David G. Posted Saturday at 02:09 PM Posted Saturday at 02:09 PM 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. 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. Inspired by the box art and some online photos I decided on a sunny yellow for the base color. I painted the wood panel inserts using my woodgrain technique. The wood body framing will be similar to the inside of the panels. The test-fit mockup is looking pretty good. 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. 3
slusher Posted Sunday at 04:52 PM Posted Sunday at 04:52 PM how did you achieve that great looking wood panel?
NOBLNG Posted Sunday at 05:02 PM Posted Sunday at 05:02 PM Terrific job on the wood grain there David!😎
Ulf Posted Sunday at 05:14 PM Posted Sunday at 05:14 PM Impressive wood painting. I really like the stance of the car, I’m in a non dropped period.
FoMoCo66 Posted Sunday at 06:53 PM Posted Sunday at 06:53 PM Man, that wood grain is very, uh... woody! Great job on that and you can never go wrong with baby moons!
David G. Posted Monday at 12:45 PM Author Posted Monday at 12:45 PM 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. 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. 1 1
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