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BMF work completed...... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Okay my fellow glue sniffers!!! I have been away for a little while, life kinda gets in the way and you have to deal with it. Anyways, all I did was work with the small side scoops next to the windows and have completed the BMF work on the body. Thank God there was not much BMF... I had to remove the chrome from the scoops and paint them body color, after checking my references on the real car I never saw one with this part in chrome. I added a bit of black paint to the small vents and installed them. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki I have also completed the engine and the chassis, not much detail on the engine since it will be hard to see it once the body is married to the chassis. I also Alcladed the disk brakes but these will also be hard to see once I place the tires and rims onto them. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Very cool, wish I had one of these kits, I love Volkwagens.. ...

Thanks Lyle and congratulations on your big win!!!! Now, go ahead and post a picture of that winner!!!!

Very cool and inspiring, I don't believe in luck but in God's promise that you will get through this, my prayers for you and the family!!

I can't imagine working around this hobby without an airbrush, once you learn and see how simple it is to use you will wonder why you didn't use it in the first place. Yes, invest on a spraybooth, yes, invest on a compressor with a tank and definitely start using your airbrush.

I built this one about three years ago, rims are resin from originals in another kit. Paint is Testor's Lacquer Nassau Blue Metallic w/ Tamiya clear, it is a curbside model. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Brother, you never cease to amaze me, I love this thing!!!

Go to this website and take a look at this product, it's supposed to be the best thing out there right now, I am certainly going to try it!!! www.avesstudio.com

Mark, thank you for responding to this question, here is a picture of the metal transfer decals, they really are nice and what I like about them is that they are a bit thicker than the photo-etch ones. Hosted on Fotki

Nice start, I have built a few old style tuners myself and I love them...

Thank you Jairus, I too think they are a bit thin, should have used a piece of photo-etch over the other for some thicknes at least on the buckles, too late now. Anyway, thanks for that engine shot, I can always use it for some reference help when starting on the engine.

Interior is complete, it's a slightly different color in natural light but I just want to show the basic interior build. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Body is polished..... Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

This is really turning out great bro, keep it up!!!

Wow! Very impressive so far man, love that color. Interior is top notch!

Very cool Phil, you are getting better and better with your paints!!!

Another detail I started is the addition of the interior carpet. I prefer using embossing powders for this step instead of the usual flocking, in my humble opinion I think it looks more correct and to scale. I added a few drops of water to my Elmer's glue and dumped my embossing powder right on top, much the same way flocking is done. I went with a black colored powder to create a bit of contrast with the mixed dark gray. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki I also added the metal transfer decal on the center where the stick shift goes. I cut off the piece of plastic from the stick shift and added a metal piece, I thought the one in the kit was a bit thick. This is where all the reference photos and information from Mr. Kustov's site comes in handy. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki I will be working with the door panels next and will also be adding some seat belts with their P/E buckles on the seats. I will keep thee posted later!!!

Okay guys, thanks for the replies, certainly appreciated!! I have started working with the interior during the weekend and have made some pretty good progress. First thing I started was with the steering column, it just screamed for a key and it's chain. First thing I did was look for a small photo-etch lock cylinder in my P/E spare parts. After drilling a small hole, I placed the cylinder and put together the key and chain, again, from my P/E spare parts. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki I also eliminated the plastic center piece from the kit's steering wheel and added the P/E center from the Lamborghini Detail Set. The center emblem is also from the P/E set and was painted black. I later sanded the part to expose the high areas of the emblem. Hosted on Fotki I also did some work on the dash by adding the gauge and metal transfer decals. I added some Future Floor Wax to the gauges once the decals had dried to simulate glass and painted the knobs in various colors to give it some contrast. The grayish color you see is an actual mix of Flat Black paint with a few drops of Flat White, I think this shade will look better with the body color at the end. Here are a few pictures of the steering wheel, column and dash. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Now, that's what you call "happy" broke!!!!!!!!!!

Very cool my friend!!!!

Another project I am sure will turn out great, keep us posted please!!

Love this thing!!!! Very creative!!!!

I am doing a combination of black and dark gray shades within the interior for some contrast. I will probably add some seat belts and other little things...

Okay Bob, sounds like you just might have the answer for me, I just took a look at that color in the hobby store and it looks pretty close. This build is for a friend of mine, he is the one that wants it in that color. Personally, I would've gone with a nice light green metallic but he likes this one.