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Cool, I remember when all the puc kids had the maxi bodykits on them around 1996

tamiya new beetle ( currently in the rebuilder pile)

Just ordered my first 3d printed body from shapeways. Its a custom VW type 3 but I might try and make it a little coser to stock. The cost was about the same as a resin body

Nice and slick, I like how you cleaned up the chrome without losing it entirely

the best stocks of evergreen seem to be fred aldous in the uk Ken. At least they seem to have every size I've been looking for in stock, some places never seem to have it in stock

I've been using la's totally awesome cleaner even on resin. the only place i've found it in the uk is amazon but it works. I had the same problem with brake fluid, a bodyy i had in it overnight crumbled when I took it out. I'd probably strip the chrome in bleach or mr muscle oven cleaner before putting it in the totally awesome to remove the last of primer. Its not a stinky cleaner either unlike dettol which makes your entire house smell

I managed to drop my sprue cutters on the bug this morning. Being a pearl paintjob I was worried I would have to repaint the whole thing but since I had nothing to lose I tried to touch it up first and it went better than i could have hoped. Since I dont have any luck blending clear i decided to clear the whole body and did the hood and trunk to make sure they matched. I think i got lucky this time. You can still see it but I had a visor I was thinking about using so this has forced my hand.

Purchased an item over a week ago on the auction site and it still hasn't been sent. There was no delay on my end and the payment must have cleared by now

If you are after bigger diameter brakes hobby design do a few different sets in resin and pe. Pretty nice to work with too but they need 18" or bigger wheels.

I've had some paint from a very similar named ebay store. I dont know if it s the same place though but if it is there were no problems and delivery was faster than some stuff that was fairly local to me

pretty sure 1920 is after ww1 Matt,

It is the roof scoop, I just fitted one to a tamiya bug decklid. The side scoops dont have the flatter centre section and are rounded on every surface

Very cool

If you mix the leftovers with a mk escort kit you build an rs1700t!

x2 on what they said. Its a very pretty colour, especilly with the white walls

Got some paint on the interior today and while it was drying I did some more on the trailer. The pull out cooker took a lot of thinking before I just did a simple slide out version. I tried a few different ways to make it slide out including making a small wheeled trolley but in the end a slotted sheet won. I was overthinking it for the first attempts

Its classed as a public road mate, but if you happen to have a crash you are responsible for paying the tracks lost earnings and armco repairs.

Its open to the public TJ. Anybody can take any car or tour bus on it for around $25 a lap. They still have manufacturer test days too. 8 mins though is fast but there are many faster cars. Here a sub 8 min mk1 golf

Awesome to see a modern style drag pop, nice work

Not yet, I need to finish off a few vws first to make space on the bench, shouldn't be long though as it on top of the pile. I did try the jag engine and its going to work better than the hemi

Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone can point me to a source for sheets of turned gold leaf style decel sheets that would be suitable for cutting names from for a old style bug racer

I sat down to do the foil on the bug but half way through doing it I realised I had everything needed to a custom camper too. So since I have a load more time than I thought I made a start on it. I'm using the c1 models trailer I got last year as the base with sides cut from some styrene sheets. All the interior so far is from the t3 camper I'm making into a pick up. I'm in the middle of making a swing out cooker to be under a hatch at the rear

I'm waiting for the scammell to come back, got a custom idea for it that going to take 2 cabs. It was kfs originally but they sold a lot of their molds last year and this place got it

this place does truck stuff too https://modellersresource.co.uk/

I bought a joblot of the humbrol acrylics a while back, and they are poor quality. They seem to have some grit in them and dont cover very well by brush or spray. I ended up going back to the enamels as at least they are usable. I like the revell acrylics though, they cover well but I've only used the ones you get in the gift sets. Not tried the revell enamels yet