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Imagine there’s no ill fitting parts…

Perfect! That’s exactly what I was trying to figure out. Thanks much. I was considering building one from scratch if it was something that just didn’t make sense in the real world. Still might, as the kit part doesn’t fit even remotely close. For the record, I’m not knocking the kit. Just trying to solve a problem with it.

The two views actually agree with each other. The lower right section view is from the opposite side. I’m questioning if they’re correct and if the kit is made correctly. The rack doesn’t come close to fitting properly.

Don’t waste your time on Ollie’s in Mishawaka, IN.

I know next to nothing about Beetles. But I suspect the steering rack on the AMT Superbug Gasser kit is set up for right hand drive instead of left. All reference pictures I’ve looked at show it flipped from how the instructions show it. Can anyone here confirm my suspicion, or let me know if I’m wrong? Thank! I’ll get by with a little help from my friends! (Sorry, couldn’t help myself…?)

Well I was planning to lightly weather the floor pan, but now I’m really having second thoughts. I originally shot it with oxide red primer, and then recently clear coated it so a wash would flow better. I was going to do all the weathering and then flat coat the whole thing. Today I did just a small amount of detail painting prior to doing the weathering, and honestly I’m really pleased with the look as it sits. I think the gloss helped create more shadows and depth, and that was the main reason I wanted some light weathering to begin with. I’ll think about it for a bit, but I’m pretty content with it like this.

Sally’s out doing the Black Friday thing (yuck ?) with a friend, so I’m taking advantage and getting a little bench time in. I dry brushed on a little dark gray to the floor pan to add some depth. This is something I have been wanting to practice and start applying to all my builds going forward. First attempt was a total failure. So I watched a couple videos and figured out what I was doing wrong. Still got a little heavy-handed with it, but I think it’s better than just plain black. Also, it’s pretty cold outside today. 35f. But I stepped outside long enough to get some satin black on the shocks and steering components. I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel on this one.

That’s really cool. Great color for a car like this.?

Fort Wayne Ollie’s is a bust again. And the whole store looks post-black Friday.

Looks awesome David. Very tidy workmanship.?

That's looking cool! I've been kicking some ideas around for this kit too. Probably be one I focus on next year.

Thansk! it was getting a little frustrating, but it was worth it. The experience I gained was well worth the annoyance. I still haven't gone back and rubbed out the final finish, but I plan to fairly soon.

So back to this one after a little break. Working on getting the roll bars together. Both are quite fiddly, but this seems to work. The front bar is already glued together, but won’t get attached to the floor pan until after it’s painted. I’m only gluing one side at a time, allowing the glue to cure between sides. Trying to do both at once would probably be a real pain. More than my shakes would ever allow.?

It’s pretty hard to beat the old Monogram kits for building fun. Great start so far. Looking forward to this build.?

Another option would be Vallejo Metal Color. Great stuff. I use it all the time.

I don’t see any reason why not. I’ve passed along some good deals when I’ve seen them.

Sweet! Now I’m gonna have to go find one of those.?

Do I see some Keystones in that bottom pic? ?

Yeah, I saw that. Just not sure how to get that look though. There’s no lip on the parts to paint. It’s recessed around the cone in the center, but I think if I try to paint that, it’ll look way out of scale. Almost like the ring would be an inch wide on 1:1. I’m considering getting the photo etch set, but I’m not sure I’m ready to make that leap yet. Never tried it yet. Still might though. I’m not happy with the trim rings around the headlights, and that would probably eliminate that problem too. Dunno. I’m still kicking it around. Side note- I actually redid the backup lights yesterday. I didn’t like the look with just aluminum paint. I added some very thinned off-white over the aluminum and it looks better.

Looks really mean! Very cool car.

That's just plain awesome. It's got such a cool vibe to it. Great job!

Man, thank you so much! That’s really helpful. And it confirms some of my suspicions. Again, great job on this one. Hope mine turns out half as nice.?

That looks terrific Zack! Great workmanship. I'm really digging the color scheme and decal choices. I'm working on the same kit and I'm having all kinds of issues with the front suspension currently. Could I ask you to take a close up shot of that area on your build? I'd like to see how you handled it. There's no positive locating point anything.

Man I wish I had read this Before I started work on my Camaro project. Now I can’t tell the left upper control arm from the right!?? This is awesome Rich. Gives me a lot of great ideas for future builds and keeping things straight. I have been doing something similar to your process for a long time now. After I take everything off the sprues, I sort by what base color I’m planning. I’ll also shoot two or three kits at once that get the same color. Some great information from all of you!?

I usually stay clear of glue bombs unless it’s something hard to find. I did, however rescue this one a few weeks back for cheap. I pulled the body off and it’s currently taking a bath. My plan is to pick up one of the mpc mount n’ goat kits to steal parts that can’t be salvaged.