dantewallace Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 It's pretty beat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dantewallace Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Edited May 15, 2014 by dantewallace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Nice weathering, it looks pretty realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Nice. Well, not nice, gnarly, but a good build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitforbattle Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 What Technique did you use for the rust? Looks really to scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Poor little V Dub. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Very nice weathering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantewallace Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 What Technique did you use for the rust? Looks really to scale.To replicate the rust I used Sophisticated Finishes instant rust and instant iron solutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geras24 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Looks like this beetle had a hard life. Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W. Verts Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Looks ugly. Neatly done, but ugly. As an owner of many a beetle, and more than a few BEAT-les, you need to almost completely remove the floor pan underneath the rear passenger seat, where the battery is. Trust me- that's the first place to go. I'll re-iterate. Poor beetle... Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 OMG does it look terrible. Poor little bug. Nice job on making it look well used and beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantewallace Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Looks ugly. Neatly done, but ugly. As an owner of many a beetle, and more than a few BEAT-les, you need to almost completely remove the floor pan underneath the rear passenger seat, where the battery is. Trust me- that's the first place to go. I'll re-iterate. Poor beetle... DaleYou know Dale, I googled for over a week trying to find good photos of exactly where the floor rots the most on these, but all I kept finding were pictures of rot under the seats,or a complete floor replacement in progress. Thank you for telling me about the battery area as I was completely unaware. I did have a friend mention that to me awhile back but did not mention where exactly the battery location was. I am not knowledgeable on VW beetles in the slightest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 You did a really nice job on this. Very convincing rust and weathering, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Dante, that looks really great. Wonderful job on the weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W. Verts Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Well Dante, it seems to be what this forum is all about. And I know little, but I do know bugs. And you take the nicest, un-restored beetle in the world, and the battery storage will be rusted. That just sounds weird. Dale Edited May 16, 2014 by Dale W. Verts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 as overheard in VW headquarters early on: "if we rustproof it, how can we ever sell more?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 That's a wonderful weathering job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantewallace Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Thanks for the comments guys, greatly appreciated!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I don't know, but I would say it's not worth restoring! Great job Dante!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 cool- i like the hub cap in the back seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nicely done, you even got the rust hole underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Very realistic. Great job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Poor bug! Someone stamp on it and kill it! Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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