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Chromecop

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  1. I still have some minor paint touch-ups to do, but other than that It’s finished!
  2. Kübel was finished today!
  3. More update on this one: Scratchbuilt shifter-knob Cab got some colour Scratchbuilt stereo + speakers Speakers put in place under rear seat Spare-tire
  4. Many thanks for the kind words! The glovebox "thuingy" is actually the gastank! The letters stand for (I think...): R= Rezerv (reserve or extra) Z= Zu (on, as the gastank on these cars had a tap just like a motorcycle) A= Aus (off) More pic's:
  5. Some progress on the Kûbel:
  6. It's Gunze's kit in 1/24th scale. And, the canvas roof is actually working!!I can, very carefully, slide it back and forth
  7. This is Gunze's 1956 VW backdated to 1949/50 specs.
  8. The pink/brown Bug has been finished.
  9. Have You checked out the rims in HAsegawas 1/24 scale Kubelwagen???? I believe they're pretty correct...???
  10. Yes, the Bug has it's stock steelies from the Gunze kit. I did however widen the rear ones..
  11. Some progress on these two V-dubs:
  12. First coat of paint went on today!
  13. Well, I guess the Hasegawa Kübelwagen is quite a good and detailed kit, but this "Blue Tank" Kübel is more of a "toy" that you build Yourself ! That's why I thought It'd be a great start for this project
  14. Just a little update on the Kübel: Lotsa scratchbuilding so far, and more to come......
  15. Finally..... I put primer on the body this morning. Now It's easier to see all details like: Scratchbuilt "nose" on the enginelid Modified enginelid with "molded plateholder" and a small ridge above the "nose" Scratchbuilt taillights (with round lenses) Scratchbuilt "signal-grilles" (round in stead of the oval ones) in the front
  16. That should be both front AND rear to resamble a "Phony and Flashy".....
  17. Only the pre-war Kdf-wagen Prototypes had suicide doors. This will be a 1949-1950 year model, and the VW type 1 (Bug) never had anything else but regular doors.
  18. Well Dave, I didn't take very much pic's of that particular operation. But, I simply made a "divider" for the stock oval window from plastic card. Then I made new "rubber" seals from Evergreen-rod. These 2 pic's are all I have:
  19. I have 2 of these "Blue Tank" (manufactor) VW Kubelwagon's. I bought both of them from Ebay and they are quite HTF. However, Hasegawa have recently produced a much better and Highly detailed Kubel in 1/24 which shouldn't be to hard to find in a local Hobbystore or Ebay. Thanks for the kind words everyone!
  20. Those were made on the PC from this internetpage: http://www.busselecta.com/
  21. 1st one is a Gunze 1956 being backdated to 1949/-50 specs. It'll be a cal-looker. 2nd one is a Blue Tank VW Kubelwagen in 1/24th scale. This one will be a "primer-rod" Engine-dummy from Hasegawa/Revell Germany VW Bus with minor mods by me.... Lotsa scratchbuilding to the interior:
  22. Nope, still in progress. I've put it on hold while building a VW Cal-looker and a Kübelwagen Primer-rod.
  23. Yeah, that's inspector Closeau behind the steering wheel. It's a modified PEZ-figure that had his hat removed and got an old german policehelmet from an old, quite scarce, Pyro-kit.
  24. Had an empty Thunder Bug body laying around. Transformed it into this:
  25. Chromecop

    VW Bug

    Great build. Looks very realistic!
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