MikeeD

When I hear "Hot Rod"...that car is EXACTLY the picture that comes to mind. That, to me, is absolutely perfect! Well done.

You gotta love rust...it's cheaper than chrome and lighter than fiberglass...

Ooooo...that's just all kinds of cool...nice color combo..well done!

Oooooo...neat start...now lessee......section it about one scale foot...chop the top about 6 scale inches..........kidding...what a cool little build...very very neat

Never been a big fan of *Exorcist* green, but dang, somehow you made it work on that Caddy...unbelievable!

Strangely enough, that looks just like it should...very classy build...and primo last shot....

Don't ask me, I'm just a Hapa Haole...

My experience from 20+ years of custom painting is that when using spray cans.....MIST your layers of paint, keeping your can a bit further away than usual with candy's, until you have the depth you desire in your color. Let each mist coat tack up about 15 minutes between coats. Go S-L-O-W...keeping the can parallel to the painting surface with your run starting before the car and ending after the car. Now by slow, I mean a steady even pass, not DEAD slow or it will run...candy is thin. Use a turntable or rotisserie to turn the body NOT the can of paint. Paint will fall differently with different angles of spray that's why it's important to keep the spray can the same angle and speed over the entire car or piece you're painting. Take your time and you can have great results with aerosol cans of candy colors. Just remember, you can't patch panel fix a candy paint job. It has to be stripped and completely re-done. The thing with candy's is, the more paint you lay down, the darker it gets so patience ( and consistency) is a virtue here. Hope this helps some..good luck and have fun

interesting...that's worth looking into..thanx

And here all the time I always thought ANYTHING smaller than 1:1 was a model! Just because YOU didn't build it doesn't necessarily make it not so. Did that make sense?

That's sweet! Who doesn't like a '41 Willys?

Roddin' a Rolls......ackkkkkkkkk.................is nothing sacred anymore?..... Cool build though...hehe

Now that just looks right...great color and I LOVE the sunglasses on the cowl, nice touch! Where did you find those?

Now that's cool...I've always been a fan of " different "...and that qualifies for sure...Love the paint...Good job!

Unreal!!! That's just beyond cool! Another one of those " why didn't I think of that " cars.

I have a few nice die cast type 3's, but even those were hard to find... let alone finding something in plastic. I think the whole rat rod phenomenon has brought out a resurgence of vw's that were starting to wane in popularity. It certainly gave some life to some v-dubs that were beyond restoring. Personally, I think the bug is like the new Model A of rodding...cheap, plentiful, easy to work on, lots of available parts, and look good whether race, rod, stock or custom. And a hell of a lot better on gas than that 8mpg built sb chevy or ford....but hey...one mans ceiling and all that...

That's some really nice detail work. The interior is sweet and I love the urethane bushing treatment...that had to be fun to paint....and superb choice with the Halibrands..look great

Chuck:........ha...I love it....that's some pretty cool "stuff "......I love that green monster...

Love the black oval ragtop...that is sweet! Nice bugs all...

Wow...really?...I didn't know about that one...man, I wonder if I could even ever find one?...

Thanks guys, for all your input,...at least I have some hope now of finding what I need....the Fujimi sounds good as well as the Tamiya...if I ever get it done, I'll be sure to post it... we definately need to see more VW models posted...I'm sure there are some great ones out there to be seen Thanks again everyone

Dave, Thanks...you brought up a good point I failed to mention...yes, it's a swingarm transaxle.....and it has a type 3 motor in it also, but I didn't want to confuse the issue...I can alter it to look like I need... as for the rest of the kit....if I do get that one, I'm sure we could work out some sort of trade...

Been out of the model scene for quite some time now, so I'm not totally familiar with whats out there now...so...here's my ?.... I'm looking for a VW kit or Porsche if its a 4 cyl....but...I need one that has the most detail in the engine and specifically the transaxle as I need to cut it out of the chassis if possible. I'm wanting to build a replica of my trike and I can scratch build everything else except the engine and transaxle....so please guys...help me out here with the best available kit I can look for...and that would include buses, squarebacks...everything vw...even a buggy if it works..............or if...and this is a big if....someone has what I'm looking for...pm me.............if this is in the wrong place, I'm sorry and I'll gladly repost it if need be. Thanks guys....appreciate it. Mike

Yea...that was it....I built that thing I think in '70-71...couldn't quite remember what it was...loved the decals though...lol

On the sides......" The Comets Tail " and in small letters under that to the bottom right....." It's all you're gonna see "........