Permatex (Charity) Willy [Donated]
March 2014: Inspired by Bigoggy's charity build thread, I contacted him to see if he had a driver in mind for the car, and was delighted when he said he'd leave it up to me to come up with a theme for a Willy derivative...
Because of the likely limited space in the WildOne/Grasshopper hybrid, fortunately I already had a 3/4 length Willy torso (no boots) that I thought would be perfect for the dimensions, so painted him up in dirty overalls, and rummaging through my sticker collection, came across these retro Permatex logos, that I thought particularly appropriate for a bitza car that was going to be glued and bonded and gasketed together!
I decided that a classic (full face) Willy head would work best with the the race-suit look, but added some 1/6th scale goggles to further enhance the retro feel...
I also elected to glue the steering wheel between his hand and knees, to save having to mount that separately in the vehicle itself.
I hope you like him! - and if you get a chance, please show your support for Bigoggy's project in the General Discussions section of the forum!
Jenny xx
Comments
RallyeBaz
WOW that is Uber cool
IBIFTKH
Very nicely done, great detailing and the decals really work well.
SRB Bloke
Looking very cool , great work J
fabrimtb
Very accurate, nice paint job. Bravo! I like the coggles!
biggamehunter
great work again jen ! off to the thread now
the-way
Really nice idea and paint
Can I ask where did you find the goggles?
Cheers
JennyMo
Hi the-way! Sure - the goggles are actually 1/6th scale items (think Action Man size), but work well on Willy's giant head! I just searched '1/6th scale goggles' on ebay and found these (at the bargain price of £1.49!) - but there are plenty of other options too if you fancy something a bit different?
the-way
That's great! thank you JennyMo
MAD-BEE
CLASS!
Crash Cramer
That is very cool. Instead of heel and toe driving, this Willy will be knee and palm driving.
Dirt-540
Goggles are great, thanks for sharing the info. Cheerful work as usual JennyMo
Basket Case
Wow! Great painting skills.
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