Sixties Sam

I agree!

Great build! I like the gold color, and the wooden trunk in the bed. Good work! Sam

Wow! Great work on the paint! Sam

Nice! That hood scoop and the wheelie bars make it look like it means business! Sam

Way cool! Your work on that roof is great! It really makes the model, I think! Great build! Sam

Here's an outside shot I took today in partial sun. Amateur mistake - The object on the far left is the windshield of my pickup truck! I had the diorama sitting on the hood for the photo. Sam

Lance, I'm going to experiment with making dust clouds from the tires by stretching out cotton balls. I've seen burnout smoke done this way, and it looked pretty good. The trick might be getting the clouds the right "dust" colors. Sam

UPDATE: I made a desert race diorama for the Beetle. It's posted in the dioramas section http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=103071. Sam

Great photos! These show posts are very inspirational, even if they make my stuff look crummy! Sam

Looks great so far! Are those walls made of cork? Sam

Hey guys, I finished this VW Beetle Baja racer a couple weeks ago. Here's a small diorama I made for it showing it in a race. It's just a piece of Styrofoam covered with dirt, a few plants, and rocks. I used a heat gun to make ruts where the wheel tracks are. For the blue sky photo background, I set up an old ironing board my wife painted. I dirtied up the Bug a little with some real dirt. There are driver and passenger figures inside. This was an easy and fun project. I hope you like it! Sam

The flares will be nice! I've always liked the Fitch Sprint roof that comes with those Corvair kits, and the rear deck lid with spoiler and air vents. Just a couple thoughts. Sam

I built a bunch of those AMT Deuces back then, but they didn't look as good as yours! Very nice work! Sam

I've seen worse!

Great build! The color is just right. I love the early 60's Mopars! Sam

Mine is a stock, OOB build.

Very cool Fiat! Great wheels and tires! San

Now that really is BARE METAL foil! I can't imagine how long it must have taken to foil the whole body! Amazing work! Sam

Looking good, Jacob! Your Bug has a lot more complicated mods than the one I just finished, and you're doing a bang-up job on them! I'm eager to see it finished! Sam

That is definitely cool! Sam

Very cool VW! Sam

The beautifully molded open grille from the Revell 57 sedan would be a crowning touch! Sam

Add my ditto to that! Sam

Yes, it is, Harry. It's a bit off center too. I was afraid the drill bit would grab and ruin the pipe, so I stopped drilling. But, hey, it's got a mirror! I think I'll add the two outside mirrors, too!

Ben, I agree. The Bug will get some weathering and dirtying up when I put it on the desert race diorama I'm building for it. I want it to look like it's in a race - not so clean! Sam