'41 Woody

Model make is AMT/ERTL

Scale is 1/25

Modifications are: See below

About this model: See below

List of Modifications to date
  • Filled the 'woody' panels with styrene
  • Cut out front doors, what was a 4 door is now a 2 door
  • Cut out rear doors, the top will lift while the bottom lowers
  • Cut the front off - tilt front
  • Cut the bottom of the bonnet (hood) off and moulded to front
  • Hinged bonnet (hood) onto tilt front
  • Removed bottom front grills
  • Changed headlights, so now has 4 instead of 2
  • Lowered suspension all round
  • Made side pipes which will be moulded into running boards later out of parts tree
  • Scratch-built front doors, was going to have wind up windows but the curve of the doors caused a few problems so now they are electric windows :)
  • Converted it to right hand drive
  • Added side quarter windows and removed windscreen center post and wipers
  • Scratch-built blank firewall (don't need wipers and stuff on a rod :)
  • Extended rear floor to end behind front seats

List of Modifications to come
  • Tail lights moulded into the back somewhere
  • Moulded bumpers maybe
  • Swivel front seats
  • Moulded side mirrors
  • Paint - maybe black or white with flames or scallops, whatever it ends up with will be carried into the interior OR lime green and white splashes from the front or the bottom up.

'41 Woody original kitset box
The original kitset box

'41 Woody plastic scale model '41 Woody plastic scale model '41 Woody plastic scale model

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