Multi-Year VW Build-Up

[James W]

Here are pictures of my take on the Hasegawa VW Type 2 pick-up.

Base color is a Floquil green followed by acrylic white then blue. After the paint had cured about a week, I scrubbed the body with alcohol on a sponge. The Floquil dose not hold up to alcohol. next time I'll use an oil base that works better. Thanks to Ryan Silva and the great tutorial on acrylics, this is the first of many experiments.(I hope) Tail lights are my own parts box specials filed to shape and wrapped in Evergreen.

These Hasegawa kits fall together. A curbside with only an engine pan and basic suspension, I concentrated on weathering and details. The front was dropped almost a quarter inch by relocating the brake plate on the front swing arms. The rear swing arms were rotated and the axle bent to give the right camber for a slight drop. I don't think these hubcaps would fit these trucks. Don't they have a large hub on the back axle? I just thought these looked cooler than the domes that came in the kit.

This kit sat in my closet for many years, I did not know what to do with it. Then I saw one of these trucks in a neighborhood with a 30's era body in the back and the idea of a parts hauler was born.

Hope you enjoy. Comments/questions welcome.

[CB]

Awesome build of an awesome twuck, JW-- . I want it! I want to do nasty things to it!!

If'n I caint have yours, where might I get me one? I'm assuming it's 1/25 scale?

[James W]

CB, thanks for the kind words. I had the same thoughts when I first saw the kit too.

Hobby Link Japan lists the Hasegawa VW type 2 pick up truck as 'on backorder.'

If you read their site however,this could mean that they will not be available again. But I suspect that this kit will show up again in some form and I don't think that they are hard to find on the auction sites.

The tool is only a decade old or so.

It is 1:24 scale but dose not look out of place next my 1:25 scale stuff.

[Nick F40]

This is pretty cool.

[CB]

CB, thanks for the kind words. I had the same thoughts when I first saw the kit too.

Hobby Link Japan lists the Hasegawa VW type 2 pick up truck as 'on backorder.'

If you read their site however,this could mean that they will not be available again. But I suspect that this kit will show up again in some form and I don't think that they are hard to find on the auction sites.

The tool is only a decade old or so.

It is 1:24 scale but dose not look out of place next my 1:25 scale stuff.

Thanks for the ifno, James. I'll have to see bout adding it to my stasheroonie--like I really need it

[RatRod]

Great stuff James!!! It makes a great hauler like that, and the stance is perfect!!!