I know it's just a convertible Willys, but to someone that is all thumbs it's an accomplishment. :) I will probably try to add some decals to it at a later time. I'm also trying to do a pink one.

You know man, everyone has to start somewhere....and that's a fine start!

I have a few convertible interior sets here that I bought from "Wierd Jack" ....but so far I've been using them for hardtop interiors....instead of thier convertible purpose ;)

win43,
Nice job, I've been wanting to do a couple of those. So far the only cuts I've made have been to screw posts to lower the body. So for your first custom job, how difficult would you say that it was? I ask because @ this point, you're the experienced one!

Nice job Jerry, It takes some guts to cut the lid off a perfectly good coupe. I butcher and hack anything that comes my way, but I still agonize over the first cut! I reckon us peninsula boys will just keep making little convertibles. Lord knows you'll never get the top down on a real one around here. I've gotta go mow my moss now. LOL

Sharp looking car! Keep hacking and posting, eh! :thumbsup:

Jerry, it looks great, I love the black rims too. my convertables always look chopped to hell, but I love em when their done.

You are off to a great start. It looks great. I too like the look of the black rims on it.

It only gets better with time. Oh yeah, and patience. Looks great to me too! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: rr

Welcome to the board! and great work, keep em coming, they just get better and better... plus it makes old farts like us get off our duffs and get some work done...


Dave

I also bought some of those interiors from werid jack, but I haven't given it a try yet.
I hope mine comes out as nice as yours. Nice work!

I also bought some of those interiors from werid jack, but I haven't given it a try yet.
I hope mine comes out as nice as yours. Nice work!

the Weird Jack interiors work out really well. my yellow '59 impala in the Customs thread has one...

--rick

sweet lookin vert willys there win..
I wish my first looked that good.

Win43-
Now that you are off and running in the customizing arena (nice start by the way), just a quick note to beware. Suddenly, everything will become a prospect for customizing. Die Cast conversions like Videojimmy, rescuing trashed cars like Bill Hall's Jaguar project, putting dead people on the windshield like Sethndaddy, and the list goes on. Soon you will have a project box with potential projects, partial projects, etc. Welcome to the club!
Jim

Win43-
Now that you are off and running in the customizing arena (nice start by the way), just a quick note to beware. Suddenly, everything will become a prospect for customizing. Die Cast conversions like Videojimmy, rescuing trashed cars like Bill Hall's Jaguar project, putting dead people on the windshield like Sethndaddy, and the list goes on. Soon you will have a project box with potential projects, partial projects, etc. Welcome to the club!
Jim

Pssst, Hey Jerry, Ed see's dead people. Jimmy and ParkRNDL secretly have a deal with dremel corp, Joez cat really builds all his cars. I mainline pure styrene. Jim calls the kettle black. LMAO!

Lately I've been eyeing our cats furry friction mouse for a t-jet mod. Gus (the original "model murderer") seems kinda bored lately. Heck Jerry, I've got it so bad when I look at a plastic spoon or fork I think, "Cool a canopy! or could that be a Buick grill?

If , as you say, your work is all thumbs? I want eight more thumbs!

Pssst, Hey Jerry, Ed see's dead people. Jimmy and ParkRNDL secretly have a deal with dremel corp, Joez cat really builds all his cars. I mainline pure styrene. Jim calls the kettle black. LMAO!

Lately I've been eyeing our cats furry friction mouse for a t-jet mod. Gus (the original "model murderer") seems kinda bored lately. Heck Jerry, I've got it so bad when I look at a plastic spoon or fork I think, "Cool a canopy! or could that be a Buick grill?

If , as you say, your work is all thumbs? I want eight more thumbs!


Thats funny Bill I have a small plastic rat I run down the sidewalk on halloween.. got the idea from boss.. lol.. scares the moms real good...

Dave

I know it's just a convertible Willys, but to someone that is all thumbs it's an accomplishment. :) I will probably try to add some decals to it at a later time. I'm also trying to do a pink one.
We all had to start somewhere & you are off to a good start !

Neal

Hey there, Win-

I would of never known it was your first attempt--if you had not said so-
this is as good as anything I do, and would be proud if I had of done that one!

Nice and clean work, looks great w/the black rims, too-

Please don't be shy about posting any pics of anything you build-

I've posted some real "fright pigs" here in my time--some which weren't supposed to be! :p

I like this Willys open-top a lot! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:



Cheers..