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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5563 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Well, the results are in after Saturday's drawing:
1st prize, the Meyers Manx, is taking up residence with Brad and his family, formerly in Australia, now in Valley Center CA
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Wow! Doesn't Bruce Meyers live in Valley Center? How weird is that? _________________ Prosit!
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plasticman1432 Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2004 Posts: 1180 Location: Nosebleed seats, NY
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Fish wrote: |
plasticman1432 wrote: |
1st prize, the Meyers Manx, is taking up residence with Brad and his family, formerly in Australia, now in Valley Center CA
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Wow! Doesn't Bruce Meyers live in Valley Center? How weird is that? |
Weird indeed. I think it's cool that Bruce will get to see the finished model in person now; I mailed the base to him for his autograph before it was finished. _________________ Organized people are just too lazy to look for stuff
'68 Meyers Manx: M1689D815E
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Oldnslow Samba Member
Joined: March 27, 2003 Posts: 465 Location: Idaho
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Absolutely stunning modeling in that link. Also excellent lighting and clever photography. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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Syncroincity Samba Member
Joined: April 15, 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: New York City
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:00 am Post subject: |
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Here's a Ghia that I ... converted into a convertible. It's a hardtop Hasegawa kit, if I remember correctly. I also incorporated a Porsche 911 interior, wheels, and engine. Sorry about the dusty display.
Here's a Revell Westy from the second re-issue (blue bus on cover, white plastic). They just re-issued this again last year, it's all over Ebay.
This is an idea I'm working on... a Karmann Gipsy, using the above Revell kit and a pickup camper shell, "Open Road"
_________________ '86 Syncro CHC Top AAZ Turbodiesel
'04 Passat Variant 4Mo 5MT
Vanagon Build: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=466866&highlight= |
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VWScrew Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2011 Posts: 3 Location: France
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24106 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Wow. Nice job on the cab detail. Isn't that the one with a diecast top and plastic bottom? _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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OvalinAz Samba Mini Tech
Joined: June 09, 2009 Posts: 1076 Location: AZ
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24106 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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It might be easier to cut windows and a sunroof in a panel. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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OvalinAz Samba Mini Tech
Joined: June 09, 2009 Posts: 1076 Location: AZ
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VWScrew Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2011 Posts: 3 Location: France
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 6:28 am Post subject: |
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With a solido split beetle 1/18 diecast...
Top chop, suicide door, 356 engine, ford front beam...
The front beam
The chopped top
The result !
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24106 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 8:09 am Post subject: |
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Superb workmanship. The brake drums look like bottle caps! _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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KaeferModelle Samba Member
Joined: April 18, 2013 Posts: 86
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 8:54 am Post subject: |
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This is, what I have built out of a Solido Beetle in 1:18 scale.
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djway3474 Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2011 Posts: 2582 Location: The Real NDK So Cal
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:45 pm Post subject: a couple of throw togethers |
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Hosted on Fotki
Hosted on Fotki
Hosted on Fotki
Just a couple quick builds of some old junk that was broken and kinda did a quick refurbish. Have not built in a long time and Im just trying to get back into it. Spend most of my free time on the ol LowLight |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24106 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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Nice old-school kit building there. (Or restoring.) _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24106 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Just finished: Tamiya EMPI Imp model from the 1970s.
The only modifications were a larger distributor drilled for plug wires and a chrome bus shifter to replace the puny one that comes with it.
And yes, it's right hand drive. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24106 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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I found these photos online. The builder did a nice job on a Revell VW.
_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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Old Vegas Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2012 Posts: 77 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Good god!! You folks have some skills with those models. Amazing stuff!! _________________ 1946 FL
1959 Single Cab
1963 Ragtop beetle
1974 XLH |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24106 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:19 am Post subject: Revell Deal's Wheels Bug Bomb model kit |
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Restoration of a Revell Deal's Wheels Bug Bomb from 1970, drawn and created by late cartoonist Dave Deal. This rare VW model kit was built by a childhood friend, who gave it to me nearly 30 years ago. I disassembled, cleaned and freshened it up, adding Scat decals as a tribute to the "Big Deal" cartoons for Scat in the 1990s. My friend was surprised to see it finished after so many years.
_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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