dougwintz

Thanks for the comments, guys. Have a great 2015!!

ooops. Gotta add some micro sol to that left rear corner. Funny what you don't see until you post it online

.....and here's the final installment of the VW van build project

Did some more work over the last couple of weeks. Here's a picture I omitted of the Vanagon engine Then, I finished off the Samba van. Like the Vanagon, really challenging problems with fit and warping, but it turned out ok. In general, one of the things that modeling teaches me is that things will never be perfect. I can always see some flaws, but the point is, do the work the best you can, enjoy and move on. Like in real life! The interior came out nice with the neutral grays Next up is the VW cargo van - the Jagermeister version. Should be fun.

Hey guys. Thanks for the comments. I think it's cool that the forum has members from right around the corner in New Jersey USA, but also Bonn, Germany and in Norway. I've been to Frankfurt, Hamburg and Oslo so i can at least relate geographically. Christian - so funny that the mirrors are in the wrong position - and you discovered it! I'm sure it's not the first time I built something with the parts upside down or reversed . I'll update these photos when i finish the other two builds. Thanks again for the comments. Doug

Winter in the Northeast is not the best painting weather. So this year, I decided to paint some kits in advance. I already had a VW Bug built - so I decided to paint some other VW kits in September - a Vanagon, a Samba Van and a cargo van. I painted, bagged them, then starting working on them when the temp got to freezing. This is kind of a cross between Under Glass and On The Workfbench. Here are some pics of the VW Bug I had already built - it's from the Tamiya kit The next to be built which i just finished, is the Vanagon from Revell of Germany. I found this kit (and the Samba Van) very difficult to built. Lots of warping - but with patience and a few clamps it worked out. Here are some pics Next to be built is the Samba bus - here are some pics of the partially finished bus And in pieces is the next project - the cargo van

Great job. Did you scribe the panel lines - how did you do them?

Great job.

Wow. Great work in progress and nice examples of built versions.

Looks nice. Like the way you carried through the color to the roll bar.

Thanks for the comments, guys

It would be nice to have that Skyline in the garage, huh?

Wow. Super build - very clean!

I like to look for unusual models, like Fujima's Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC10 race car. Unfortunately, it's a curbside. So i took the engine from the Tamiya skyline and transplanted it. Here's the result: Then there is the Esci Ertl Ford Escort RS1800. It's a clear body kit. The tooling was not so great. But, I painted it white and acquired some Rothman livery decals. Interesting model...tough to build.

Love the color and paint on both of them

Great. Have note seen the Heller yet, and it looks great.

Nice job. I've got an Evo X and it's "Wicked White". Maybe I'll paint it green - cool color

Looking great.Interested to see the progress

Thanks, guys. Paint is Tamiya's Racing Green

I'm torn between "this is cool" and "what is wrong with me!?" Nissan engine detail Mercedes engine detail

Love those kits and a great job!

Really enjoyed building this kit. The interior used upholstery inserts from Scale Motorsports I think the air cleaner is from Model Car Garage Next couple of kits I'm going to try Marcos Cruz' scribing process for panel lines. I think it will help for these darker colored cards.

Hi Marcos. Really like the tutorial. In the past, I used pencil to mark the panel lines as in the example of the Olds Now I'm trying the scribe method with a Dodge Coronet I will be interested to see how it all turns out.

YOW! Looks great!

I think you're right about the air plenum/box. Looking at photos they may have just left the top of the engine exposed.