VW model build topic

[VolkDubz]

[pj.olsson]

Hey Guys,

here is my finally finished Model of an 1966 VW Bug Export from Tamiya in 1/24 scale!

Tell me, what do you think! Lokks good?

Greetings from Germany,

Pj.

[volkaholic1]

great job with the chrome trim and the 1300 decklid label, very nice
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[Fish]

Looks good. Better then mine. It's a lot harder then it looks, huh?
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[Blue Baron]

Looks sporty with no hubcaps.
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[mellowslow]

This looks like its going to be a fun and big build!

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http://www.revell.de/en/products/model-building/cars/young-oldtimer/id/07009.html
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[terry66]

Hi volkaholic1, are you actually selling your beetle resin engines ? They look cool 👍

[Mike Fisher]

[usmc1345]

Any suggestions on making a headliner? I know of medical tape or the flocking route. Was curious what else is out there. Ty.
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[Blue Baron]

I simply use paint, but I rarely work larger than 1/25 scale.
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[usmc1345]

Same here 1/24 and 1/25. Paints an option but i m looking for that fabric look. Actual fabric might be an option also lol
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[jack1448]

It has taken over one year to get to this point, but I am nearly finished with my Revell 1965 Station Wagon re-build. Viewers can look back on page 12 to see what I started with, and some of my early progress. The hardest part to this re-build was getting the alignment correct, or as close to correct as possible, since most of the alignment pins did not survive the take apart phase. I had to rework the doors and front hinges at the end to get them to open, and more importantly, to close properly. I still need to touch up some of the paint on the beltline.

Even though this took countless hours and there were many redo’s along the way, I truly enjoyed this as it reminded me of my own 1965 21 window station wagon that I bought after high school and drove for 12 years after that. My goal was to keep this as close to stock as possible and to use every piece from the original build, no matter what condition it was at the start.

I tried to match the two tone salt & pepper interior of the 65 model. I also moved the stick shift and parking brake forward as their position in the Revell model reflects an earlier vintage. Someone was generous enough to give me a steering wheel; unfortunately it was dished whereas the steering wheel that came in the 65 station wagon was flat. Fortunately, I was able to modify it. Also, those are the original windshields and skylights, I was able to polish all of the glue off and reuse them.

I did add some detail to the engine compartment but it is hard to see here. I’ll see if I can get a better picture in the future.

[EverettB]

Very, very cool, thanks for the update
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[volkaholic1]

awesome model restoration, great work!
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[Blue Baron]

Fantastic restoration of 50-year-old plastic model kit! That's a beautiful display piece. I especially like the bumper placement. I suggest Bare Metal Foil for the door handles, beltline trim and rocker panel strips.
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[caleb0101]

[jack1448]

Thank you for your kind comments and suggestions. I did use bare metal foil for the interior chrome accents, as well as on the hub caps (after removing the excess glue most of the 'chrome' shine was gone). I had tried to add metal foil on the belt line trim unfortunately the detail was covered under several coats of paint (the result of paint problems that I experienced) and I wasn't happy with the results. I guess after all these years I still need to learn and relearn a few things.

Here is a shot after I adjusted the paint alignment on the belt line. I also painted the tail lights (hard to see here) and added metal foil to the door handles all around. I also included a shot of the engine taken during the build. So I think that is about it for this one; now I need to decide which model to start next.

I found some pictures of my 1965 21-window microbus and scanned them in. I wrote on one of the pictures '20 years old!'so I guess this is how she looked in 1985.

[volkaholic1]

the engine turned out really nice, excellent work!
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[volkaholic1]

My latest build,, This is not technically a VW, but I feel it is close enough. It is a Porsche 550 Spyder. It is a mid-engined aluminum bodied race cars. These are famous because James Dean was killed in one September 30, 1955 driving home from a race on California. This model is actually a resin casted body and chassis by Jimmy Flintstone and has been finished with parts from the Testors Porsche 356. You cannot buy an actual plastic model of the 550, that I why I picked up the resin cast version from ebay. The body is silver, with holes cut in the body to let the carburetor velocity stacks point out. Maybe not factory, but it looks cool. The chassis is “industrial green” to give it an old school look. The brush strokes show up in the pics, but not in real life, oh well! Note that I added reinforcements and braces to duplicate the actual factory parts. Brakes are wide 5 finned aluminum drums. Seats are supposed to be red leather. I really like how the seat belts turned out, they are thin strips of aluminum foil painted brown like leather, then finished with photo-etched buckles. I added the spare tire mount, along with matching 3 point buckle. I added an oil cooler to the front and ran oil lines in actual little mounting blocks back to the engine. The engine is a Carrera 4 cam twin plug version, running dual distributors off of the upper head cam shafts. Aluminum distributors and spark plug wires are by Parks Parts. I also reversed the carb linkage, just like factory. I made little jack stands that are color matched to the engine stand. Finally, also built a 2nd Carrera 4 cam engine just for the display. Both engines are resin castings from silicone molds. I got about six months invested in this thing.

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[Blue Baron]

Very nice job. I like how it uses kitbashed pieces from the Testors 356.
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