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VW 1300 Beetle 66´ ”Pearl White” Tamiya


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This was my first Tamiya kit. Very nice, except for the rear/back lights, that was molded in clear plastic as separate parts. That was a lot of painting and masking. When I look at them now I think they are a little “naked”. I should have worked a little bit more on them.

Paint is “Zeropaints” racing white, should be similar to Tamiya TS-7, but I have used TS-7 and I think TS-7 have a little yellow touch in it.

First time I try doing license plates. This is how they look in Sweden in the 60s.

Comments are welcome.

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A very neat & clean build. I don't think the tail lights look too bad. Remember, they were in reality a "little naked”.

The paint looks very nice. I'm preparing to do a car in Tamiya's "Pearl White". What did you use as a primer? I'm still trying what to shoot under my Pearl White to give the best result.

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Very clean looking build. It's always nice to see a stock build. You mentioned the license plates were a first for you. There should be a more local decal supplier that my have plate decals to use if you want. If not there is a company called Goffer here that offers European plates. They may be listed in the After Market section on this site.  

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Thank you all for your kind words!:wub:

What did you use as a primer? I'm still trying what to shoot under my Pearl White to give the best result.

I used Tamiyas "Fine surface primer, white".

I love the colour you’ve used on the seats, it’s perfect. May I enquire as to the name / brand of the paint? 

It´s called "Pigalle" and it is a mix of Tamiya XF-59 and X-2 that are descriped in the instruction sheet.

 There should be a more local decal supplier that my have plate decals to use if you want. If not there is a company called Goffer here that offers European plates. They may be listed in the After Market section on this site.  

Thank you for that information.

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