1941 Ford woody

[landman]

I opened a 58 Thunderbird box labelled "1941 Ford Woody" and it contained the body of the woody (eBay) and a 39/40 coach (old build) which will serve as a donor. There is also some woodgrain decals from Uschi van der Rosten. I'll try to do it justice.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Wrong category Pat.

This should be in the "On the Bench" section.

 

 

 

Steve

[landman]

6 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Wrong category Pat.

This should be in the "On the Bench" section. Steve

Absolutely. How do I switch it?

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 minute ago, landman said:

Absolutely. How do I switch it?

 

You can't.

Just ask the moderators to lock or eliminate this thread and start a new one "On the Workbench".

 

 

 

Steve

[landman]

23 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

You can't.

Just ask the moderators to lock or eliminate this thread and start a new one "On the Workbench".

Steve

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[landman]

I was supposed to do the next one out of the box, go figure. Anyway, it turns out the donor car has no engine so into the bin I go. I thought of using the engine in the sedan delivery but I remembered I have other plans for it.

[landman]

In real life, the 41 has a 114" wheelbase whereas the 40 has a 112" wheelbase. In AMT land it looks like a bit more. An adjustment will be necessary. Cut the "hump' to clear the wagon's rear cargo floor.

[landman]

Cut along a flat surface to have a nice mating surface for the spacer. Tacked the first one on. It just might catch it. Maybe 2 more millimeters.

[landman]

Second spacer has been added. driveshaft lengtened to match.

[landman]

Changed the wheels for something more appropriate. the parts bin engine is taking shape. Meanwhile I am experimenting with different paints on plastic spoons to try to avoid the last ordeal.

[landman]

Strted on what can only be described as a tedious job.

[charlie8575]

I'll enjoy watching the conversion occur. Also interested to see how you handle the woodgrain.

Charlie Larkin

[landman]

Here's the beginning of the paint.

[landman]

It dried flat. Isn't this supposed to be gloss enamel?

[landman]

The motor is done.

[stavanzer]

Dark Ghost Gray will always be flat. It's a USAF Colour. F-15's and F-16's use it for part of their camo paint jobs.

[landman]

24 minutes ago, alexis said:

Dark Ghost Gray will always be flat. It's a USAF Colour. F-15's and F-16's use it for part of their camo paint jobs.

I have been trying different clears over it. We’ll see. Wish me luck.

[stavanzer]

I will.  You'll do okay.

[landman]

Look like the clear will do the trick. Painted the interior CAT yellow as a base for the Vallejo woodgrain stains.

[landman]

This is taking some srious masking. I had done the roof mask separately hoping to just peel it off but it didn't work. so I remasked to paint the roof.

[landman]

The decals wouldn't set over the interior details so I woodgrained it by hand. Hope you like it.

[espo]

The interior wood grain looks great from here. 

[landman]

34 minutes ago, espo said:

The interior wood grain looks great from here. 

Thank you. I'll try those decals on the outside, see what happens.

[Intmd8r]

Nice job. Painting Wood grain by hand Almost always looks better than decals 

[landman]

15 minutes ago, Intmd8r said:

Nice job. Painting Wood grain by hand Almost always looks better than decals 

Thanks. I'm starting to believe that.