feretzrus Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Made use of the old Gunze Sangyo kit. Removed the ventwings and split the rear window using sheet plastic. The "sickle" bumper guards are also sheet plastic. The pleats in the seats were filled in and sanded down. The dashboard was the kit board sanded smooth, then converted using sheet and rod plastic. This was then molded/cast for use in future projects. A fun exercise in monocolor! Also, the color meant I didn't have to worry about painting black rubber gasket around the windshield and rear windows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 yes black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Nice early Beetle. Love the "sickle" bumper guards, which didn't last long in production! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ningoth4 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 You have done a nice job on your conversion! I am a big VW fan, so always like seeing this type of project. Just ordered some resin conversion kits a company that included an early ragtop bug, a Hebmuller, and a '49 split. Looking forward to getting them and hoping they are nice. I also picked up bodies for Nothchback and Type 3 Ghia a while back. Need tofind time to work on some of these projects! Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksfan Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I love Volkswagens. You did an exquisite job on your '46. A while ago, I was considering converting revell's 1951/52 beetle into a 1938 model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
su27rules Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Rollins Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Very nice work! I enjoyed seeing that! I'm still amazed that no company has done a split window in 1/24 or 1/25 scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRodnKustom Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Very nice conversion work. You nailed the basic utilitarian look of these early cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Real nice model.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromecop Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Very nice and well done! I have made several similar conversions to the Gunze Bug. One of them was made into a V303 Prototype from 1938. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Looks real good, love the oval window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 That's cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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