da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 again i wanted to make something special, this time from a 1/24 revell VW samba bus kit. from the beginning it was clear for me to use a cheap old 911 porsche model as a donor for engine and wheels. first idea was to make a shorty bus, as gas monkeys did. but soon a shorty bus equiped with a powerful porsche engine became a stupid idea for me. also playing around with ideas of choping or shortening just a little didn't make it into realisation. i ended with the plan to make a triple cab pickup, as only single and double cab versions were produced by VW. the interior and exterior design i stole from Kindigit Design. the cassis had to be modified to lower the stance and to accept the wider tyres and the 911 engine. from the body (a multi piece body i had to glue together first before making the mods) i cut away 2 windows and made the pickup bed and a new rear window panel from styrene. also the roof was shortened, but i kept the sunroof in full size and most panorama windows. the front doors were converted into suicide doors. i also used the front seats, dashbord and steering wheel from the porsche and modified the original rear seat benches. the bed was covered with coffee stir sticks. many smaller parts had to be scratch built, like the flat screen or the exhausts. rear lights and an antenna were frenched. finally a friend of mine 3D printed me a new front logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 That is a pretty special build mate. The thought, and craftsmanship you have put into this great to see,and ending up with a top notch build to be very proud of...... My hat goes off to you, a very impressive build Michi... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 That is a pretty special build mate. The thought, and craftsmanship you have put into this great to see,and ending up with a top notch build to be very proud of...... My hat goes off to you, a very impressive build Michi... thank you for your kind words, Dale!many greetings from Austria to Australia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 WOW!!!!! That's an amazing build. Great job Michi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 WOW!!!!! That's an amazing build. Great job Michi. thank you Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 This is one of the best custom VW busses I've seen. Wheels and engine and the interior are just right and wonderfully built! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 This is one of the best custom VW busses I've seen. Wheels and engine and the interior are just right and wonderfully built!thank you very much mike. overall it took me over a year to finish it. i had to put it aside several times, cause it was so annoying for me to see the same model on my workbench every single day ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Amazing work. The finished build is just fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 thank you very much mike. overall it took me over a year to finish it. i had to put it aside several times, cause it was so annoying for me to see the same model on my workbench every single day ...Every time I look at this I see something new. What is the front Logo? ... how about a close shot of it? And the Mustang on the inside video monitors .. eheh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Very cool. I'm a huge fan of this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Great looking bus ~ Nice work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 That's quite the build-nice execution on all the many details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Very cool. I'm a huge fan of this one!Great looking bus ~ Nice work !That's quite the build-nice execution on all the many details thanks a lot Dan, Ray and Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Beautiful build, so realistic looking. The fit and finish is perfect. I like the wood bed flooring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Beautiful build, so realistic looking. The fit and finish is perfect. I like the wood bed flooring.Great build.also to you David and Terry: thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Every time I look at this I see something new. What is the front Logo? ... how about a close shot of it? And the Mustang on the inside video monitors .. eheh the mustang is a 68 Boss Mustang by Kindig-It Design, just because i choose their design for the bus. and the logo are my initials in the shape of the volkswagen logo, just because KindigIt Design also has their logo on their bus ... Edited August 24, 2017 by da Speedinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 thank you GeneYou are welcome, and thank you for sharing such a cool build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Amazing work. The finished build is just fantastic.thanks a lot Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 and the logo are my initials in the shape of the volkswagen logo, just because KindigIt Design also has their logo on their bus ... That's pretty cool. Now, you're going to have to tell us how you made that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 That's pretty cool. Now, you're going to have to tell us how you made that!as i already wrote in the original post: its 3D printed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 as i already wrote in the original post: its 3D printedOh, my bad. Somehow missed that. Was my first thought on how to make it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Extremely cool. Always a fan of split windows having owned a 65 sunroof back in the 70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Extremely cool. Always a fan of split windows having owned a 65 sunroof back in the 70'sthank you Phil. would be worth quite a lot in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Amazing build! I am glad you stuck with it to the finish. One to be proud of, for sure.Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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