'48 Ford Woody

Everything from the woodgraining, interior, engine and paint looks just superv!

Thanks James.  Again, that is some of the most realistic looking wood that I have seen on a model.

thanks!

I do it in layers light to dark. seal each layer with clear in between.

once its sealed the final time then I put on the clear red to make those panels that shade.

that's just what works for me. you can experiment

if you wanted more grain in the panels you could paint it in first with some acrylic since the oils are transparent it will always show through.

JTRACING

thanks!

for the wood I used a base color of  flesh  acrylic. oil colors used are. burnt sienna, burnt umber, black and white. then clear red acrylic over it to make the darker panels.

oil colors used for the seats also.  and oils to weather the body of the car to. the dust and grime etc.

 

James-Fantastic build.....so realistic.

I do have a question or two about your technique for the wood shades.  Do you mix the different oils together, and if so, what ratios?  Or do you apply in layers?  I have a WW I Fokker build coming up and need the light/dark mix in the fuselage.

Again, one of the more impressive builds here in the forum....all subjects included. 

if you look on google images you can see this car sits high from the factory! its an SUV from the 40's!

finished

That's coming along beatifully. I have this kit and it's in line to be built soon. A fellow at our club finished this kit a few months back and complained that the body sat too high and looked unscale. He lowered it a bit to get the correct look. Was wondering if you noticed this, or saw this as a potential problem. Great build, keep it coming.    Ken

interior glued together

Just terrific, JT!

Your "wood" gives me "Wood"! Great job on that!

Love the interior junk too--nothing like a "lived in" car!

EXCELLENT!!

Beautiful work James,very convincing looking wood !

interior wood is painted

wow.. ! very nice

CrashTestDummy

Wow.  Nice!  How did you get the texture and soiling of the carpeting on the floorboards, or was that part of the interior already textured like that beforehand?  Thanks.

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

thanks guys.

for carpets I use embossing powder. just brush on white glue and dump the stuff on . I use grey powder and just paint the floors whatever color.

Beautiful work all around, but the finish on the wood is perfect.

Wow.  Nice!  How did you get the texture and soiling of the carpeting on the floorboards, or was that part of the interior already textured like that beforehand?  Thanks.

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

Defiantly amazing looking!

Thats some amazing work there!

chassis nice and gunked up!
I brushed painted the whitewalls and weathered them with oils

Hummm, I've been eyeing this model at HL for quite a while. I normally don't do veicles but its a refreshing change from Military subjects. That wood graining looks fantastic, and also the paint job. Looks like it will be quite a detailed build. I will be watching this one.

Wowie zowie! Looking very nice in all respects. (Love the Action Comics, too.)

WOW!

Excellent job so far, especially on the wood. I like the fries to. Gives it a nice touch.

thanks!

for the wood I used a base color of  flesh  acrylic. oil colors used are. burnt sienna, burnt umber, black and white. then clear red acrylic over it to make the darker panels.

oil colors used for the seats also.  and oils to weather the body of the car to. the dust and grime etc.

JT excellant your wood and your seat are outstanding. If you don't mine me asking . What color oils did you use for the wood .Plus was oils for the seats used too.

Rod

Coming along nicely JT. Excellent looking "wood". Keep up the great work.

Jim