David G.

Wow! Excellent Diorama, very life-like. David G.

Very Cool! David G.

Excellent weathering! There's something satisfyingly solid about the appearance. The car seems to have "weight". David G.

Great choice of color and use of decals, everything works well together. I could easily imagine this little car zipping around New York City sometime in 1989. David G.

Nicely done! David G.

Wow! That looks fantastic, great color choice. David G.

Nicely done! David G.

That came out really nice. I've always liked Gassers. I have yet to build one, but I've always liked their rawness. David G.

Wow! You started this quite some time ago, didn't you? Nice to see it finished. Well done, cool video too. Thanks for posting it. David G.

Nice custom work! David G.

Nicely done! And you don't even need a driver figure for the action pose as Herbie frequently went off on his own excursions. David G.

What you've done so far looks good. David G.

Fantastic work so far. Since you asked, I would skip the foil trim on the chassis. Seems like it takes away more than it adds, if that makes sense. David G.

Just the badge. Too much foil can have an effect the way the paint looks. David G.

I just ordered one this morning David G.

Nice work so far. David G.

Finally, some color! The color looks a little warm in this photo, but the panel blending shows nicely. This shot shows the color a little closer to its actual appearance. I really like this color on this car. That's all for now folks. Thanks for looking and please feel free to comment. David G.

OK Here's the Bus I built a few years ago. This kit had no interior side panels or trim. Though it's difficult to see here, I created side panels and carved arm rests from bits of styrene. Thanks for looking! David G.

Thanks Bruce. David G.

I have a few more photos processed- here they are! I've pre-foiled the badges on the nose and trunk lid. After each coat of paint, I carefully remove the paint from the foil with a toothpick dipped in lacquer thinner. I've darkened the panel lines with thinned black acrylic paint. The dark gray primer almost has me tempted to change the color to black from the dark red I planned. I think we're ready for some color! While I was waiting for primer and putty to dry, I decided to prep and paint some of the secondary body items. The color I bought was Duplicolor Milano Red. If one goes by the appearance of the cap, it's a nice dark red. Using white primer beneath it seems to punch up the color a bit too much for my liking. So it's on to the spoon test. The piece on the top of the cap shows the noticeable variance between the intended shade and the way it actually came out. The three spoons show the effect different primers under the paint. The leftmost spoon has the white primer that I initially used. The middle spoon uses a red oxide primer and the spoon on the right uses a dark gray primer. I think the dark gray gives the closest match to the intended shade. It looks like the dark gray primer was the way to go. That's about as close a match as I could hope for. Hopefully, I'll get the time to post some more soon. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and feel free to comment. David G.

OK, I found some time for a quick update. When I opened this kit and saw the manner in which AMT decided to mold the front panel of this kit as a separate piece, I was a little disheartened. I knew I could blend the panel seams without much difficulty, but correcting the disjointed the fender welts was going to be a challenge. To my eyes, the way the fender welts followed the waterfall sweep of the fenders as they merged into the body line framing the butterfly grille was a significant design feature of the car. Not getting this right would greatly detract from the finished kit. It's not perfect, but it's better than what the kit gave me. As always, thanks for looking and feel free to comment. David G.

Looks good so far. David G.

Nicely done! Your work shows what this kit could be with a bit of effort. David G.

Nicely done Paolo, the rust effects are very convincing. David G.

Fantastic paint and foil work, looks great! David G.