Stone, Woods and Cook 41 Willys... all finished now

spotted this little beauty today at the local hobby shop, grabbed it and made a start on her straight away. to my knowledge there were two cars, black and a blue. i've gone for blue.


can anyone help with detailed engine pics???

Gassers are something I've done alot of reseach on whilst I've been building the "Aussie Schlong" so here's some things to get you started!

some details here may help. It ain't a hemi






Here's some links that will keep you amused for hours!
http://www.gassermadness.com/

http://www.geezergassers.com/

I luv the internet!!! enjoy

tough looking big block chev, and a close up of the injection...SWEET...
im a computer spazz aye... thanks heaps for the pics and links paul.

quik update.


chassis is just about built, soon to be detailed and hopefully il have a coat of clear on it over the weekend...
im fairly new to the detail side of building but will have a go at plumbing her.

OHH ive been searching for a good pic of the bonnet, i need the stripe location so i can paint it on. i havnt had any luck tho.....Paul!!!

tjjr07 wrote:spotted this little beauty today at the local hobby shop, grabbed it and made a start on her straight away.

Lookin good man.

to my knowledge there were two cars, black and a blue.

There were indeed two cars, however the black car, named 'Swindler A' was rebuilt and painted blue.

The second car was also blue, built for match racing and was named 'Swindler B' it was very close to the same as the second version of 'Swindler A'

The first incarnation (black car) evolved from an Oldsmobile powered street car into the full blown blue race car.

Here's what it looks like today.





One of the key elements of this car that most modlers seem to overlook is that the lower body was severely trimmed away to help reduce weight and keep the car competitive on the strip. Notice also the grille opening is a different shape to the original Willys opening.

thanks for the pics carps, they helpede out alot... i wasnt sure if they had a chrome strip through the centre...i had noticed there were no sill panels and that the front beaver was pushed forward but i dont trust myself with jobs like that just yet. shame the kit didnt have these decals.
will have another update on her shortly...

well ive been buzy, got the chassis painted and built. put a dark wash on the wheels. body is ready for clear. engine painted and the blower is the first resin component to ever find itself on my builds. interior is painted and foiled and now heres some pics lol



still gotta give the blower a couple of coats of wash to age it...

will get some detail work done over the weekend hopefully, but tommorow im off to wsid for the drags...

gave it a few coats of clear today, came out real nice except for 1 of the large door decals had a minor reaction to the clear. you cant see it in the pics but trust me, its there lol



i struggled a little bit with the panel lines. needing more practice so id better get a few more cars on the bench.
wired the engine up too.....

Lookin good dude, now has anybody ot the Big John Mazmanian version so we can get some match racin action happenin?

Looking Good! keep the progress coming.

Coming along nicely tj. What clear do you use?

stevegt738 wrote:Coming along nicely tj. What clear do you use?

thanks guys.
steve, this 1 was cleared with tamiya clear coat and airbrush. 25% clear/ 75% thinner @ 40 PSI will give you the WET LOOK...

got another update for ya'z too



should have her finished over the coarse of the weekend...

Looking Good! Great work on the engine detailing.

Thanks for that tj. That Hemi is looking good.

moved onto the shelf guys...

Lookin good, can't wait o see it finished.

shes all done carps, thanks...

That engine is comin along very nice indeed. Love the burnt pipes, Well done Todd, keep it up!!

Very nice tj - great work on the engine.

What a nice build I really love these cars , I love the exhaust staining you've applied nice touch !!

Sean

Top looking willys,the one that I am building can be built as a gasser,as a coupe or pickup,it has super-charged oldsmobile,500 cubic inches.its a old AMT kit no(38529.)

Great work tj - top detailing on the engine, and those exhaust pipes are nicely discoloured too.

We don't want tj to stop building it! Oh well off to the shelf it is then.