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sounds like maybe you could end up with a little unintended "character" but it makes a good story .missing bricks,bent conduit,no valve handle crack in the corner and floor lightbulb burnt out sounds like an older building to me especially one that has been repurposed. well I am glad it isn't as bad as it could have been and I look forward to seeing the restoration.good luck!

excellent!

It looks really cool. I don't think I would want to drive it though .

great tips! don't be shy with the low buck stuff most people prefer it that way. also you never know what other uses they may inspire!

that is a really cool build . I like it a lot. look forward to seeing more of your work.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. sorry that happened.

great job ! I always like your clean building style.

your models are always very high on the cool scale!

Wow it seems like half a century ago..... sorry .Happy Birthday Gregg we all chipped in and got you this thread.

progress report got it stripped. now for the B.I.N.

I think this is pretty cool.I look forward to seeing more of this build and possibly more pics of the real thing.

Thank you,and good luck to you !

well I got the new beetle I started with the revell snap kit because that is what I had on hand. looked pretty straight forward at first blush. but after studying the artwork it appears to have a slight wide body look to it so I added some plastic around the wheel wells and the rocker panel.next up hand formed aluminum front spoilers after that the pegasus wheels didn't look right as is (17")so I got some sleeves and they looked better.the exhaust dumps were a head scratcher I ended up using acrylic nail filler (thank you for the technique tutorial)and drilling out the holes then carving the actual shape.I bought an old testors porsche for the rear spoiler,which I added a filler piece instead of the grille that would be there normally. I also added strips of plastic around all the window frames so I could add my own windows.after a little bodywork sanding and shaping I threw down some primer sanded a little more putty ,more primer ,slight sanding good enough primed with white primer then went to some gloss white for the stripes a light gloss over the white before taping the stripes. sat down to tape off the stripes and that dang yellow plastic bled through and I swear it wasn't there before the gloss coat.after two coats of B.I.N. primer and the whole white/gloss coats I got the stripes taped off.now the number one reason I don't finish a lot comes down to painting so I decided to use my airbrush for the blue. it came out great with two coats through the air brush I was pleased I am going to get this thing done before the new deadline.after the blue had dried I took out the old can of gloss coat sprayed on two medium coats and was two feet away from the dehydrater the bottom fell off the tamiya paint stand which I caught in mid air however the body decided to follow suit and jumped off the stand and somehow landed on all six sides .so here are some progress shots. I will finish on time! what could go wrong?

Congratulations ,it is always nice when hard work is rewarded! Keep it up.

I like the color too. the shot from the rear is a good one makes the ice blocks look real.

please be more specific,there are many ways to do it just depends on the kit.

You may build models how ever I think she probably has all the patience. congrats and heres to 39 more .

Wow! I am amazed at the craftmanship. the steering looks really cool. what tools do you use for cutting and drilling the brass? I look forward to seeing this progress. also how much can be disassembled for painting?

I like it a lot.

Your doing just fine . At this point just getting some hours under your belt will serve you best. just getting the whole thing built will show you where you will want to improve on the next one. keep it fun.

I like it! The roll cage is almost begging for a surf board.

I like early 60's also. but I also like the stuff you have done from the 30's/40's.

Cool subject matter.

I feel that voting is a private matter and I shant devulge my pick.

I am very happy for you. He has more hair than you do . enjoy it thoroughly it goes so so fast .