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Hello Everybody!

Now that my '50 Oldsmobile Club Coupe is finished, it's time to start another build!

 

This is AMT's 1929 Ford Woody/Pickup kit. According to the box it can be built one of four ways. A wagon or a pickup, with custom or stock options for each. I've decided to build the Woody wagon as a mild-custom hot rod. 

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The first thing I wanted to do was get the right stance and profile. So I assembled the axles and did a mockup with a number of different wheel sets. I did find a good set of wheels and tires in the parts box. They have kind of a Western Smoothie look which is much better than the Keystone Cliche' Classics or stock spokes in the kit. I will of course dress them up a little.

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Inspired by the box art and some online photos I decided on a sunny yellow for the base color.

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I painted the wood panel inserts using my woodgrain technique. The wood body framing will be similar to the inside of the panels.

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The test-fit mockup is looking pretty good.

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That's it for this round. 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments, questions or critiques you may wish to share.

David G.

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19 hours ago, slusher said:

how did you achieve that great looking wood panel?

Hi Carl. For this one I started with a base coat of Tamiya TS-46 Light Sand. Next I lightly drew some random lines on the paint with a brown Sharpie. Then I used an alcohol wash to soften and smear the pen lines. After that I brushed on some very thinned streaks and patches of Tamiya Red-Brown, NATO Brown. Each color thinned to the point of being more of a wash than paint but still opaque enough to provide noticeable coverage. Then came a very dry dry-brush of Flat Earth and Flat Flesh, for just a whisper of highlighting. Finally, some thinned flat black applied here and there with a liner brush to add a little detail. 

When I was satisfied with how it all looked I let it dry for a while then sprayed a light coat of Tamiya PS-43 Translucent Orange followed by a coat of Tamiya Clear.

The lighter panel is Tamiya Light Sand with a thinned random brushing of Flat Flesh followed by Translucent Orange and clear.

To sum it up, I just start with a light colored base. I follow that with washes and dry-brushing building from dark to light then adding darker line details . Then I spray on translucent orange, yellow or red depending on how I want it to look. When I'm happy with that I spray it with either a flat or gloss clear depending on whether I want a varnished or natural look. 

It may sound like a lot of work but it  took me less than an hour to do both panels front and back.

Thanks for asking!

18 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Terrific job on the wood grain there David!😎

Thank you Greg. I am rather happy with how it turned out.

 

18 hours ago, Ulf said:

Impressive wood painting.

I really like the stance of the car, I’m in a non dropped period.

Thank you Ulf. Ya know, I never really did get into the whole lowered stance trend. Maybe growing up in the Seventies working on gassers and raked street machines has something to do with that. :D 

 

17 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Man, that wood grain is very, uh... woody! Great job on that and you can never go wrong with baby moons!

Thank you Elliot. I agree, some things just never seem to go out of style.

David G.

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