Mad Slammer Posted January 27, 2010 Posted January 27, 2010 Hi, this is my latest project, an "almost stock" 1941 willys. . . comments welcome. . . For a comparison, the stock body. . .
weasel Posted January 27, 2010 Posted January 27, 2010 that's a cool idea!! almost cartoony, but believable.. gonna have wheelie bars?? lol hmmm, i may ste..borrow that idea in the future...
Chuck Most Posted January 27, 2010 Posted January 27, 2010 Looks a little "Deal's Wheel-ish" with the body cut up like that- should be interesting!
jbwelda Posted January 28, 2010 Posted January 28, 2010 that is TOO cool! i once saw what appeared to be a 49/50 merc ledsled, but somehow it looked different...turns out it was a volvo 122 (?) remodeled to look like a merc. you could look at it for a long time and not see that! this reminds me of the same sort of thing. very cool and wish i had thought of it myself!
Mad Slammer Posted January 28, 2010 Author Posted January 28, 2010 Thanks for the comments. Here are some more progress pics. It's going to be a Slammer, for a club challenge . . . I put a strip of sytrene on the rear wheel arches to make the opening smaller. This way the tires "tuck" nicely. . . The strip on the rockers has a bit of an angle to follow the "rake". . . And the front gets a small lip to really get it "in the weeds" Hope you like it
Eshaver Posted January 29, 2010 Posted January 29, 2010 I'm going to catch YOU KNOW WHAT fer this , but it looks very awkward .......... Ed Shaver
Mad Slammer Posted January 30, 2010 Author Posted January 30, 2010 I'm going to catch YOU KNOW WHAT fer this , but it looks very awkward .......... Ed Shaver Then I MUST be headed the RIGHT WAY! ! ! ;) ;) :D
Eshaver Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 Madslammer , heres a stock Wyllis Americar , for real . Probably the only one you will see too. Ed Shaver
Mad Slammer Posted January 30, 2010 Author Posted January 30, 2010 Madslammer , heres a stock Wyllis Americar , for real . Probably the only one you will see too. Ed Shaver I've seen some on the web. . . But I'm not into STOCK models, The title of the thread is just a joke. . . B)
Steven Zimmerman Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 I agree it looks a little awkward,but I can see several ways to rectify this. (1) chop the top. (2) raise the rear deck,starting at the rear of the cab about 1/4/3/16" and gradually bringing it down to the original trunk about 2/3 of the way down. (3) cutting at the base of the cab under the rear window,extending to about 3/4 inch behind the side windows and vertically behind side windows to the horizontal part of the top and pulling the rear window area back at the bottom,increasing the rake of the rear window,and blending it in with a gentle radius wher this piece meets the rear deck.This would require small tringular filler pieces behind the side windows,and a rectangular piece below the rear window.... (4) a pie slice of the body starting from about the rear door line and gradually increasing to about a 1/4 -3/8 " through the hood/nose (5)............a combo of all 4(GRIN) Of course,you could shorten it through the front fenders also,something like the old Bantams....OR leave it like it is,its still NEET !
Mad Slammer Posted January 31, 2010 Author Posted January 31, 2010 I agree it looks a little awkward,but I can see several ways to rectify this. (1) chop the top. (2) raise the rear deck,starting at the rear of the cab about 1/4/3/16" and gradually bringing it down to the original trunk about 2/3 of the way down. (3) cutting at the base of the cab under the rear window,extending to about 3/4 inch behind the side windows and vertically behind side windows to the horizontal part of the top and pulling the rear window area back at the bottom,increasing the rake of the rear window,and blending it in with a gentle radius wher this piece meets the rear deck.This would require small tringular filler pieces behind the side windows,and a rectangular piece below the rear window.... (4) a pie slice of the body starting from about the rear door line and gradually increasing to about a 1/4 -3/8 " through the hood/nose (5)............a combo of all 4(GRIN) Of course,you could shorten it through the front fenders also,something like the old Bantams....OR leave it like it is,its still NEET ! Thanks Steve. . . This afternoon I took some Miliput and started blending the roof with the rear deck. This should help a bit. I was thinking about the top chop, but this project is due March 5th. and I don't have much time available to work on the models. . . So i guess I'll try it on another one later on. . .
Mad Slammer Posted July 19, 2010 Author Posted July 19, 2010 I finally had some time to do some work on this, it's almost ready for paint. Only problem now is the rain, it's raining cats and dogs here. . . Anyhow here are some pics. . . B) B)
impcon Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) Madslammer , heres a stock Wyllis Americar , for real . Probably the only one you will see too. Ed Shaver Hey Ed, Was there ever a stock version of the Willys available? Like you, I'd want to build one as close to stock as possible. I have looked atthe Thames panel too and wondered how difficult a stock ( or as close to stock as possible ) build would be. Bandit Resins has that little Morris Traveller - been thinking of scooping one of those for when I hone my skills a whole lot more. It would be an outrageously cute little fellow in stock form . red with the wood grain.. yeah.. I like it! Imagine if you will a Bedford tractor pulling an AMT car hauler full of those little guys... Edited July 19, 2010 by impcon
Mad Slammer Posted July 20, 2010 Author Posted July 20, 2010 Still raining cats and dogs. . . I guess it's back to storage again. . .
Mad Slammer Posted September 15, 2015 Author Posted September 15, 2015 Here's where this thing is at as of last month... Had a couple of family issues, ended up relocating to my mom's house(as a request from my now ex-wifey) and have had very little time to dedicate to the hobby lately... so... If nothing goes wrong with the weather here, i could be finishing this one for the oct. 4th show... the 12th Caribbean Scale Auto expo... here in Puerto rico...
kruleworld Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 not really my 'thing' but i do admire your quality workmanship.
Mad Slammer Posted September 17, 2015 Author Posted September 17, 2015 not really my 'thing' but i do admire your quality workmanship.Thanks...
Modlbldr Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Wow. I like this. Nice work on it. Looks like it's been a long time in the making. Can't wait to see how it comes out.Later-
Mad Slammer Posted May 17, 2016 Author Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) Well i finally got around to painting this thing... nothing fancy, just some duplicolor Hemi Orange engine enamel and a heavy clear coat... Now wait, i hope not as long as before... and sand/polish and final assembly... hope you guys like it... Edited May 17, 2016 by Mad Slammer
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