Stoopid Woody: Finished pics page 2

[zenrat]

They are the engines Revell provide in their '32 Ford kits.  It's intended to represent the 5.0 V8 used in the Fox Mustangs in the 80's.
As they are the first thing you replace if you are backdating one of the Revell kits to make a more traditional Hot Rod I had a few of them.
The intake trumpets are electrical ferrules.

[Captain Canada]

Great stuff. And that Santa's Sleigh is too cool ! Great idea I'd love to build one.

[zenrat]

Put the (kit supplied) woodgrain decals onto the panels on the side of the body today.
I've been painting woodgrain on all the  structural timber plus the interior roof, sides and floor and the underside and on the roof under where the canvas top has torn away.  This took time as each needed 3 different colours (base plus 2 dry brushed grain colours) and then gloss clear before a clear yellow wash.

I seem to have got a bit carried away with this one... 

[TheChronicOne]

That's the best kind of away, dude!  lol....     WELL...depending...    

[zenrat]

Spent a bit of time weathering the bench seat today.
Like I said, carried away...

[zenrat]

Been mostly working on my woody today. fnarr fnarr chortle fnurk.
I found some shockers in my parts boxes and attached some to the rear suspension.  I also attached the tailgate, firewall, dash, front suspension and radiator.
And having realised it had no petrol tank (under the cowl in front of the dash on the stock Model A fords but then the filler cap is positioned in the middle of the cowl and this does not have that.  I also think if it was my car I wouldn't want to be driving with it there) I found one in my parts boxes, added a filler neck and primed it.

Here is a perfectly in focus picture of a bottle of liquid gravity with a blurred model car in front of it.

[Rick Lowe]

Yup - "Curse you, Auto Focus!"

That's looking really sharp, Mr z.

[TheChronicOne]

Been mostly working on my woody today. fnarr fnarr chortle fnurk.
I found some shockers in my parts boxes and attached some to the rear suspension.  I also attached the tailgate, firewall, dash, front suspension and radiator.
And having realised it had no petrol tank (under the cowl in front of the dash on the stock Model A fords but then the filler cap is positioned in the middle of the cowl and this does not have that.  I also think if it was my car I wouldn't want to be driving with it there) I found one in my parts boxes, added a filler neck and primed it.

Here is a perfectly in focus picture of a bottle of liquid gravity with a blurred model car in front of it.

Lookin good there!  I love the way she sits. Killer. 

[zenrat]

Picture was taken with my phone.  It doesn't like it when things get too close.

Limited modelling time today due to seasonal holiday commitments.  I did manage a bit more on this though.
Body now glued to chassis, steering components sorted, exhaust nearly ready to paint, pedals and gear shift sorted and lots of other little fiddley bits that all cars need.

[zenrat]

The Stoopid Woody is complete...

...but Photobucket isn't playing ball so nothing to see here yet.

<Later>

Ah, it's now decided to let me upload.

So, the premise of this one is What If Joe Blow finds an old Hot Rod in a barn, drags it out, cleans it up, adds new wheels, knocks up an exhaust and scrounges a petrol tank from somewhere.
Stoopid Woody 4 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Stoopid Woody 10 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Stoopid Woody 7 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Stoopid Woody 6 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Model.
2007 Revell boxed release of the 1965 Monogram 1/24 '30 Ford Woody.
Chassis stretched at the front and shortened at the rear and then raked.
Body shortened.
Resin front axle from The Parts Box (www.thepartsbox.com).
In-line six cylinder engine with aftermarket Fisher cross flow head and fuel injection from AMT '51 Chevy Bel-Air.
Scratchbuilt exhaust.
Wheels from AMT Meyers Manx with tyres from my parts box.
Paint is a mixture of enamels and acrylics.  The woodgrain in the panels is decals (the kit comes with a choice of dark or light wood decals) but all the rest is painted with Gunze acrylics.
Distressed roof and seat is tissue paper.

Stoopid Woody 1 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice! I like the ripped roof a lot. 

[NARSES2]

I know now't about car modelling in particular but can appreciate a good model of any genre 

[Old Wombat]

Wicked!

[TheChronicOne]

That'll do nicely! I too admire the torn up roof. That's some killer work right there!!  For some odd reason she reminds of a Pinto just a lil bit. (gas tank, but I'm sure this one isn't so proned to being fiery)       

[su27rules]