Monogram Woody Wagon

[TooOld]

I just finished this one after only three weeks on my bench , it's built mostly right out of the box with just a couple changes .

The first change was to cut down the front and rear springs to lower the ride height 1/8th inch all around , this is  probably not the preferred way but it was the simplest and caused no problems with the rest of the build . While working on the front I also modified it to have poseable steering . Then I swapped the front tires with some from The Parts Box which have a smaller diameter , not much but enough to add more rake to the finished model . I also removed the front license plate from the headlight crossbar , to me it cluttered things and just looks better without the plate .  I also opened the exhaust and printed a rear license plate . To finish it off I printed a surf board decal to match the box art .

The fenders and frame were molded in a Crimson Red plastic that was polished and I printed decals for the wood grain panels then sprayed the body inside and out with Tamiya TS-13 Clear .

This is probably the easiest kit I've built in a long time , it was a pleasure to build and went together exactly like it should with no issues at all .

Here's a ride height "before and after" photo .

Finished chassis .

A couple of the finished body .

More finished photo , thanks for lookin' !

 

Edited September 26, 2024 by TooOld

[XYHARRY]

Great looking Woody wagon there Bob, I'll be getting some ideas from your build for when I build mine. Extremely clean build and very 60s correct, well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[crazyjim]

Wow!  Fantastic build.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Phildaupho]

Really Really Nice. Very well built box art model.

[ea0863]

Absolute beauty Bob, and you nailed the wood panels perfectly!

[TonyW]

Perfect stance and probably the best woodgrain panels I have ever see. Stunning work.

 

Tony.

[Ragtop Man]

Dead solid perfect. Everything about it sings... and it sounds like Jan and Dean. 

Two questions: when you cut/dropped the spring, how did you do it, this would be very helpful for the other A's! 

Second question: did you say the tires and wheels came from the parts box, or just tires? 

 

[DJMar]

Now that is TASTY! Way cool.

I looked through the pics before I read the post, and I wouldn't have believed that the finish is the polished kit plastic, not paint.

[shoopdog]

Incredibly beautiful build!

[NOBLNG]

Really great looking woody Bob! Well done!??

[espo]

Beautiful looking wood finishes along with the body paint. The interior detailing along with the chassis all look great as well. 

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Vettegasser]

Beautiful 

[TooOld]

20 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Great looking Woody wagon there Bob, I'll be getting some ideas from your build for when I build mine. Extremely clean build and very 60s correct, well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

Thanks David !

19 hours ago, crazyjim said:

Wow!  Fantastic build.

Thanks much Jim!

19 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

Thanks Chris !

19 hours ago, Phildaupho said:

Really Really Nice. Very well built box art model.

Thanks very much Phil !

[catpack68]

Very nice work Bob!?

[ncbuckeye67]

That looks incredible! A friend gave this kit to me awhile back, and I wasn't sure what to do with it. I didn't realize how beautiful it could look!

[Zippi]

Hot digity dog...that's a Hot Rod and ready for the beach.  I'm diggin it.

[Moparman18064]

Very very nice. Sweet build. Very nice photography as well

[TooOld]

On 9/26/2024 at 11:20 AM, ea0863 said:

Absolute beauty Bob, and you nailed the wood panels perfectly!

Thanks Emre !

On 9/26/2024 at 12:29 PM, TonyW said:

Perfect stance and probably the best woodgrain panels I have ever see. Stunning work.

 

Tony.

Thank you very much Tony !

On 9/26/2024 at 3:34 PM, DJMar said:

Now that is TASTY! Way cool.

I looked through the pics before I read the post, and I wouldn't have believed that the finish is the polished kit plastic, not paint.

Thanks DJ !  I don't usually go with polished plastic except with these early Monogram kits , it just looks right .

[TooOld]

On 9/26/2024 at 1:10 PM, Ragtop Man said:

Dead solid perfect. Everything about it sings... and it sounds like Jan and Dean. 

Two questions: when you cut/dropped the spring, how did you do it, this would be very helpful for the other A's! 

Second question: did you say the tires and wheels came from the parts box, or just tires? 

 

Thanks Bob ! 

The front tires came from The Parts Box only because they are slightly smaller diameter , the rest are from the kit . Here's a couple of photos showing the cut down springs.

[slusher]

OutstandIng!

[Ragtop Man]

Thanks for the visual tutorial - there are a few A's in the stack that will benefit!

[Chris V]

This has to be one of the most beautiful builds I've ever seen of this Monogram Classic: Everything about it just looks "right".

Makes me wish that Revell would reissue the "Blue Beetle"/"Blue Bandito" version of the Monogram '29 Roadster Pickup, once again enabling us to "clone" the early issue '30 Woodie (and Hot Rod the stock Monogram '30 Coupé).

[ewetwo]

Nice. Spot on with the box art.