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Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:21 pm

Another Vintage VW through the Restor-Version Shop :!: :!: :popcorn:

Mon Jul 14, 2025 3:50 am

finster wrote: slalombuggy wrote: The latest offering from Meng, the type 823 kubel training vehicle used to train tank crews prewar. Excellent kits , detail and fit is amazing

does it come with the 'tank track' side pontoons?

Sadly no, but there are 3d print files out there. I may get a set done for the 3rd one I have. It seems kinda pointless to produce the vehicle and not make the side pods, one of it's most distinctive features.

Sun Jul 20, 2025 7:25 am

Well, even tho it was $70 plus tax I was in the city of my favorite mailorder hobby shop and i picked up a couple of these beauties. The prints are stunning and it's a super cool vehicle. I'm away for work till the end of the month so it'll be a bit before I ceack into them

Sun Jul 20, 2025 11:35 am

I look forward to seeing that built up 8)

Sat Aug 02, 2025 1:04 pm

So, while I was waiting for part of my last project (which is wrapping up soon) to arrive, I decided to go back to my 1965 Revell Station Wagon. Those who have been following this thread will remember this was my first model build (rebuild to be correct) in a many, many years. You can see what I started with on page 12 of this thread, with the finished model shown on page 14.

All this was over 10 years ago and my model building skills have improved significantly since then. I thought it worthwhile to go back and finish some of the things that should have been done, such as painting window rubbers, adding rear window glass and jail bars, finishing BMF on the beltline and rocker trim, and refreshing the wheels.

The wheels gave me the most problem in my previous rebuild because of the significant amount of glue used on the wheels and suspension components. For this update, I used wheels from the first iteration of this kit (released in 1958) as I think they better reflect the 14-inch hubs that the Volkswagen engineers used on the Type 2. In addition, I replaced some of the rear suspension parts (torsion arms, etc) with new parts that I’ve accumulated since then.

Of course, the take-apart and update phases had their own issues with a couple broken body parts and chipped paint so all of these had to be taken care of, too.
All that said, here are the pictures to enjoy!

Thu Aug 14, 2025 5:46 pm

Another Vintage VW through the Restor-Version Shop :!: :!: :popcorn:

Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:26 pm

Neat job on the airport car. ^^^

jack1448 wrote:
All that said, here are the pictures to enjoy!

It's great to revisit this one. I forgot what a nice job you did on detailing the taillights, and how you shaved off the '67 backup lights.

Can't wait to see the next one you have in the wings!

Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:32 pm

Another Vintage VW through the Restor-Version Shop :!: :!: :popcorn:

Fri Aug 22, 2025 9:55 pm

jack1448 wrote:
All that said, here are the pictures to enjoy!

Beautiful job on the bus, Jack. Looking forward to seeing the next one.

Mon Aug 25, 2025 6:03 pm

BB and tcoup - thanks for the comments!

Here is my take on another vintage kit – the Revell Cadet Deluxe Sedan. Originally released in 1959, this kit was released in 1962 with new box artwork and chrome parts (note the ‘Sparking with Chrome’ on the box top).

This was a previously started kit, it appears that original builder stopped after gluing the engine in the wrong position, it was lying down on it's fan housing with the crankcase pulley pointing up. Fortunately, I had another engine from a junk kit that I was able to use.

Like the Cadet Ghia, this was a simple kit in 1/41 scale. I used the same color scheme for the interior and added the same details to engine and interior.

The reason why it has taken so long for me to wrap this one up is that I wasn’t satisfied with the taillights. First, the mounting position on the fenders was way too high. Then, the taillights are both the same (no right or left orientation), so when mounted lower on the fender they end up pointing outward. Also, it didn’t help that taillights are so small that they cannot easily be held with fingers, and their tapered shape made them vulnerable to flying across the room when grabbed with tweezers, (thus leading to several frustrating moments).

In the end, I polished the too-high mounting position away leaving a smooth fender. I then drilled a small hole in the back of each taillight and super-glued a wire so that I had something to hold (I also drilled a matching hole in each fender at the appropriate mounting location). I lightly sanded one side of each taillight and added puddy to the other so that I had a pair of left- and right-fitting taillights. Once I was happy with the fit, I painted to match the blue that the kit was molded in (taillights originally came with the ‘sparkling chrome’ finish).

Otherwise, it was a pretty straightforward build. Now onto the pics – first the chassis (pictured next to a Ghia chassis):

And the finished model:

Tue Aug 26, 2025 2:48 am

nice work, it's sparkling! the soft rounded moulding brings the old vw artwork to mind

Tue Aug 26, 2025 11:06 am

The work you do with these old kits is amazing, Jack- and inspiring!

Thu Aug 28, 2025 8:41 pm

That's a great build of a very rare model.

I posted this photo here in 2009, and it's had over 1,200 views.

This is one I rescued much like Don did. I need to get some photos of it parked alongside its new sibling.

Sat Aug 30, 2025 6:12 pm

Blue Baron wrote: I need to get some photos of it parked alongside its new sibling.

:thumbsup: