1941 willys Pickup

[HOLMES55]

Here is the kit I started with

The front end was too low and the wheels sat back to far. I raised the front end and moved the wheels forward.

The rear differential was mounted to quarter elliptical springs and did not look sturdy enough so I replaced them

with leaf springs.

I took a lot of the chrome off and used model masters metalizer paints. This was the first time I have used them

and noticed if you put primer under them they didn't buff out much and work better spraying over the bare plastic.

Here is the motor/chassis:

I did get the doors to line up fairly well

The tires are 2 piece type but I used them anyway

[High octane]

Nice build on that Willys pickup.

[cobraman]

Looks great !

[Roadracer]

Nice work! Looks great!

[Davewilly]

Very Nice looking Willys

[Danno]

Very nice.

[slusher]

Impressive sharp build of a difficult kit...

[AZ Boy]

Good job. Nice interior!

[1 bad55 stan]

Very cool.

[PappyD340]

Super NICE!

[DeeCee]

Nice job on all the little things, and the paint color is spot on for the lines it has. glad you didn't use the kit decals .

[rustybill1960]

Cherry Poppin' Man!

Very nice build, I like how You fixed the problems with the build too.

Thank You for sharing

Later

Russ

[10thumbs]

Very nice model, and cleanly built.

What kind of "issues" does the kit have? I ordered several gassers and hot rods, and was thinking about this one but passed.

Anyone?

Michael

[HOLMES55]

Michael

There were several modifications I made to this kit. The engine is not the best 427 SOHC out there, I added the distributor and coil. The suspension was modified, I raised the front and moved it forward. The body had no issues other than getting the doors lined up in their openings. I taped the doors to the body and got the hinges lined up and glued the hinges to the body and then drilled thru both door hinges and put a plastic rod thru them. You can just glue the doors shut if you want to. The 2 piece tires take a little work to look right, I glued them together and sanded them down so the seam is less noticeable. AMT released a kit last year that might be a better choice. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=71319&hl=willys

Brad

[kriztsq]

Super nice car dude!

[10thumbs]

OK, Brad I read through the link and I think I understand now, but it is a little confusing.

Bottom line seems to be, the Revell is a better overall kit as opposed to AMT, but AMT has it's plus points too, both depending on which model you choose. Great.

I'll order the Revell current red 40/41 gasser, and the AMT 33 Ohio George model.

Heck, I'll order two 41's, and get a nice Resin Pickup Kit.

So, now I'll have to get to them un-built Hemi's that are laying around my desk.

Thanks,

Michael