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Thank you! Yup, exactly. Just over tape and trim back with x-acto blade. Afterwards I usually follow along the cut lines with a plastic pick from a Victorinox Swiss army knife 😁 Its a nice soft thin pick - works really great. Better than using fingernails
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Got the body clearcoated 😁 Definitely worth it Will let it dry for a while now.
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Did a bit of wetsanding And some painting And started doing the interior
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A bit of tape work And some paint work And did some progress
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Aaaaaaand............. its painted Definitely not the easiest paint to spray - quite a challenge to get it down smoothly. But oh boy does it look good in the end
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I can re-create the issue pretty easily. It seems it has something to do with <img> tag. For me, the "oops, that page cannot be found" appears when i copy the <img> address from one browser to another. So, for example, i copy the <img> (from my case, imgur) address using one browser and pasting it to the thread on another browser. It works fine if i copy and paste it from one tab to another.
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So, into the booth it went Did my first coat of paint. Very first layer or paint: Then another, and another, and another..... And heres how it came out Will let it dry for a day or two before it goes back to the paintbooth again and gets its final coat of paint
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Hi! Picked this one up from Facebook Marketplace - should be a quick and fun build. So lets see how this one goes
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Painted the headlights Then did some scribbing And then.... 2 hours of trying to get the white lines straight
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Still havent decided about those carbon decals. Maybe i'll use a satin black paint or tamiya carbon decal instead. The decals from the kit has a bit grayish color which i'm not a big fan of.
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Thats actually a really genius idea Will definitely keep it in mind
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So, Day 2 of painting the body First, a quick wash with dishsoap. After that, into the booth it went Two more coats of primer later And then two coats of black primer. Came out pretty nice. Although, found some very tiny scratches still visible, but nothing serious. The paint and clear should hide them pretty well Seems like i can finally get to the painting 😎 Although, it looks pretty evil in satin black
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So, about these doors... They seems to be the biggest issue with this kit - they wont sit very well. So I was thinking of glueing them in anyway. So after a lot of trial and error, i got them in: This created another issue - the doorpanels doesnt fit anymore without some modifying. Like Dennis said before, they wont fit well anyway so i decided to modify them a bit smaller and thinner. So now, they should slot right in without issues. After that, i did my usual wetsanding session: And some more priming and wetsanding: The orange plastic is quite a nightmare to work with - it seems like whatever i do, the orange will still shine through. So finally got the prime coat smooth enough and i'll let it dry for a day before starting again with the next step..... which is more priming 😁
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Thanks guys Did some more detailing work Did the carpeting, decals and I also used the Ammo mig crystal glass for the gauges. Cool stuff. After that, seats, dash and everything else So interior is done!
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Did some more work on the interior The dash is pretty much done - only some decal work left
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Exhaust is pretty much done Couldnt find any good pictures of the turbos on 1:1 car so had to improvise. Painted the intake hose black and added a small strip of foil to look like a hose clamp Then glued them to the engine After that, some testfitting before assembly Looks pretty cool already And did some quick work on the brake discs too - these are also done now So, bodywork is next
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Thanks for the heads up 😁 I do have an idea for the doors, but not sure if i'll go there yet
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So, decided to redo the exhaust. So into the alcohol it went. Then repainted it without the blue shade Came out a lot better, but still not the way i wanted it to be. Still pretty happy with it - looks a lot better than before: Then did the brakes, lights and wheels Somehow the manual shows that the engine crossmember-thingy should be black and silver, but every reference pictures shows it as plain black. So i painted it black: Then it was time for the interior. Tub is painted, the seats are also half way done: Also did some work on the engine bay:
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Thank you guys - you're too kind 😁 My soon-to-be-wife really loves old beetles so i built this one the way she would've liked it. I'm pretty proud how it turned out.
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Thank you! I'm not that experienced in building models so it means a lot to get some good feedback. Keeps me motivated to try harder on my next builds
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Did some work on the engine. Not so sure about how the exhaust came out anymore. Maybe ill dip it into the Dot oil and try to re-do it.
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Finally got this done Cute little car. Kit itself is from Revell. Really great kit - no issues at all pretty much. Thanks! Simo.
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aaaaand done 😁 Still needs a bit of cleaning and waxing, but the glue is still a bit too wet for that. So i'll show it off in under the glass topics a bit later. Thanks for following