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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24115 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:56 am Post subject: |
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I posted these photos in the thread about the MPC Zinger kit being reissued, so I may as well post them here too.
Several years back I built this Zinger for BusNutBob. He had an original one unbuilt in the box.
When the kit was reissued in 2010, I built one for myself.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24115 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:07 am Post subject: |
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Here's a late 1950s kit made by Premier of Brooklyn, N.Y. This was a crude Beetle model that was quickly put out to capitalize on the sudden popularity of the Volkswagen.
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 34013 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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Blue Baron wrote: |
Here's a late 1950s kit made by Premier of Brooklyn, N.Y. This was a crude Beetle model that was quickly put out to capitalize on the sudden popularity of the Volkswagen.
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Can't tell if that's an American-style engine in the back (large, round, flat air cleaner), or luggage. Either way, they were smoking some good wacky weed on that one.
And they hadn't yet learned how to spell Volkswagen, either! |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24115 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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They were really a fly-by-night operation. The picture on the box was a redrawn Reutters drawing, and the engine was just a best guess. The model itself had a VW engine, though the proportions were off like everything else.
I decided to have a little fun with one of these old Premiers. The flat roof has a chopped look, so I built an open-wheeled hot rod. This was before people started building cars like this in full scale!
I channeled the body over the chassis and reversed the fenders to make inner wheel wells.
_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5563 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: VW model build topic |
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Blue Baron wrote: |
buggdude67 wrote: |
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Maybe we should start a thread on VW model builds. |
That is a good idea, unless there is already one started. |
I couldn't find one, so post photos of your built VW models here. You can also post construction photos. Anything goes as long as you built/customized it, and it's not just store bought. Describe the model and the work that went into it.
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Not trying to rain on your parade, but I found your new thread looking for this old one. I will be posting some of my crappy model work soon. Is there any way to combine them?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=269840 _________________ Prosit!
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69824 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24115 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry for the duplication. I knew there had to be something somewhere. I should have checked with Everett ... _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Typ3nut Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2002 Posts: 1192 Location: MI, MotorCity ManCave
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:39 pm Post subject: VW Model Build |
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Just picked this Model Kit up today !
Partial built 1971 Monogram / Mattel SMUG BUG 1/16 Scale, designed by Tom Daniel. All the parts are there with the decal set & instructions.
Going to clean it up and finish the build.
Here are some photos of the Kit and I'll post the finished kit when it's done.
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Alppiapina Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2011 Posts: 15 Location: Finland
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73 KAFER Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2007 Posts: 1385 Location: St. Marys, Pa.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24115 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:15 am Post subject: Re: VW Model Build |
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Typ3nut wrote: |
Just picked this Model Kit up today !
Partial built 1971 Monogram / Mattel SMUG BUG 1/16 Scale, designed by Tom Daniel. All the parts are there with the decal set & instructions.
Going to clean it up and finish the build.
Here are some photos of the Kit and I'll post the finished kit when it's done.
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Good score on the Smug Bug. That's an unusual one. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24115 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Here's a recent build of the old Revell Baja Chopper kit from 1971.
The model had been lightly started when I found it, and I completed it to the original box art. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24115 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:26 am Post subject: |
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Here's a Tamiya 1/35 Kubelwagen that my buddy Tony and I turned into a carson-topped roadster back in the '90s.
The hubcaps were made from Deluxe Bus door panel snaps. (I know, but I was young and foolish.) _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24115 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Here's one I finished recently. It started as a Pyro VW Beach Buggy kit. Thanks to Hacksaw BoB Gilmore for the inspiration (and the decals).
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5563 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Very nice work, but I do have one question. Does the motor stand really help in a scale build?
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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Is that a rhetorical question? _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5563 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, that photo made me laugh, but no disrespect. Your skills are amazing. I get too rushed when building models as you will see when I get around to posting up pictures of a couple of mine. _________________ Prosit!
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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You can't build some of the stuff I build without a sense of humor.
For example:
Dinky car, slightly modified. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Here's one for EMPIFLAKE:
Revell Herbie
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vw_partsguy Samba Member
Joined: January 28, 2012 Posts: 105 Location: San Tan Valley AZ
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Here are some of my VW kits I built. The first one is an original IMC 66 Beetle 1500 Sedan. It was built box stock form a mint kit.
The second one is the new Reissue AMT Meyer's Manx kit. -Louie
_________________ 2018 MK7.5 GTI “Pearl”
2017 MK7 GTI "Sparrow"
2000 Eurovan "Chuggs"
1997 Jetta Jazz "JJ"
2002 Jetta Variant "Jazzy"
1967 Beetle "Buddy" Deceased
1989 Golf GTI Montana green Deceased
1967 Beetle "Mr Blue" Deceased |
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