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Thanks everybody for your comments, that really boosts me to get this rig done. Today the trailer got some sidemarkers, vents, draining tubes, and ofcourse the big and difficult stuff - the windows. I decided there will be no stripes at all on the outside walls. On the table lies a finnish car magazine called Mobilisti. More photos will come when the whole combo is ready. Edit. a few hours later: This combo is now ready and new photos can be seen Under the Glass.

New photos loaded by using some other way than normally

The Gooseneck trailer got some clear coat, and ofcourse there was some damage to the paint on the roof. I have to do some repair sanding and painting when everything has dried. The Beetle got some clear coat too and that didn't go perfectly either, but nothing too serious happened. I built extra towing mirrors and front blinckers? well those direction flashers. The engine is reinstalled as the bumpers too. I hope to finish this during this week. No photos now, there seems to be some trouble when loading them.

Thanks for your commets, I will consider some stripe. The original Gooseneck trailer didn't have any decoration in the film, but it might have been some kind of pre production trailer, who knows. Today I sprayed my Bug. I will put more photos when it's finished. The table is too big, I have to cut it slightly. I thought I measured it good, but maybe made a mistake when reading the ruler. 5mm too long.

Glad to hear that, Oldmopars. Some progress here, I got the bench cushions done with help of my wife's fabric box. I cut the upholstery from old curtains and glued it to a thin foam. Very comfortable to sit beside the new table I made, I quess . The sunroof found it's place, made of styreine and a piece of clear plastic from a table tennis racket box, that I sandpapered with no. 400. Over half (5/8) of the windows are cut and ready to be installed. I'm just wondering, if the body of this trailer should be clear coated or will I just leave it semi gloss? The VW Super Beetle will have the same golden paint, and it should be shiny, right? So maybe I will first finish the Bug and after that decide what to do with the Gooseneck trailer.

Thanks for your comments. Now I have painted the interior, all the closets, seats and the kitchen cabins. I also made the table. Next thing to do are the windows. The trailer got some detail painting and I found luckily two suitable rear lights too.

Thanks everybody! I reeeally like to build something, that doesn't come out straight from the box. Yesterday my Gooseneck got some paint from a golden spray can. That paint is so tricky to get painted without the golden tone not to create somekind of waves. I noticed that when I painted me '69 Olds Cutlass, same pattern tried to ruin the process. The Bug got some major nose job done also. Now the front end is more bulky like the Big Beetle should have, instead of having a flat face. When it' s painted, the difference is more obvious.

Hey thanks Russell C and others too! I tried to make a link of those films, but it didn't work. Now you can see what I'm aiming for. Clutch failure could have been possible, but my Bug has a Porsche engine and tranny ?.

I saw a YouTube film from 1974, and started to scratch build that wonderful trailer. I had the Bug already in the shelf, but I'm going to rebuild it. I'm far ahead what this photo shows, but it gives you the idea.

Thanks everyone! This was sure a fun model to build. Only painting was little tricky, I had to paint it twice to get the bonnet and the rest of the body in same tone.

This combination is absolutely stunning. All the details both in the car and the camper, wow. Scratch building is the name of the came. Model on!

My latest build is this orange Jag. The engine is a non-original V12, and I don't really know where that came from. It has been in my scrap box for a long time. The wheel openings I made wider by using the fenders of '39 Chevy. Many parts are self made. The wheel and tires are from Toyota Hilux pickup.

Very nice build indeed. I didn't even know this version ever existed, as here In Finland all that era Plymouths propably were 4 door sedans, with no extra goodies. I wonder if the wheel openings should have the chrome trim in them? Very good looking big Plyma!

Cool conversion of that great car. Is the top also removable? I did the same kind of conversion too, but it isn't the Hurst version. Also I made the same little error with the trunk lid, with the corners of it. They should have been round, as someone earlier mentioned. No big deal, but fun to know now later. Here is my build, that is already given to the owner of the 1:1 vehicle

Wow this Supercharger is a model I reeeally like. I wish it would be one of my builds. The colour, the stance, the engine bay - just great. Concrats!

Thanks Tyler and Michael! Today I met the driver of that 1:1 VIP and he also liked my model very much, so I'm very happy and can now move to my next project.

Thanks! For those who didn't see this project when I was building it, I want to mention, that I used a 4 door Police Fury by Jo-Han to create this VIP. The engine compartment is scratch built. Also the trailer is scratch built.

Thank you so much! Now this beast is ready and can be seen under glass.

Now I think this mighty Plymouth VIP is ready to go under glass. Today I added the mirrors and race numbers etc. Thanks for watching, comments are more than welcome.

Almost done. Wheelie bars and some decals missing. Also I messed up the a-pillar with Molotow chrome, need to take care of that.

The trailer got new tail lights and the tow bar. My VIP got the spark plug wires and some electronic instruments inside the glove box, that hangs open.

The trailer got some paint

Thanks 426 pack. The trailer is waiting aside for development. I took the wheels off as it was standing a bit too high. Need to reposition them. Here you can see the doors and locks. Also my VIP got some clear coat and then the roof went black as promised. The roll cage is now shiny black and the shifter in place. The big fire extinqusher sits behind the seats. Stay tuned, there is more to come!

Thanks everyone! Some more parts found their way under the hood. No much room left anymore but I'm gonna squeez something in there still.

Vip got painted with the original 1:1 twin turbo Vip metal blue paint. No clear coat yet, letting the paint to dry. The roof will be black. Also I moved the turbo chargers more straight position and got the new exhaust headers done and joined with the turbos. I made the rear side windows a bit longer and moved the rear window a bit lower before painting. Also made the roof a bit longer. Thanks for looking.