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MUD BUG! Gettin' Dirty...Deals Wheels Style! Done: 11-12-12


Ira

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MUD BUG!!!

A Muddy New Project!

I am modifying Revells Killer Bee to look more like a Deals Wheels "Hum Bug" Off-Road VW Buggy. The Hum Bug Kits are pretty hard to find, so I thought I might make my own VW Buggy.

I will be trying some Extreme Weathering on the Mud Bug, any suggestions welcome!

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Most of the parts for the Mud Bug Project come from Revells Killer Bee & Porsche 911 Kits.

Tires and other odd parts will be coming from the Deals Wheels Van Kit.

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Let's Get Started... B)

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BODY MODS For MUD BUG!!!

Before I started taking photos, I shortened the body about 1.5 inches: .5 inches from the doors, .5 inches from behind the doors and another .5 inches from the hood area...

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Here is what the Mud Bug looks like next to a stock VW...

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B)

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MOVING FENDERS...

I cut off the front fenders so I could shorten the sides .5 inches.

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Then I glued them back on about .5 inches back...

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Next I cut out the excess plastic, in front of the Front Fenders.

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:)

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TOP FITTING....

You can see in this photo that there is an .5 inch wide section of the roof that does not fit well. I didn't glue this section in yet...

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I cut the section out and carved it a little to make it fit nice and tight! I also carved the side windows out a bit...

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:)

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Oh holly macro :) you're really deep into the styrene addiction Ira which is great because you are like a building machine, proyect after proyect. I'm enjoying every single one of your eye-catching buildings. Let's have fun!

Thanks Wilbert!

Sounds Good to me... :)

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