Hughie Hogg's VW Beetle (DOH)

[Andrew D the Jolly Roger]

Really sincerest thanks for the kind comments!

Ok, a little more.  Finished the modified/corrected bumpers, plus the re-chromed parts, corrected the taillights from the Cabriolet kit, and started the steer horns.

[Thedragsterdude]

Man this is looking good!

[Andrew D the Jolly Roger]

Okay, while making the horns, I still had to keep readjusting, as I realized they were a bit too long out to the sides.  Finally got the bodywork on it sorted, and painted.  I deliberately used brush painting for the central mount, as from the photos it appears to have that "wrapped" look.

 

Had a license plate made by a decal company that does custom work.  Turns out they were not waterslide decals, but photo decals in which you use the paper backing.  So, I used bare metal foil for the reverse side of the plate, in case anyone was able to glance behind it from one of the corners.

Edited August 22, 2024 by Andrew D the Jolly Roger

[Chromecop]

Very impressive build! Well done research as well.   However, in 1968 the VW got 4-bolt wheels. So the wide-5 bolt pattern will not be correct on this model. I'd suggest you try to find more correct wheels , this stunning build really deserves that !

[Andrew D the Jolly Roger]

6 hours ago, Chromecop said:

Very impressive build! Well done research as well.   However, in 1968 the VW got 4-bolt wheels. So the wide-5 bolt pattern will not be correct on this model. I'd suggest you try to find more correct wheels , this stunning build really deserves that !

Thank you!

Yes, the problem of the 4-bolts was pointed out to me, and I did fix it (mostly) by creating one, then casting it in resin and trying to get decent copies.  Had to take rims that fit the tires, and adapt the basic correct shape from rims that didn't fit the tires.  Didn't go as well as hoped, but it was done:

 

Edited September 11, 2024 by Andrew D the Jolly Roger