TooOld Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 In 1974 Revell teamed up with Disney to capitalize on the "Herbie The Love Bug" movie's success and they modified the Bug Bomb molds to create Li'l Herbie . Never marketed as a Deal's Wheels kit it was sold primarily in toy stores and super markets , this makes it one of the harder DW kits to find . I found this one several years ago in great condition only missing one rear tire and the rear trunk handle . I had a set of tires that would be perfect for it but since I had never seen the movie I really wasn't that motivated , then a few weeks ago I came across those tires again and decided it was time . So I tore it apart and cleaned all of the parts , painted it Wimbledon White and printed my own decals . I had to make a new rear trunk handle so I also made door handles and the front handle , the wipers and exhaust are from my parts box . One thing the original kit didn't have was a driver so I modified one from a Baja Humbug . This was another fun one to build and looks great on the shelf . I hope you like it ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 That looks like a FUN build! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 OK that is CRAZY awesome! I had no idea this existed. Bug Bomb was the first model I ever built. To see it like this is so super. I love Herbie as well so it is a winner all around. Your model is special indeed. It came out super dooper to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 21 hours ago, Joe Nunes said: That looks like a FUN build! Joe Thanks Joe , it was . Also nice to not spend 2 or 3 months on a build . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 21 hours ago, Dragline said: OK that is CRAZY awesome! I had no idea this existed. Bug Bomb was the first model I ever built. To see it like this is so super. I love Herbie as well so it is a winner all around. Your model is special indeed. It came out super dooper to boot. Thanks very much Bob ! The kit is very very rare and hard to find , I was lucky to stumble across this one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Great Bug! One of my favorite Movies! I love Buddy Hackett in this movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Those things always make me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Nice build on a kit I never knew excisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 17 hours ago, stavanzer said: Great Bug! One of my favorite Movies! I love Buddy Hackett in this movie! Thanks ! Never seen the movie but enjoyed building this . 14 hours ago, cobraman said: Those things always make me smile. Thanks much Ray ! 10 hours ago, iBorg said: Nice build on a kit I never knew excisted. Thanks Mike ! It's a kit that was sold as a "toy" in toy stores not as a model so not many survived . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Came back to look at this again and sure would like to find one of those kits. Glad you shared the photos with us! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 rGreat looking Herbie! I bet you had fun building it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 That's really cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Now that's really cool and fun. Thanks for sharing this, that made me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 COOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 11/2/2022 at 10:51 AM, Joe Nunes said: Came back to look at this again and sure would like to find one of those kits. Glad you shared the photos with us! Joe You're welcome Joe . They do turn up occasionally on ebay . 19 hours ago, slusher said: rGreat looking Herbie! I bet you had fun building it! Thanks Carl , yes I did ! 17 hours ago, ewetwo said: That's really cute. Thanks David ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 1:19 PM, happy grumpy said: Now that's really cool and fun. Thanks for sharing this, that made me smile. Thanks Mario , glad to be of service ! On 11/3/2022 at 8:25 PM, PappyD340 said: COOL! Thanks Larry ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Nice job restoring it, that turned out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 17 hours ago, spencer1984 said: Nice job restoring it, that turned out great! Thanks much Bill ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 On 10/31/2022 at 10:31 AM, Dragline said: OK that is CRAZY awesome! I had no idea this existed. Bug Bomb was the first model I ever built. To see it like this is so super. I love Herbie as well so it is a winner all around. Your model is special indeed. It came out super dooper to boot. I had no idea either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Nice save on this model, love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Thanks Fabrizio ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/6/2022 at 6:52 AM, unclescott58 said: I like it! Thanks much Scott ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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