AMT 1941 Ford Custom Woody WIP

[Duddly01]

2 hours ago, Zippi said:

It's slowly coming together Donald.  All the colors are spot on.  NIce work.

Thank You!

11 minutes ago, David G. said:

That's going to be so cool when it's done!

David G.

Thank You!

[Duddly01]

Assembly is under way. I test fit the body after installing the side windows and noticed I needed to black out the edges, there isn’t much gap but it does show if not painted.

 

interior is coming along pretty well I think.

Wiring run and hidden with chassis install. Wire through engine compartment for driver side headlight hidden in plain sight. 

[David G.]

It looks like this kit has a lot of hidden channels to run wires through.

Great looking interior so far.

David G.

[Duddly01]

7 hours ago, David G. said:

It looks like this kit has a lot of hidden channels to run wires through.

Great looking interior so far.

David G.

Actually, not really any at all most of them are exposed except a little area under the gas tank where it comes through from the battery, running along the right floorboard underneath and through the engine compartment. It just looks like they belong.

 

[BK9300]

Inspiring work - I always enjoy watching the extras you put into your builds.

[Duddly01]

18 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Inspiring work - I always enjoy watching the extras you put into your builds.

Thank you!

[Duddly01]

Final assembly is now well underway. 
The hood had quite a bit of trash but able to wet sand an polish it out. Still will need more polishing in the end but it’s looking better. 

assemble body and chassis/ interior. This was actually a bit of a pain. Had to trim and adjust to get them to mate up well.

installed the rear door and hatch

and the hood and attached the taillights. Taillights turned out pretty well I think, now to the headlights and the LEDs will be done.

[espo]

Like the colors and finishes. 

[Duddly01]

3 hours ago, espo said:

Like the colors and finishes. 

Thank You!

[LennyB]

Looking good Donald.?

[Duddly01]

18 minutes ago, LennyB said:

Looking good Donald.?

Thank you!

[Duddly01]

I still have a whole lot to do but made some progress today. 
Installed the headlight buckets and front LEDs. Sealed underneath so light doesn’t show where I don’t want.

I could not stand the blobs of chrome that were meant to be front turn signals so I removed the area the lenses should be, added clear UV resin and painted.

I added the frog Mouth breathers and tires finishing up the engine compartment and chassis.  Much more period correct I think. 

The rear seat hides the battery quite well.

I actually love the slightly lowered stance. Added the bumpers and grill.

I decided not to do a roof rack, I just have the surfboard hanging out through the rear hatch. First pass on painting the surfboard.

I need to figure out what builds I am going to take tomorrow to the Spirit of Speed Model Car at the NHRA museum. So won’t be getting any time on the Woody tomorrow. Say hi if your going to be there.

 

Edited November 10, 2024 by Duddly01

[Zippi]

Just a Super nice build so far Donald.  I love all the color choices and the surf board is going to turn out Great.  

[David G.]

That's quite an impressive build Donald! I love the color, the wood looks great and the detail is excellent. Add in the lighting and wow!

David G.

[Duddly01]

3 hours ago, Zippi said:

Just a Super nice build so far Donald.  I love all the color choices and the surf board is going to turn out Great.  

Thank You! 

3 hours ago, David G. said:

That's quite an impressive build Donald! I love the color, the wood looks great and the detail is excellent. Add in the lighting and wow!

David G.

Thank you! Next step will be adding 40+ top studio rivets into the body woodwork  to simulate the carriage bolts. They are so dang tiny!

[Duddly01]

Not much new. Added the rivets to the rear door and scratch built the rear door handles from brass rod, hammered into shape. I think the rivets are very tiny, but add a lot to the look of the wood panels. Went ahead and added the hubcaps. 

Look at all of those holes on the sides I still need to add rivets to! ?

Edited November 11, 2024 by Duddly01

[TopherMcGinnis]

Love the rivet details!

[Duddly01]

44 minutes ago, TopherMcGinnis said:

Love the rivet details!

Thanks, the tiny little rivets are a lot of work. This thing I think was my best purchase ever for scale model building.  Just saying... I couldn't do it without a big magnifying glass.

Edited November 11, 2024 by Duddly01

[BK9300]

I agree with you, Donald - magnifying desk lamp is indispensable for me too!  The rivets look great.

Edited November 12, 2024 by BK9300

[David G.]

The rivets do add a lot to the appearance of the wagon. Well worth the effort Donald.

As for the lighted magnifier, I've been using one for years. It's literally bolted to my desk.

David G.

[Duddly01]

12 hours ago, BK9300 said:

I agree with you, Donald - magnifying desk lamp is indispensable for me too!  The rivets look great.

Thank you! 

3 hours ago, David G. said:

The rivets do add a lot to the appearance of the wagon. Well worth the effort Donald.

As for the lighted magnifier, I've been using one for years. It's literally bolted to my desk.

David G.

Thank you! I tried a lighted glasses with magnifying lenses, just so cumbersome and was only clear at a certain distance. 

[espo]

The headlights and taillights add so much to the appearance. 

[Duddly01]

2 hours ago, espo said:

The headlights and taillights add so much to the appearance. 

Thank you. My family won't let me do a build without LEDs anymore.

 

[Duddly01]

A little more work. Added the wipers, door locks, door handles, pinned and added the antenna so it can be rotated as desired. Turns out I am a few 0.9mm rivets so I ordered another batch for Australia. They are really hard to get sometimes. One side done and missing four for the other side.

[David G.]

Nice progress on this! 

In addition to all of the features you pointed out, I like the slider windows on the rear side door. They look operable. Is this something you came up with or is it in the kit?

David G.