'Stink Bug' - detailed-up AMT Superbug Showrod Beetle build

[OldNYJim]

Got a bunch of little details done on this and got it wrapped up this week.

Firstly I got the kit steering wheel:



...and gave it a little detail painting to spruce it up a bit:



Added red lenses to the rear taillights with a little Tamiya clear red:




Got the front axle and trailing arms in place:



Shot some Molotow Chrome on the pedals and got them in place:



Scuffed those nice pad printed tires up a little to take the sheen off them



Building tip for anyone building one of these...those pins on the front axle to mount the wheels are a touch bigger than the hole on the wheels:



Opening them out a touch with an appropriate sized bit will save you having to jam them on there and break something



The rears, meanwhile, have too big of a hole in the wheels to mount them nicely on the kit supplied metal axle:



I drilled mine out a touch and added a styrene rod sleeve to the axle to make them fit properly:



Got the rest of the interior bits mounted:




And with that, it's pretty close to being done!  Finished pics soon!





Soon as I can figure out how to make the cardboard diorama that comes with the kit anyway...



Thanks for looking!