Herbie the Love Bug?

[ranma]

I'd go with the Coca Cola copy as the body was molded in white.

[BlackSheep214]

Herbie was a 1963 VW Beetle.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie

[Tom Geiger]

Rick, is the soft top in the Coke version of the kit?  That's my favorite part in the whole kit!

[ranma]

Third feature listed on the box, and yes it's included in the kit!

1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said:

Rick, is the soft top in the Coke version of the kit?  That's my favorite part in the whole kit!

 

[Casey]

*ehem*

[Tom Geiger]

8 minutes ago, Casey said:

*ehem*

That’s 1/16 scale.. the model we are talking about is the only one in 1/24 or 1/25 with the full soft top.. the original Herbie and some of the subsequent releases have an open one, with wrong era body.

[slusher]

What is the right color paint to build a Herbie??

[Rodent]

1 hour ago, slusher said:

What is the right color paint to build a Herbie??

There will be all kinds of answers to this, but I would use a "warmer" white like Model Master Wimbledon White or Tamiya Racing White. 

[GeeBee]

11 hours ago, slusher said:

What is the right color paint to build a Herbie??

Volkswagen Pearl White L87 

[GeeBee]

On 05/02/2021 at 12:55 AM, Daddyfink said:

I don't know, but, I do know that the wheels in the Fujimi 356 Porsche kit are really nice. But, those are not cheap kits for just the wheels

Not my model, image from interwebs to show wheels

That's mine, built a few years ago, I've still got the 356C wheels if there any good to anyone 

Edited February 6, 2021 by GeeBee

[Daddyfink]

13 hours ago, GeeBee said:

That's mine, built a few years ago, I've still got the 356C wheels if there any good to anyone 

Nice job! 

[ChrisR]

On 2/5/2021 at 1:42 AM, Classicgas said:

From whom? 

Hobby Design

[ZTony8]

The only knock on this kit, for me, is the oversized tail lights.

[mopargreg]

On 2/7/2021 at 7:54 PM, ChrisR said:

Hobby Design

Does anyone know where these decals might be still for sale? Seems sold out everywhere. They look great! Not sure about the 4 chicken heads though! ?

[keyser]

4 hours ago, mopargreg said:

Does anyone know where these decals might be still for sale? Seems sold out everywhere. They look great! Not sure about the 4 chicken heads though! ?

They have a couple scales. These listed as 1/24 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Scalextric-Slot-Car-1-24-Scale-Waterslide-Decals-ts119w-Herbie/284065664373?hash=item4223a20d75:g:MXUAAOSwIWtfoFS1

these say 1/24 but sheet says 1/18

https://www.ebay.com/itm/FFSMC-Productions-Decals-1-24-Herbie-The-Love-Bug-/301340469776

https://www.ebay.com/itm/FFSMC-Productions-Decals-1-24-Herbie-The-Love-Bug-/301905187255

Edited February 10, 2021 by keyser