VW model build topic

[Hacksaw-BoB]

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Collector of Vintage VW Toys

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[jack1448]

[jack1448]

The mechanics were pretty excited to get a new engine to work on - a Porsche 4 cam. The stand was scratch built just for this engine.

This is one of Volkaholic's resin cast engines, it has taken a while for me to finish this one. Lots of nice details. I probably went a little overboard with the flat acrylic black when I added the highlighting, especially around the carburetors. Here is how the engine came:

Some of the details are highlighted here.

Here is the picture from Volkaholic's gallery that I studied while I was building my copy. He has used this engine in several of his builds earlier in this forum.

[Blue Baron]

I understand that those Pyro mechanics are factory trained.
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[volkaholic1]

well i am glad that engine turned out so well, and the mechanics are well done also, great work!
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[volkaholic1]

starting my latest VW model build today, i have decided to kit bash two VW models to build 1 car. I was going to do a type 87 Kommaderwagen, the 4x4 bug based on the schwimmwagen drive train. I am starting with these
My Hobby 1956 oval widow bug
Husagawa Type 82 WWII VW thing

you don't find too many oval window bug models, of course, in this case, i got ot convert it to a split window, oh well

The type 82 has a ton of detail, extra guns, equipment and a figure working on the engine. you do not find too many 1:24 military figures, 1:35 these are thousands of military figures, but not 1:24, although ebay has started having more of the 1:24 custom made stuff.

In doing my research, i found this German site with some really odd ball WWII cars. I have decided to build a Type 92 SS, this is a pimped out version of the type 87, made just for the Waffen SS guys. Extra stuff they got that normal Kommanderwagens did not come with includes leather sests, a fold out writing table for the passenger side, a build in infrared reading lamp for nightvision, & front and rear gun storage

Some had oversized ragtop sunroofs and some had roof racks

after the war, when the factory was in the British zone, the brits keep folks busy by building cars by hand, 1 refinement they added was a roller bar across the front at the bottom of the apron. What the heck did these guys plan on driving over that this would do anything for? Tree stumps?

Also, some had rear reduction gear boxes, some did not. Based on all the variations, i wonder if any 2 cars where exactly the same? what with wartime shortages and constant engineering refinements.
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[volkaholic1]

Komanderwagen type 92SS update - i resin cast some skinny off road tires and 2 engines, 1 for display, 1 for the car

note that the tires stick out, so they widened the fenders, i will do that soon, looks like they need 4mm each.
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[Second Air Force]

Great one! I started converting one of these ovals to a split in the early nineties but it's languishing in a box now. Yours will be fun to watch.
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1956 Standard Sedan

[volkaholic1]

Kommanderwagen update - notice anything odd about this figure? ok, let me give you a clue,, think Germany, think WWII, think NAZI, now does anything look odd? yep, he is wearing short pants! Really? short pants on a NAZI? i find it comical. The kit is for a dessert car, so evidently this was the dessert "combat short". Think about what if instead of cargo shorts, they can gone booty shorts, would the war have turned out differently? This car is Eastern Front in Russia, so i got to put long pants and a winter coat on him. will be a challenge.

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[Smoothgateguy]

With everyone doing such great work, I thought I would check in with my latest project. This is a 1/18 scale tin Bus that I have given a Resto-custom theme. The large scale tins are always fun to work on, but this one gave me a fair bit of trouble on re-assembly. It is somewhat crudely made, with a ill fitting windshield and stubborn fit to the body. On the plus side it is made with a fairly heavy gauge metal (steel), and has one of the best friction motors I have ever seen.

I gave the Bus a hard contrasting two tone paint job, and painted the windows and license area to help showcase what little detail the toy has. Originally it would have had a medium blue bottom half, with a white upper body and a blue roof. The passenger side needed a bit of bodywork, but there was not a lot of other corrections needed.

The manufacturer of this toy Bus is unknown--maybe one of our resident toy experts can identify it.

Many thanks to BusNutBob for donating such a cool toy to my Wellness Foundation!

From this angle you can see the poorly fitting windshield

The sides aren't perfectly staright--just like a real one.

Here is the finished chassis, with a distinctive orange gear peeking out the bottom. I love the skinny tall tires.

Here are the painted sides.

Here is the toy as I received it.

[volkaholic1]

nice, the think your paint job came out really nice, yes, it is too bad the windshield so wrong, an otherwise great model. does it really zoom across the floor with that friction motor?
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[Blue Baron]

I don't recognize it at all.

Nice job saving a pretty unusual vehicle.
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Heinz Nordhoff

[jack1448]

Glad to see this sticky bumped back to top, even if it might have gotten more visibility under the 'Toy Collectors' thread.

Looks like it was a fun project. The slots in the A pillars suggests that there was once a metal surround for front windows, although it must have been a strange looking beast given the aspect ratio of the windows.

Nice job bringing another neglected toy back to life and thanks for sharing with us!

[Smoothgateguy]

Has it really been 6 months since anyone posted one of their projects? Here is the latest project I've been working on. It's an Avenger GT-12 body on a Union VW chassis. There's not much to say about it, so here are some pics of the finished model. I wanted to do some custom decal work on it, but my printer conked out recently so I am not able to this.

Many thanks to Blue Baron for giving me a chance to build this cool kit.

[jack1448]

[Second Air Force]

It's good to see you've been able to do some modeling, and the results are great! I'm guilty of not building much of anything this summer...….
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1956 Standard Sedan

[Smoothgateguy]

The body is not glued to the chassis. It doesn't have an engine yet, but I'm sure I'll find something to throw in there.

[bnam]

A '66 Tamiya Bug I built many years ago.

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1971 1302LS Convertible (RHD) owned since '74
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1965 Karmann Ghia Coupe - under restoration
1966 Fiat 1500 Cabrio (with 1600 Twin cam)
1952 Citroen TA 11BL

[Second Air Force]

Nice build!! It jogs my memory of a Bahama Blue 66 that was my daily driver years ago.
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1956 Standard Sedan

[Blue Baron]

Great photography.

I like how you placed it in the driveway.
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Heinz Nordhoff