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[VW Dave]

I've been keeping this one kinda quiet, but it's hard to do so when the end is in sight.....so I'm offering a little sneaky-peeky.

A local young couple had a baby girl in March of this year, and at 11 days old she was diagnosed with a heart valve issue that needed surgery to remedy; as of now, she has had 3 surgeries. Needless to say, the medical insurance shortfall they are facing is staggering. After donating all we could, I hatched a plan to donate much more than I could alone: build a totally one-off custom Manx and raffle it. In 1999 our VW club did the very thing, and the Tamiya New Beetle I built helped out a local animal rescue group.

Stay tuned for more details, but for now enjoy a little preview:




Hideo-san sent me his new website address: http://motohashi-mww.com/
Prepare to be amazed by his stuff.......especially the machined Hotwheels(1/64!!!) Weld & Radir wheels

Edited by VW Dave, 29 August 2012 - 11:22 AM.

[Dr. Cranky]

Lots of bling on this one. NIce.

[kekefe]

i think What you are doing here is really amazing....

[cobraman]

Nice looking little buggy .

[Gluebomber]

Looks great, Dave. I really like the finish. What paint did you use?

Good Luck on the raffle!

[Zarana-X]

I hope this helps. medical bills are a real kick in the pants.
I've always felt you've done some of the best, and most accurate VW models Iv'e seen. Good luck!

[VW Dave]

Thanks for the kudos, it really means a lot coming from you folks. I'm hoping that the handful of personal touches I'm adding can make the raffle a big success, even though I'm starting to get kinda attached to this little gem.

Gluebomber - The flake paint job is a special system I've developed, which utilizes Tamiya sprays and craft store brush-on(yes, BRUSH) acrylic glitter paint. The flakes are technically out-of-scale, but I feel that dune buggies are flamboyant and kinda 'larger than life,' so it's OK:
http://public.fotki....buggy-approved/

[Tony T]

Nice idea and a very nice build!

[VW Dave]

As of yesterday the model is complete....I'm finalizing a few details on the raffle itself before I actually 'pull the trigger,' but here's a look at the little car all together:


Note the November '08 issue of MCM, with Tim Boyd's Manx build on the cover:

[rmvw guy]

Nice job Dave and I'll say it again, you are too generous! Good luck with the raffle. I especially like the picnic basket and the Mustang tailights.

[Deathgoblin]

Very nice work, and a good cause. My wife's got a congenital heart defect, so I do understand how high these medical bills can get. Good luck!!

[TooOld]

Turned out very nice ! I used that Glitter Blast on my Manx too , it really looks at home on them .
Good Luck !

[crazyjim]

Nothing like a SHINY buggy, Dave. Looks great. Is that one of those aluminum windshield frames? I emailed the guy - too expensive for me.

[VW Dave]

Thanks for the kind words, all; I'm hoping that plenty of folks would be into having that sparkly little gem on their shelf....I know I'll have a bit of a hard time letting it go, but I'm excited to see where in the world it goes.

Turned out very nice ! I used that Glitter Blast on my Manx too , it really looks at home on them .
Good Luck !

Glitter Blast isn't what I used - The paint I used is actually from Plaid's Martha Stewart line, but I'm sure there's plenty of similarities; IMO buggies just don't look 'right' without big flakes.

Jim - That is indeed one of those frames, and yes they are a bit spendy....but well worth it once you see it up close. He even does one to fit the Revell Imp.

[Ben]

Wow, sounds like your a pretty great guy! Someone is going to get a really awesome little buggy!

[rmvw guy]

Dave, that winshield and roll bar came out AWESOME!!! I also love the exhaust opening. Someone is going to get one heck of a model to display.

[plowboy]

That is one cool looking little Buggy Dave! The wheels and tires suit it perfect. Did you ever build that little buggy that we traded on some time ago?

[shucky]

Dave love your Manx! If its allowed on the forum, could you tell us more about the raffle and how we could help / buy raffle tickets? If its not allowed on the forum, could you PM some details? I'd love to buy a raffle ticket especially for such a good cause. Thank you.

[VW Dave]

Just sent a PM to an admin....stay tuned, and I'll let you know if I can post the info publicly or not.

I have the raffle's official PayPal address set up, but the Facebook and Fotki pages are not 100% ready yet.

[Johan020]

Great job on the bug
I love the mustang tailights