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Thank you all who either looked in on or commented on this build along the way. This puppy is now in the "Under Glass" Section.

Thanks Francis!! I appreciate you stoppin' in and commenting pal. Now.....back to the Maverick I go!

Masterfully done! Great lookin' aircraft Phillip.

Late last year I saw a build review of this kit in Fine Scale Modeler. I've always been a fan of the older Beetles and have also wanted to build a model of one from WWII so needless to say I just had to have this kit. Soooo....my wife got it for me for Christmas. I've been waiting for a slot in which to build it so I finally got one here a month or so ago and I had a lot of fun building it. The only real problem that it has is in the windshield fit. There's alot of sanding that needs to happen with the glass itself if you want it to fit perfectly in the opening. I managed to get it to work for me but it wasn't without its struggles. I will say this however, you will not find a better Type 82 out there on the market that has this kind of detail along with ease of build. IMO this is the absolute best kit out there for this car. I simply could not build this car and NOT put any aftermarket items or scratchbuilding into it so I started by adding spark plug wires and fuel lines to the engine, threw a German newspaper in the front seat from Fields of Glory and miscellaneous items like a helmet, map as well as the map bag, binoculars and a bread pouch in the back of the passenger compartment along with a set of glasses laid on top of the newspaper in the front seat from the Mini Art German Equipment kit. I also added a first aid kit on the passenger compartment wall next to the rear seat. The exhaust tail pipe outlet was drilled out as well. I was originally going to go with Tamiya German Grey as the body color but decided it was just too dark for my liking so I went with, of all things, some Stynlrez grey primer for the body color. After a good coating of Stynlrez I weathered it with an airbrushed coating of Mig Dark Wash which seemed to darken it juuuuuust the right amount. Decals are OOB and after those were applied a very light coat of Model Master Acrylic Flat Clear was applied to the whole body. Any how....here's the completed build: Bottom View: Other Detail Shots:

Man that's alot of chrome on that bike! Looks really good Gerald!!

Nice work bud. This turned out very well.

I don't think I've ever seen one of these kits before. Very cleanly built.

Got alot of stuff done to this one in the last week that finally all came together enough for an update. Windows are installed along with a lot of knick knacks on the body like tail lights , headlights, rearview mirror and little stuff like that. I was finally able to install the chassis into the body and mount up some tire/ wheel assemblies for it as well so she's on wheels now. The only real shortcoming I've found with this kit is in the windshield fit. Man......after all the good fortune I've had with it I found the Achilles heel in this model. The windshield.....good Lord the windshield. Make dang sure you test fit the heck out of it because you're going to have to sand the living daylights out of it to get it to fit right. I beat mine into shape but it was sure tough. On wheels....

ALOT of small work is all adding up into a splendid finish at some point Simon. Good progress man.

Very well painted and very convincing.

That's a good lookin' build Geoff. Very well painted.

Say.....that's a nice bike!!!

I hear what you're saying alright but there's a sucker out there somewhere with loads of cash that'll see it. I'm tellin' ya. It's gonna get sold.

Somebody will end up buying that car.

and I'll second that motion on the second one. And the great work continues.....

Really??!! Man there is just no end to the detail on this bad boy!! Incredible stuff Codi!!

LMAO!!!! I sooooo know that feeling!!! Keep at it Roger. This is gonna look sweet when it's done with all the work you're putting into it pal.

I may have an extra one Roger. Lemme check. I'll see about piecing mine together a little bit more this weekend to give you a better idea of what I'm doing. This one here is looking great so far man. We've both just gotta work past some of the trials of this kit is all.

It's really good to see another Maverick project in the mix. I like how you tackled the interior flooring versus rear of the interior alot better than my take on it. Wished I could re-do mine but there aint no way in HELL I'm going through that mess again. The way I'm going to deal with my inner fender is to use the OOB Jo-Han firewall and radiator core supports. I'll be adding detail to the Jo-Han firewall and tweaking the radiator core support some. This is the exact point that I got stumped at so I'll be watching your methods as well.

Thanks Francis. Actually the doors came separately. This really is a cool kit. Lots of details and very minimal fit issues. Thanks Kurt! My advice.....get one!! Awesome kit.

LOL!!! Hold your potatoes buddy!

BACK IN BLACK he is!!! Man you're givin' this one the ol' one-two Francis!

Alot of progress yesterday. Getting close now I think. You really can't' see the weathering in this pic but it's there. Maybe it'll all show up in the glamour shots when I get to the end of the build.

Alright Francis. You're gonna have to share your secret for those wheelie bars. This is one area that I've been wondering about for my Maverick build and I would certainly like to see how you did these. This is one bad A$$ project right here!!!

This is great news!! Very much looking forward to the rollout!!