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I *had to* modify the engine fan shroud, wish it wasn't assembled. So now it's a "stale air" version. This is after I ruined it with the Dremel. Did I say I hate brush painting? Semi-gloss black. That itty bitty panel, masked with velum so the fresh black would not get tape wrecked. Now for my crazy moment, it's something that bugs me on most models, the grills *need to* be opened up, because again, I hate brush painting flat black in the recesses. I started out with the Dremel, but did not get far, then a sanding stick. Then I took an old #11 blade to the bench grinder, and then scraped dow until I could just see the slots. I had beefed up this area when I modified the window, highly recommend if you do this. Then I drilled each end of the 40 slots. I made a wood block to support, using the bench disk sander to conform to the body. I dragged through each slot to get a little deeper. Then I put in a new #11 blade, and cut through, then flipped over and carved out each slot. I'll go over this one more time, after my eyes reset. It's an air-cooled engine, gotta have open slots man! Heater control knob, have to ditch the two lever part. Tried to use sprue, but it melted when I turned down the shaft, twice, no matter how slow I went. So I roughed out a piece of Corian, and started with a rough file, then used an old #11 to turn it down. Corian has a higher heat tolerance, I love the stuff. Used steel wool to smooth before cutting off. I used a tiny round file to make the notches. Since the grab handles are the same color, I made those from wine bottle foil. I had modified the steering wheel earlier. So now I'm contemplating doing rubber floor mats, I see carpet kits are the rage, but I'm sure my dad would have been good with rubber mats because the Mercedes had them, much easier to clean. I can't tell what color the interior is, have some charts. Then of course the rack, and three more poles, four bindings, two more skis, boots, coats, gloves, maybe a bag with some chains sticking out......

Thanks! It will buff out. /sarc off/ I was born June 1961, they had a new Mercedes 190 sedan by then, so I can't cheat with a conscience. I appreciate the help, I don't have the time to read up on Bugs, so you're a quick teach. Today at the model meeting, someone said he had a few VWs (a Thing too), and he knows all about the subtle differences. Since I'm repainting it, that washer nub will be super easy to "correct"! I could go crazy on the taillights, those pictures compare really well, the Best Model looks like a copy of the Gunze Sangyo kit (which I got this month), lights aren't right. I wish there were some back pictures of my parents car, now I know, and will have to sleep on that. Thank you, no worries, I'm my worst critic, so you're safe.

You will never be able to hide that. My two cents, vacuum-form a new window using that as the form. Sorry, I've had that happen too, but not half way across the window!

Now I'm entering the what-did-I-get-myself-into stage. The 1960 Bugs did not have the twin levers between the seats, so trying to find pictures of the heater control knob was nearly impossible, so I'm looking at YouTube University. Plenty of pictures of just the knob, but I have found two videos of what it looks like on the floor. But now I find out this would be considered a "stale air" car, which did not have the heat tubes as the kit has, so now I need to decide if I should modify the already painted and mostly assembled engine. Rivet counters would know. I also found the optional gas-fired heaters on eBay, 3 different brands, but not going there! My "oh rats" moment at 9:16 - 9:43.

Depends on time

I didn't have the problem with lighter coats. So lots of wet sanding is due! My dad preferred downhill. In the meantime, I started on the ski poles. Painted the Coke cooler, and the one pair of skis has red. The Samsonite suitcase is done!

hall dessert idea!

Hum.... what color is the ribbon I gotta wear?

night when cosmic

So, I'm now in struggle while you learn stage. I'm using Testors white primer. Then I'm using Splash paint for the first time. I made tiny sanding blocks from Corian scrap, superglued two grits of sandpaper, and managed to get one side about perfect. I mixed paint in the cup for the Samsonite suitcase, so at least I'll have a killer suitcase from this project. I tested the Testors Glosscoat on the blue paint next to the parts, did not craze. I'm doing several steps, painting the underside first. So the first pass with the gloss seemed to work. I hate the dust specks, but I was planning to stuff with gear which should hide it. I then sprayed the Splash on the top side. I did several passes, last one with a higher paint volume. Then disaster, it seemed to have reacted with the primer, and for some reason where the mold lines on the roof were sanded off, it really did something weird! At least the suitcase looks good.

Thank you. What bindings are on those skis? I remember Cubco when I was a kid, but the ones in the picture look different. More memories. Thanks to you also.

mother in law's

I'm simply clarifying who made the toy C-111 "model", which is horrid for accuracy. My plan is to make the body correct, not doing the Wankel engine, but instead it will be a resto-rod. Someday.

~bump~ Only because I found out about this source, wondering if it's a copy of an existing kit, or an all new mold. http://mizorogiscm.shop-pro.jp/?pid=136679312

Yea, any small production resin whatever, is most likely to become collectible. I learned that!

butt recycle water

That looks really sharp! But, because I owned a '57 4 door wagon, I'm really partial too. It was fun washing it, around those fins. Did you forget to BMF the top trim piece, or is the lighting not showing it?

That's a neat model! I always liked the wagon version, or do Swedes call them Shooting Brakes too? Only time I have seen "AirTrax", is when I found their Ferrari 330GTC, which is not available. This Volvo would be a good subject for someone to produce.

Wow, that 330 P4 out in the wild, that is so cool! I could post all the time on this thread, since Prescott has a bunch of car enthusiasts. But this post is made with some emotion, because this is the last time I will turn off the highway to go home, with this '69 Chevy pickup. I bought it from a friend, when he was losing his house, with the agreement that I sell it back to him when his mom's estate was resolved, it sat for a few years because I had not felt I owned it, but finally got it running and have enjoyed using it. But our friendship fell apart because he was too much of a drunk, he made the choice to never talk to me. I recently got an email from his nephew, asking if I still had it. He also told me my friend died last year. Because his grandpa bought it new in Safford, AZ, it was really sentimental to the family, so I am honoring the agreement. I made a recycling run, then took the mountain bike to a trailhead, and today got a load of quartz rocks for landscaping. It's been a great truck, will miss it. And I have 3 kits so I can build a replica! Oh yea, nice street rod.

recycling toilet paper

Oh man, this is a main reason I stopped working on my Bus (not part of this challenge build). I sure wish someone would produce photo-etch emblems, not just this but the "Volkswagen" like the Gunze Sangyo high-tech kit has.

with crazy relatives

Resin Model Ranch, that the name of the resin caster? I didn't see it listed.

You gotta be kidding me! I've done plenty of dump runs, but there is always garbage, maybe tempted to grab aluminum cans for recycling. I turned one of those into junk, don't tell the guy who is running the Bring Out Your Dead challenge build.

that is burning