Wild Willy 3

[4wd4ws]

Originally Posted by Crawlster

Your attention to detail is awesome man. Outstanding build, can't wait to see it done.

Thanks,man.
I can't wait to get it done but a mile long 'honey-do' including replastering the bedroom got in the way.

[mudbeast2]

Looks great, I have a Wild Willie 2, nice take off!

[4wd4ws]

Originally Posted by mudbeast2

Looks great, I have a Wild Willie 2, nice take off!

Thanks,man.

The original was released 30 years ago.Time flies.

[4wd4ws]

Willy is almost ready for action.
All i've got to do now is finish his eye's and even out the grease stains and soot on his face and overall so he can crawl back behind the steering wheel doing what he does best.



Besides a few minor details his ride is ready to terrorize the neighborhood again.

[4wd4ws]

The list of paints used on this build:

Tamiya:TS-5,TS-28,TS-15,TS-27,PS-55,Tamiya weathering kit B,XF-56,X-11.

Revell:9,35,59.

Humbrol:63,21,52,50,3,54,174,147.

Protech:RF104,RF303.



Somehow the pics in this thread are not visible at the moment but should be back up in a while.I think my picture gallery is having a slight hiccup.

[4wd4ws]

New pics to replace the broken links.


The RTR weight without a batterypack.(2680 gr.)

[4wd4ws]

It's almost impossible to increase the entertainment value of this thing but more bling is always a good starting point.





Port,starboard and bottom.

[ColquittCustom405]

Nice twist on an old classic!

[4wd4ws]

Originally Posted by ColquittCustom405

Nice twist on an old classic!

Thanks,Colquitt.

[4wd4ws]

Installed the indicators.
Fluor orange to heighten the 80's feeling.

[4wd4ws]

Willy is back where he belongs.
Shifting gears and impatiently honking his horn at the snales in front of him.

(pic sux but you get the idea)

[4wd4ws]

The switches that control the rocklights are out of harms way,not visible and easy to reach.

[Hydro-Tank]

Came here to possibly get a better see at what you were talking about on how to mount the Willy into the wraith. This thing is sweet man! Great work on it.

[4wd4ws]

Did it help?

[Hydro-Tank]

Originally Posted by 4wd4ws

Did it help?

Im not sure what a m3 nut is. Is it necessary to have?

[4wd4ws]

Originally Posted by Hydro-Tank

Im not sure what a m3 nut is. Is it necessary to have?

M3 = metric 3 millimeter.

Yes,essential.It's what keeps the head on the body.
Ofcourse you can glue the head on but you won't be able to remove it anymore.
You'll understand when you look at the two head halves.

[4wd4ws]

@ chcrawler.

I butchered a ''psychedelic UFO party bowl'' for the lightkit.




Desolder the LED's,add a piece of wire,resolder everything and you're done.
I switched the orange LED for a red one.

[Jeepfixer1]

Cool build!

[baddley]

Originally Posted by 4wd4ws

Front setup and layout.




Battery tray.

Hi

What are those pads or squares that are on the bottom of your front body posts for the hood ?
Also what did you make your battery tray out of ?



Sweet build

Thanks Scott

[4wd4ws]

Originally Posted by Jeepfixer1

Cool build!

Thanks,man.

Originally Posted by baddley

Hi

What are those pads or squares that are on the bottom of your front body posts for the hood ?
Also what did you make your battery tray out of ?


That thing would look sweet with a winch on the fron. Sweet build

Thanks Scott

Thanks,Scott.

The pads are pieces of 2 mm thick rubber with a hole punched in them.They slide over the posts.
They protect the paint on the inside and prevent the hood from rattling.I hate squeeks and rattling noises on cars.

The battery tray is made out of 1 mm thick aluminum.Painted flat black and covered with a layer of 2 mm thick high-density foam to protect the battery.