OldNYJim

Messing with this curbside 3D printed Beetle salt flats car…modified a seat I had printed previously to fit, and figuring out what little interior stuff will be visible when it’s done…

Thanks fellas! Got a little time to wrap this one up this past weekend… Assembled the interior and got it ready to mate to the body: Painted the brake drums pearl white (a somewhat popular trend in the 60s/early 70s, apparently), assembled the wheels and got this thing on it’s feet: Added a parts-box mirror: I polished a photoetched doodad because it didn’t have a ‘glass’: And added an antenna, with color-coded antenna ball: And that’s about a wrap on this one…not a super complex build - just something I wanted to have on my shelf! Some finished pics below: Thanks for looking!

That interior color is PERFECT! I bet if I saw a jar of that color somewhere I’d think “urgh”…but it’s a great compliment to the body color! Enjoying this build!

You ever see this meme posted online? Well, this clearly says “From Santa” ?‍♂️

Always enjoy seeing one of your projects come together - nice work so far!

Beautiful, inspiring work. You’re a real craftsman!

Yes I have, and no they weren’t Seems like he DOES use an ALPs printer (the kind designed for decals, that can print white) but the quality was poor and what I got didn’t match exactly what he showed on his listing

Thanks fellas! A little more progress this last week… Gave the headlamps a little blue tint: Added some photoetch to the kit steering wheel rim: Added the chrome trim to the door cards, and decalled the dash: Polished out the body, first with sanding sponges and then Tamiya polishing compounds: Still needs a final buff and some wax, but handled the foil first, plus a little detail painting: Next up, get that distinctive grill in place… And this evening’s project was polishing out the glass and getting some Canopy Cement on there so it can set up overnight: Oh, and I shot some chrome but that needs to set up for a couple of days before I can mess with it more… Thanks for looking - happy holidays y’all! More soon!

This is coming along great John! Cool to see the mix of 3D printed stuff and more traditional scratchbuilding techniques!

Great start, and awesome back story behind it! What scale is the die cast? I’ll be watching!

Doesn’t look like you’re building it factory stock, so I think you’re off the hook ? Cool project - got an idea in mind for paint?

LOVE that mock-up with the bigger wheels - looks killer!

Love that diamond flake! Looks amazing!

Thanks fellas! A little more work on this the past few days… Got the interior started…shot some primer, then Tamiya acrylic tan, followed by some shading with some lighter and darker Vallejo colors to add a little depth: Then, sealed those layers in with some Createx matte clear, and added some pastels - was going for a kinda mottled satin leathery-kinda look: Looks something like this, all together: Really wanted to do something other than just plain old black - I like how this looks I think… Next up, a complimentary carpet color…couldn’t decide between a light tan and copper: Ended up going with ‘Teddy Bear Tan’ - the lighter shade was my first instinct, so I went with it… Needs some cleanup but nothing too major… I’ll blast it (gently) with some air once the glue is good and dried and then hit it with a mist of hairspray to lock it in place nicely… Meanwhile, started playing the some of the stuff that will attach to the body - I needed to dark-out the recessed areas of the grille and leave the chrome, so I masked the headlamps with some Silly Putty: Shot the whole thing black: And buffed back through the black acrylic to reveal the chrome where I wanted it: Still plenty to do on this - next major project will be adding the last couple of coats of clear and then polishing out the body - here it is sheltering from dust in my booth with another current project: And that’s the state of play right now - thanks for looking…more soon!

My local Walmart has kits again this year, apparently, but I didn’t stop in there yet. Did yours have a decent selection?

Thank you!! I need to figure out an ‘interior’ - this is curbside 3D printed body so there’s not a LOT that is visible anyway, but it needs a seat, dash and steering wheel at least…

This isn’t a complex enough project to justify it’s own thread, but I’ve been messing with a salt-flats Bug for a few weeks and got the urge to lay down some candy on it tonight…

As a Lewis fan, it’s tough to find a kit of any of his CARS, let alone a kart.

Great work! This is such a fun project to follow along with! Was it tough finding good research material on the 1:1 kart?

Thanks Steve - I enjoy your work too! Not going for a super complex paintjob on this one…very mild compared to some of the masking nightmares I put myself through ? So, this is where we had left things after the weekend: Next job I wanted to tackle was a real simple pinstripe to accentuate those long lines and the distinctive ‘rounded rectangle’ shape that originates on the front fender. Dipped a fine brush in some Vallejo and freehand-striped a line on both sides: Not really, I suck at pinstriping…I cheated and masked it ? Needs a couple of little touch ups to get it perfect, but cleanup is really easy with Vallejo acrylics: Now I’m almost ready to start laying clear down, I started work on the interior tub - removed the molded-in armrests, printed some window handles and made a more in-scale shifter: There’s a prominent piece of chrome trim that runs horizontally through the doors on these cars in 1:1, and I didn’t really want to try and foil it - the engraving is pretty soft on this interior tub. Decided to scribe a channel so I can drop some silver wire in there instead: Should work pretty well! Just a mini update - thanks for looking!

I bet this would be more useful for actual farm work...and it comes in Gulf colors!

The 1:1 is STUNNING - what a beautiful car! This will be worth watching… ?

Thanks for the comments everyone - and to @Keef for the info on the alternate frame for this thing. Stored that in the ol’ memory bank for future reference… Made a little progress this week…got the body assembled and the panel lines scored as deep as I dared… This kit had some depressions on the front fenders and trunk lid that needed a little putty, plus a little to get the fit on the roll-pans nice: A little sanding later and it’s pretty straight… Prime(r) time! A few little fixes needed, but nothing TOO major…next up, this morning’s project was laying down a nice coarse flake - Wicked Colors aluminum, in this case: Looks nice a nice starting point for some custom-mixed candy: Also messing with the interior some, this last couple of days. Drilled out the dash for switches and some photoetch, and did some research - discovered the kit seats are missing a little detail so took the opportunity to start on them… Kit seats: 1:1 seats: Added that missing chrome strip, seeing as this is a droptop and it’ll be noticeable, plus that seatbelt mechanism….the seatbelt spool won’t be super obvious when the car’s together but I had room to add it so here it is… I did some sanding on the seats themselves to soften up the sharp edges a little and I think they look better…plenty more to do on the interior though before paint. Couldn’t go too nuts though, I don’t want to ruin that nice engraved pattern and open a can of worms redoing that… Thanks for looking - hoping to get the paintjob finished up tonight on the body…more soon, soon as I’ve done more!

Welcome! Where in NY? Kris has a contact form on his site, if that helps? https://madmodeling.com/index.php?app=cms&ns=contact&sid=d1m781b3603hll38v823on1m2574ihba

Yep, that’s the stuff right there Man you did a nice job of cutting that hole! I would’ve measured that blower placement ten times and still ended up having the hole not align properly. Stance is great too!