better maroon, too.

[Modlbldr]

Thanks John. That's actually the same maroon, just more coats.

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[Ace-Garageguy]

Pretty cool, and certainly unique. When I first looked at one of these kits, I was kinda annoyed by the transverse sink marks in the roof panel, but after having studied some real cars like this, I've seen the identical appearing ridges showing through the built-up covering.

Those wheels also remind me of the "Boxpok" and "Scullin" drivers used on some fast steam locomotives. Very appropriate.  

Boxpok        

Scullin      

(Hope you don't mind the train pix...I'll remove them if you do)

Edited October 27, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[Modlbldr]

Pretty cool, and certainly unique. When I first looked at one of these kits, I was kinda annoyed by the transverse sink marks in the roof panel, but after having studied some real cars like this, I've seen the identical appearing ridges showing through the built-up covering.

Those wheels also remind me of the "Boxpok" and "Scullin" drivers used on some fast steam locomotives. Very appropriate.  

Boxpok        

Scullin      

(Hope you don't mind the train pix...I'll remove them if you do)

Are you kidding? I used to be a locomotive conductor and engineer for the Alaska Railroad. I don't mind the pix at all.

I am surprised that I never thought to build a hi-rail before this. I just happened to stumble across the pix of the 40 and 41 Ford when doing research for woody ideas. As soon as I saw them I knew I had to build one.

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[crazyjim]

Very original idea making it a car train or whatever you call it.  I started that kit a couple of days ago and am very interested in replacing the plastic panels with real wood.

That scullin train pic is very nice.

[retriever]

Can't wait to see what you do with the wood, especially the framing.  Not the easiest thing to paint and make it look real.  Real wood (maybe 1/32" basswood) would probably look best for the panels.

I'm loving this build.

Tony

 

[retriever]

Your '41 Woody is really coming along nicely.   I think the maroon will be a super color choice.  

I have used craft paint to represent wood, but it's a delicate, "hit and miss" process.  One method I have found works for me, depending on the type of wood you're trying to represent, is to first give the framing a solid coat of antique gold, yellow or tan enamel.  Then I dry brush various shades of craft paint brown vertically down the frame, trying(!) to represent the grain of the wood.  It rakes a steady hand, patience and some kind of reference photo beside you, or you'll just finish up painting the whole frame brown!  Another method is simply to chose a craft paint that looks like light, grain free wood.  The advantage of craft paint, is you can run the part under the faucet and start again if you don't like it.

Whatever you chose to do, experiment on some pieces of sprue first until you get the hang of it.  

Hope this helps,

Tony

Edited October 28, 2017 by retriever

[Modlbldr]

Thanks Tony. That is pretty much the idea I had was using craft paint. I bought three colors. A light tan, a darker brown and an orangish brown. I am planning on quite a bit of practice beforehand. Monday I am going to paint the Maroon on the body 

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[espo]

I'm enjoying your conversion on this wagon. The wheels look perfect. A thought on the wood trim. I have had pretty good luck using a Tamiya light Tan for a base and then dry brushing other darker browns and even a touch of a Mt, Brown. The by using Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange and X-24 Clear Yellow as a top coat. This gives the appearance of different types of wood that was used in the construction of the bodies at that time. This is just a thought that may help you when you're experimenting to get the finish you're after. I look forward too the way you do the wood inserts on the body. This should give it a more realistic appearance.

[chris chabre]

am I the only one who thought, a slammed, hot rod version would be awesome? just think, you can go as low as you want as long as the wheels dont hit haha

[Modlbldr]

Thanks guys for the interest. I got the body and dash painted this morning. I have a couple of small touch ups to do but am very happy with the results.

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Tomorrow it is on to either the chassis detail or the roof rack.

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[StockBoresMe]

I hear a lot of talk and different ideas on how you should do the wood. One tip I have is to start with more of a pale yellow as a base before you start adding the brown shades. I heard using a common brown sharpie and smearing it around with a qtip works pretty well over the yellow. My advice is try everyones advice and do a line up. Maybe even add a little fun and have the crowd pick a favorite

 

Either way shes looking real nice and your doing some pretty heavy work really fast. 

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[Modlbldr]

Anthony,

Thanks for the additional tip. I'm sure that once I begin for certain on the wood my updates will slow to a crawl. There is a ton of wood on this thing! Outter body, inner door panels, headliner. I need to get a good couple of days to just sit down with some detail shots, some old model magazine articles, paint and plastic and just experiment. Till then I'll keep plugging away at the rest of the kit. And I still have three wheels and the bell to make.

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Edited November 1, 2017 by Modlbldr

[Modlbldr]

Small progress over the last couple of days. I have begun to start on the roof rack and the bell.

The frame of the rack is styrene I-beam. I have managed to make two feet so far. I drilled a hole in one end of a short chunk of solder, bent it and flattened the other end to sit on the roof. I then glued a short piece of rod in the hole.

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For the bell I started with a cone from the instrument used to check your ears.

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I cut it down, sanded off the tabs and folded in the top.

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A bit more work on it and hidden behind the cow catcher and I think it will be presentable.

Thanks for checking in.

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[crazyjim]

Nice work, Tom.  I had started on my '41 woody and decided to follow you and cut out the panels and replace with real wood. I painted the metal body panels today and started the 4 part wood grain process on the trim.

[Modlbldr]

Sounds great Jim. I'll look for your build or you can post a pic or two here.

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[espo]

Sounds great Jim. I'll look for your build or you can post a pic or two here.

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While at HL a couple of days ago your project came to mind. If you were not already aware of it, HL has a section with Balsa and Bass wood in various sizes. They offer some Bass wood that is paper thin and has faint graining and is very smooth. You may already have known this but it was new to me and I picked some up. They also had some "Wood Flooring" in their Doll House section that I'm going to use on another project. I really enjoy watching your build.

[Modlbldr]

I finished the basics of the roof rack this morning.

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Now just need to paint it up and fill it with junk.

I also got the seats painted and installed. Moving right along!

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[#1 model citizen]

The rack looks great! I'm impressed as to how you made the feet.

Edited November 8, 2017 by #1 model citizen

[Intmd8r]

Loving the progress so far - keep up the impressive work!

[Modlbldr]

Thanks guys. I realized yesterday that I am going to have to extend the feet down a bit at each end of the rack. I forgot to account for the curve in the roof. Should be very easy to do. The solder is very soft so I can remove them easily and make longer uprights on those ones.

I may get some time today to do this plus I'd like to finish making the wheels. We will see how far I get during lunch today. I don't feel much in the mood right now.

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[Dogfish_7]

Excellent work.