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Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:11 am

Now I can see why it's so expensive.

Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:08 am

bumjubeo wrote: Bringing this back up. Got it for my Birthday, just finished it.

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Sweet MSD distributor :D

Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:32 am

That's pretty neat, I've seen it before but not detailed photos like that.

Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:19 pm

anyone wanna try finding some curved pieces the right color and making it a little bit more rounded, like an actual VW?

Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:44 pm

Not sure the history behind this, but I saw this on the side of a lego box in the store this weekend. Pretty cool. Anyone know anything about it...

Picture is bad as it is from my phone...

Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:20 pm

I love what they have done with this kit-

I have always been a bit of a critic of lego dumbing down thier kits by making big moulded pieces to get the shapes they were looking for-

This does seem to do away with that habit- It is a shame though that the most accurate bits of the whole kit are the speedo, engine and Wolfsburg number plate!

I would love to own one though! :wink:

Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:25 pm

BigBlueVW.blogspot.com wrote: Not sure the history behind this, but I saw this on the side of a lego box in the store this weekend. Pretty cool. Anyone know anything about it...

Picture is bad as it is from my phone...
You did not buy it?

Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:25 pm

It was on the side of a new lego box, unrelated to VWs. I guess it is some anniversary for them and they had a "through the years" thing on the side. I just happened to see it and wondered about it. I found some more pictures online. I guess they were old sets?

Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:01 am

mandysbus wrote:

old school lego buses and lowlight ghia................

Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:33 am

BigBlueVW.blogspot.com wrote: It was on the side of a new lego box, unrelated to VWs. I guess it is some anniversary for them and they had a "through the years" thing on the side. I just happened to see it and wondered about it. I found some more pictures online. I guess they were old sets?

they made several lego vw sets one was a promo and sold at vw dealers in the late 50s..........some of the bigger lego sets came with different cars/trucks........mostly german cars vws and mercedes...........
the lego cars are kinda hard to find they warped alot.....
they were plastic with metal wheels axles

Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:49 pm

bumjubeo wrote: Bringing this back up. Got it for my Birthday, just finished it.

With 1/32nd and 1/50th scale[/b]

It's a pity they didn't somehow smooth out the body with the little end cap pieces you can get, rather than just leave the little nibs poking out everywhere.

It looks like a great kit though and would be the center piece of anyone's scale model VW collection.

Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:45 pm

So my little brother asked if I wanted to play Lego's with him and I reluctantly agreed..... well I got into it and a long while later I "finished" this.

Here is a Lego beetle pan I made. It has air suspension, independent on the front but only up and down on the back because I couldn't find another air cylinder.

laying pan

engine

beam

spindle and beam

beam

rear suspension

3 wheeling

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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=363256&highlight=lego

Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:46 pm

I guess my picture of all the way up didn't go so here's another

Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:28 am

Except for the engine, speedometer and VW logo, this looks less like a Volkswagen Beetle and more like another, much less familiar rear-engined German car called a Maico, which did resemble a Bug from some angles. Even with it not looking right, it's a great kit, and would make a good addition to a collection of VW models as said above.

OG

Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:33 am

My son and I built the one on the left :-) We'll both restore the one on the right when it wears out :-)

Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:54 pm

my lego model is in the works, if you want one get it asap as they are now discontinued. i got mine at the lego store at disney world on clearance for $89

Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:13 am

My fiancée and I stopped by a VW dealership we knew to have a camper bus this weekend (we're buying one soon). They had one of these kits on the receptionists' desk. It was pretty neat. Standing there looking at it made the receptionist a little antsy though it seemed. I guess she felt she needed to do or say something.