Dave Darby Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) Heres a clone of Monogram's original issue of their trusty 30 Model A Woody. It's kind of a companion piece to the Blue Beetle so it seemed only fitting to borrow the rolling stock and front axle from the recent Blue Bandito kit to combine with the 2007 Revell reissue. Testors Flame Red lacquer is very close to the original crimson plastic, while Tamiya Light Tan matches the original wood sides perfectly. I wish I would have known sooner or I would have used the 3 bar knock offs from the Predicta which are a perfect match. I made the license plates in Photoshop to match the box art. Edited June 23, 2017 by Dave Darby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby GT500KR Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 That is Beautiful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 The original is a timeless classic and this is a faithful replica - nice job Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Nice and clean build! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Excellent, just the way I remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizz62 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Very nicely done, Dave, and boy does that take me back! The old Mono woody was one of the very first model cars I ever built, back in 1966 or maybe even 1965. Come to think of it, I didn't even consider myself a "car modeler" yet but for some reason though Woodies were cool. I remember it had whitewall inserts and big slicks on Americans (or maybe they were Astro Supremes) on the rear. I carefully hand-painted the "inset" areas of the wood with a darker brown paint, not knowing that this wasn't really accurate. I still have most of that old model. Not sure I still have the wheels and tires but pretty sure I still have the rest. About a decade ago I bought a fairly cleanly built, unpainted "glue bomb"-ish example of the same kit, the idea being to combine parts from it with my old one and come up with one good model. Now you're making me want to dig that glue bomb out and see if I can work one of my Snake-Fu "survivor restos" on it. Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Beautifully done Dave , nothing wrong with a clone that looks that good ! And your colors do look spot on ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Very nice car and an exceptionally clean build-congrats !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Good job. Too bad the reissues deleted the original wheels and tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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