Want to see some pictures of my Willy?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:30 pm
When I first started to collect R/C I was never really interested in the Wild Willy. Even when I came across a huge stash of WW1 parts about 10 years ago that would have restored 3-4 vehicles, I never got one. Instead I sold it off to finance other follies. Then I found one at the flea market which was beat but runnable. I realized how intricate and over engineered the jeep was, I knew I wanted a pristine example.
I started buying really nice looking Jeeps and new parts. Then I ran across this Wild Willy 1 that was supposedly new built which turned out to be maybe one or two runs. I Switched out a few parts. Stripped the body and repainted. I went with the darker of the two Olive drab's Tamiya produces. The driver figure was painted by TC member Fabrizio and the detail is just phenomenal
This Dead Willy 1 was built from the best stuff I had leftover. It's a runner with a futaba magnum jr. radio and Futaba ESC. I bought Dead Willy's skull at Disneyland. It was a keychain in a trinket shop. I got the inspiration to use him when I caught my dog chewing on my son's GI Joe helmet. It looked like bullet holes so i went with it.
Wild Wendy 2 Was built basically for Wendy. A TC member who is a sculptor made the figure and custom painted it to resemble my Ex. I modified the hood to accept a motor from a Muscle Machines toy. I sprayed the front grill with alclad Chrome paint and installed the working head light bezels made by another TC member. I modified the Sees aluminum wheels on a mill to accept the shorter rear axles that the to WW2 has
I started buying really nice looking Jeeps and new parts. Then I ran across this Wild Willy 1 that was supposedly new built which turned out to be maybe one or two runs. I Switched out a few parts. Stripped the body and repainted. I went with the darker of the two Olive drab's Tamiya produces. The driver figure was painted by TC member Fabrizio and the detail is just phenomenal
This Dead Willy 1 was built from the best stuff I had leftover. It's a runner with a futaba magnum jr. radio and Futaba ESC. I bought Dead Willy's skull at Disneyland. It was a keychain in a trinket shop. I got the inspiration to use him when I caught my dog chewing on my son's GI Joe helmet. It looked like bullet holes so i went with it.
Wild Wendy 2 Was built basically for Wendy. A TC member who is a sculptor made the figure and custom painted it to resemble my Ex. I modified the hood to accept a motor from a Muscle Machines toy. I sprayed the front grill with alclad Chrome paint and installed the working head light bezels made by another TC member. I modified the Sees aluminum wheels on a mill to accept the shorter rear axles that the to WW2 has
Pretty wendy lol.. 
