Revell 1/24 VW Samba Bus

[kpnuts]

HI all my next bit of light relief after the Citroen
this kit has really strange build order in that the body is built round the interior which is ok if you're spraying it normally but the paint job I intend will have some feathering so I need to make sure it will all line up correctly when put together so( I'm hoping this will work ok) I've tacked all the body together so I can spray the body as a whole, thus making sure it will all line up. I will be trying a couple firsts on this kit Alclad 2 and candy colours so wish me luck.

[GTJUNIOR]

Cool subject. Good luck. 

[cobraman]

Love dem buses.

[GeeBee]

I've got a few of these to build, so I'll probably use your build as reference material, looking forward to seeing this build progress 

[kpnuts]

My builds are only good reference of how not to do something, sad but true.

[Foxer]

I'll still be watching to see how your painting method goes .. 

[Davewilly]

thats a lot of windows to not mess up! 

VW buses are cool  I will follow along to see what you do with it...should be cool.

[kpnuts]

Hi all well here is tonights update, to all you Alclad 2 experts out there whats hapening here (it looks more like matt silver than chrome and it rubs off with your fingers) (the few small areas which do look like chrome are hard and dont seem to rub off) I used their black microfiller primer then their gloss black base coat then used the Chrome, do I need to give a second coat of the chrome or what?

[kpnuts]

HI all, ok so I sorted the chrome out but putting the candy colour over the top seems to have changed the chrome effect (I think in a quite pleasing way) I'm going to do a couple more coats of the cherry red candy then remove the masking then mask up the cherry red and do the chrome and then (cant decide on orange or emerald green candy on the top) personally I'm looking forward to see how it looks, I think It may be better than I visualized originally.

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all well here is the next offering I, have had a bit of an accident (trying to cut corners) instead of masking it up with tape I used masking fluid and its reacted with the paint (I think when i put the light bezels on and the VW badge on the front it wont notice much)

 

 

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all well here is a tiny update I think I've hidden the damage from the masking fluid with a couple of strategically placed hippy flowers

 

 

[iamsuperdan]

Love these buses. Looking forward to the finished product.

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is the next update

 

 

 

[Davewilly]

LOOKING PRETTY GOOD! 

[kpnuts]

Hi all well in my haste to move this from the leak I've lost the inner skin at the front so will have to model it with the front doors shut (don't think it will notice then) I thought I would add curtains to it, hope you like them.

 

[Foxer]

Curtains!  .. cool 

[Eric Macleod]

This is great. Can I park next to you?

[kpnuts]

shes been around a bit, poor old girl.

[kpnuts]

Hi all I just remembered I had these knocking around (I bought them ages ago for the christine dio) I feel another dio coming on, think I will call it a day in the park.

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is tonights bit on this one (I may ditch the figures)(they are my achillies heal as you can plainly see)

[Foxer]

The figures HAVE to stay!  

[kpnuts]

Hi all well I managed to get some done on this today but I recon its all I will get for the next week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

need to to a bit more work on the merry go round but I think it will work.

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is the next update.
I've finished the merry go round, I've messed up some of the windows (cant seem to get them to fit very well I've seen other builds and the windows look fine so it must be me)

 the missus is out tomorrow so hoping to finish it tomorrow (unless of course there is a bit list of to do items)

[Davewilly]

LOOKING GREAT!   The figures look great also

[kpnuts]

Gettin there still got the grass and trees to do but I quite like the concept, in spite of my poor execution of it .