David G. Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Great looking shine! David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Beautiful paint, Jim! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Are we allowed to describe a car as "bad ass" on this site? BTW, what color are the rims going to be when finished? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 That paint job and rub out are well worth the effort. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! Was hustling to get this one finished for the Summer NNL today, so excuse the lack of updates… Got the interior finished - made some window cranks with photoetch and the pupils out of some TINY googly eyes and faked the seatbelts with some cloth medical tape laid over the molded-in ones: Then, mated interior and chassis to the body - the fit was a little tricky to get good, so I need to mess with that some more on the next one I build: Then from there it was a case of attaching the wheels (with a little camber in the rear - not a bunch because I didn’t want that ‘broken suspension’ look, even if it IS correct for a lowered Bug): Installing all the chrome doodads on the body, then the bumpers: Designing and 3D printing a license plate - I haven’t perfected the design for these plates with the raised letters yet, but I still like it more than a totally flat plate: And with that, it was about done! And…it made it to the show on time (and found another Beetle to park next to): Thanks for following along everyone, appreciate all the kind comments - I’ll post some more pics ‘under glass’…I’ve already got a bunch of ideas for the next one I want to build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsummone Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Beautiful Bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Great looking Beetle 🪲 Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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