mustang1989 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) Late last year I saw a build review of this kit in Fine Scale Modeler. I've always been a fan of the older Beetles and have also wanted to build a model of one from WWII so needless to say I just had to have this kit. Soooo....my wife got it for me for Christmas. I've been waiting for a slot in which to build it so I finally got one here a month or so ago and I had a lot of fun building it. The only real problem that it has is in the windshield fit. There's alot of sanding that needs to happen with the glass itself if you want it to fit perfectly in the opening. I managed to get it to work for me but it wasn't without its struggles. I will say this however, you will not find a better Type 82 out there on the market that has this kind of detail along with ease of build. IMO this is the absolute best kit out there for this car. I simply could not build this car and NOT put any aftermarket items or scratchbuilding into it so I started by adding spark plug wires and fuel lines to the engine, threw a German newspaper in the front seat from Fields of Glory and miscellaneous items like a helmet, map as well as the map bag, binoculars and a bread pouch in the back of the passenger compartment along with a set of glasses laid on top of the newspaper in the front seat from the Mini Art German Equipment kit. I also added a first aid kit on the passenger compartment wall next to the rear seat. The exhaust tail pipe outlet was drilled out as well. I was originally going to go with Tamiya German Grey as the body color but decided it was just too dark for my liking so I went with, of all things, some Stynlrez grey primer for the body color. After a good coating of Stynlrez I weathered it with an airbrushed coating of Mig Dark Wash which seemed to darken it juuuuuust the right amount. Decals are OOB and after those were applied a very light coat of Model Master Acrylic Flat Clear was applied to the whole body. Any how....here's the completed build: Bottom View: Other Detail Shots: Edited September 19, 2020 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Very cool build Joe! The details are pretty amazing for a 1/35 scale model so I would be curious to see what they could have achieved at 1/25 scale! However, I understand that the military world is something else and 1/35 scale is common in this category. You added your own touch to it (nice details too) and I know that you had some good time building it so it's all that matter!!! Well done buddy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 9:24 PM, AmericanMuscleFan said: Very cool build Joe! The details are pretty amazing for a 1/35 scale model so I would be curious to see what they could have achieved at 1/25 scale! However, I understand that the military world is something else and 1/35 scale is common in this category. You added your own touch to it (nice details too) and I know that you had some good time building it so it's all that matter!!! Well done buddy!!! Thanks Francis!! I appreciate you stoppin' in and commenting pal. Now.....back to the Maverick I go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 That really came out great! Just enough clutter without making it look cluttered, if you know what I mean. An easy mod, for those who want a slightly snazzier WW2 VW: way back in 1996 Scott Van Aken built the CMK kit as a Japanese Embassy car in Berlin during the war. Gloss black paint and red interior. The decals you'll need from the CMK kit are posted below. Use the license plate "IA-18." https://modelingmadness.com/scott/cars/vw.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I like it! Well done sir. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 23 hours ago, Mike999 said: That really came out great! Just enough clutter without making it look cluttered, if you know what I mean. An easy mod, for those who want a slightly snazzier WW2 VW: way back in 1996 Scott Van Aken built the CMK kit as a Japanese Embassy car in Berlin during the war. Gloss black paint and red interior. The decals you'll need from the CMK kit are posted below. Use the license plate "IA-18." https://modelingmadness.com/scott/cars/vw.htm I like that idea Mike. I may be looking into that just for something different. Thanks for the comments bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 You did a great job!! I would get one in 1/24 in a minute.......yes....scale snob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 22 hours ago, Agent G said: I like it! Well done sir. G WAYNE!!! Great to see you!! Thanks for the comments buddy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Dave Van said: You did a great job!! I would get one in 1/24 in a minute.......yes....scale snob! Thanks alot Dave! I thought the same thing as far as wanting one in 1/25 or 1/24 but this is such a great kit that I had to have it regardless of scale. Incredible kit this is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Extremely nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 6:43 AM, PappyD340 said: Extremely nice, well done! Thanks Larry!! This is a great kit. Pretty much falls together. On 10/3/2020 at 11:34 AM, ChrisR said: Looks great!! 'Preciate that Chris!! On 10/4/2020 at 9:34 AM, slusher said: Very nice! Thanks alot Carl!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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