Dirty Dave Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Just a beater '57 Beetle with 17"-ish wheels from Revell's '41 Chevrolet Pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Awesome build Dave! The patina looks great. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Excellent weathering and love the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Nice one! You know I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 ehehhe .. love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 GREAT job on the patina mate, looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Very nice build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker589 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Rusty Flugelhorn!? I see what you did there! That takes some brass! Love the build. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 nice finishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Like the bug, but not the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Great weathering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dave Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Like the bug, but not the wheels. I get that. If I was going to build a bug in 1:1, I'd run something more vintage. Since I wanted to build a model to look like many current bugs I see in my Tumblr feed, I went with the bigger wheels that look similar in style to the vintage EMPI/BRM's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromecop Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Really cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Nice one, I know of 1:1 bugs that look just like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Cool VOlksRod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508boricua Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Awesome build! The wheels set it of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Nice job. Somehow, the wheels work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dave Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Nice job. Somehow, the wheels work! Thanks. I think swapping out the front tires for a pair from the Revell Tuner series Integra helped a whole lot - and they fit like they were made for these wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I love it! I always hated the way those wheels looked all chrome, but the paint detailing you did improves them 100%. Might have to give that a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dave Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Thanks! The lower profile tires in the front didn't hurt, either. Edited February 19, 2015 by Dirty Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaJoe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 rusty goodness... nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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