1941 Willy's Gasser

[Zippi]

I finished this one yesterday and just in time as we have a BIG heat wave about to hit.  I picked this kit up at a Model Car show last year and the box had been opened but it was at a good price.  If you have built this kit you know what I was working with.  It was primed with Tamiya White Surface primer and the topcoat is "Twister Orange" by Splash Paints.  It was also cleared with Splash Paints 2K Urethane clear.  After wet sanding it was polished with Meguiar's products.  A BIG shout out to "magicmustang" for the K.S. Pittman decals.  I was struggleing on what decals to use and magicmustang had the answer.  The flatty with the Ardun heads came from Texas 3D Customs.  The Moon tank and battery were moved to the trunk for better weight transfer.  The floor pan and trunk were made out of aluminum to cut down on weight to help on those races against Big John Mazmaninian and Stone-Woods-Cook.  I hope you fellows like this one as it was a fun build for me.   

WIP: 1941 Willy's Gasser - Page 5 - WIP: Drag Racing Models - Model Cars Magazine Forum

 

Edited July 30, 2024 by Zippi

[bobss396]

Nice.... those were always a challenging build, some parts were extra-fiddly. Digging the paint big time. Well done.

[magicmustang]

Looks great. K S would have been proud. Glad I was able to help.

MM

Edited July 30, 2024 by magicmustang

[Mike 1017]

Awesome

Mike

[ksnow]

Sweet looking little drag car. Paint looks great. Nice build.

[Zippi]

6 hours ago, bobss396 said:

Nice.... those were always a challenging build, some parts were extra-fiddly. Digging the paint big time. Well done.

Much appreciated man.  Yeah, I was challenging for sure.

[Zippi]

6 hours ago, magicmustang said:

Looks great. K S would be proud. Glad I was able to help.

MM

Thanks man.  I appreciate the help and the kind words.

[Zippi]

3 hours ago, Mike 1017 said:

Awesome

Mike

Thanks dude.

[Zippi]

1 hour ago, ksnow said:

Sweet looking little drag car. Paint looks great. Nice build.

Much obliged.  

[TransAmMike]

It's ready to rumble  on down the track against Big John!!

Great job Buddy, and the paint looks especially nice?

[Zippi]

1 hour ago, TransAmMike said:

It's ready to rumble  on down the track against Big John!!

Great job Buddy, and the paint looks especially nice?

I knew you would like it Buddy.  Thanks for taking a look.

[FoMoCo66]

Great job, you did really good, everything about it is perfect!

[Tim W. SoCal]

I KNEW it would turn out bitchen!  Great job, Bob!...

[PappyD340]

Looks killer Bob, the color really suits it well, very well done my friend!

[dragcarz]

That turned out really nice Bob, just beautiful!

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[Zippi]

14 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Great job, you did really good, everything about it is perfect!

Thanks Elliot.  I appreciate it man.

[Zippi]

9 hours ago, Tim W. SoCal said:

I KNEW it would turn out bitchen!  Great job, Bob!...

Much appreciated there Tim.  I'm happy with it.

[Zippi]

2 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Looks killer Bob, the color really suits it well, very well done my friend!

Much obliged Larry.  Yeah, I really like that Twister Orange.

[Zippi]

1 hour ago, dragcarz said:

That turned out really nice Bob, just beautiful!

I appreciate the kind words Roger.  I like the old Gassers.  

[Zippi]

21 minutes ago, ChrisR said:

NICE!

I sure do appreciate it Chris.  Thanks.

[BK9300]

Eye popping paint job - looks fast standing still!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Amazing! You keep getting better and better. This is one of your best yet.

[Zippi]

3 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

Amazing! You keep getting better and better. This is one of your best yet.

I sure do appreciate the kind words Buddy.  Thanks.

[Nitro330]

Looks awesome Bob!  That is a tricky kit in many ways.  You did a great job!