Dave Darby Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) Here's my first completion of 2023. I actually started it nearly 20 years ago, and worked on it in spurts last year and this past month. The yellow is polished plastic. The wood side panels are painted Tamiya Desert Sand, to match the original 1965 Woody Wagon color. The rolling stock and front axle are from the Blue Bandito. I made the license plate in Adobe Illustrator to match the vintage box art. The Deuce radiator shell is from one of the yellow Monogram 32 Roadsters. I actually backwashed a grille insert, but it looked better plain, so... You can't have a surf woody without a surfboard, so I grabbed one from the Bandito donor and smoothed the edges and pins off of it. It's painted with Duplicolor Pure White basecoat/clearcoat. I finished it off with a decal of my own design, created in Photoshop. (Actually, I re-did it after the below photo. The next one down shows the finished board.) This is my first attempt at making my own decals, using an Inkjet printer and decal paper from Hobby Lobby. I buried it in clear, but you can still see the edges. Surf's Up! Edited February 5, 2023 by Dave Darby 6
Joe Nunes Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Nice model! Have one in the restoration process and it’s a fun kit. Sure like the photos, background and the Blue Beetle combination. ? Joe
espo Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 Great looking build. I like the surfer look. The surfer dude has a real Long Board.
Mr. Metallic Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 This is freaking rad. Glad to see you finally bring this one across the finish line. The thing about these molded in color Monogram hot rods is that most people don't realize they're not paint, but polished plastic. And you sneaking in the 32 ford grille is just the little subversive touch that i love that makes people scratch their heads. Freaking rad! 1
1959scudetto Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 Nice model, Dave - I had to look a second time after reading your decription above till I recognized that you added the grill shell from the later model!
TooOld Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 Beautiful Woody Dave , love the polished yellow plastic ! The '32 grille looks right at home and great work on the decals , there's a small learning curve printing your own but those look excellent to me !
AMT68 Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 Looks great and always enjoy seeing builds from vintage model kits. 1
doorsovdoon Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 Nice clean build. I like the surfer dude with the boards. 1
Dave Darby Posted February 4, 2023 Author Posted February 4, 2023 22 minutes ago, doorsovdoon said: Nice clean build. I like the surfer dude with the boards. That's Hot Curl. He came with the MPC Wild Ones 29 Model A Woody/ Roadster Pickup. His history goes back just a bit farther though... https://surfsimply.com/surf-culture/the-legend-of-hot-curl/ 1
Speedpro Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 Amazing how good it looks with just the body and fenders just polished. Turned out great! The surf board is a nice touch too..... 1
doorsovdoon Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 54 minutes ago, Dave Darby said: That's Hot Curl. He came with the MPC Wild Ones 29 Model A Woody/ Roadster Pickup. His history goes back just a bit farther though... https://surfsimply.com/surf-culture/the-legend-of-hot-curl/ Thanks for the link. Interesting read! He's what we in the UK would call a National Treasure!
carrucha Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 Sweet surf wagon. The surfboard is a nice touch.
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