AMT Superbug "Gasser"

[espo]

Are you going to add a clear? finish to the body or leave it more of a flat finish? 

[T-Ray]

4 hours ago, atomicholiday said:

Great color choice.  And I really like your dash detail.  Looking good.?

Thanks! 

1 hour ago, espo said:

Are you going to add a clear? finish to the body or leave it more of a flat finish? 

Yes, I will add a clear. The only reason that the body is flat is because Rustoleum didn't make this color in gloss. 

[T-Ray]

Would it be possible for this thread to be renamed from "AMT Superbug 'Gasser'" to "AMT Superbug 'Jolly'"? I think the cat's been out of the bag for long enough that there's no need to hide anything. Thanks 

[T-Ray]

Another weekend down and while I admittingly didn't get as much done as I would have liked to, I still got something accomplished. I filed down the edges on the kit seats to make them look less like fiberglass dune buggy seats. I also added squares of styrene to look like vinyl padding. I'll eventually add clear over them to give some shine. 

[bluestringer]

Looking good. I have this kit, and will probably go with the dune buggy build. 

[T-Ray]

1 hour ago, bluestringer said:

Looking good. I have this kit, and will probably go with the dune buggy build. 

Thanks! 

[redscampi]

Very interested to see where this ends up! Good work so far.

[T-Ray]

I was able to put some clear on the seats. I used Quick-Shine instead of the Tamiya Semi-Gloss that I had intended to use. One thing I like about Quick-Shine is that it gives some shine but not too much, good (at least in my opinion) for interiors. 

[David G.]

This is coming together nicely, good choice of colors.

David G.

[T-Ray]

I can feel this thing getting closer to completion, or at least not having to work on the model itself and I can instead shift my focus to the top. Anyway, the Body, Dash, Steering Column, things that allow you to slip the body over the Chassis, taillights, etc. have been cleared, finally. I also started assembling the chassis. (I don't know where the pedals went but at the same time, the hole that they would have fit into on the tunnel seemingly disappeared when I put down the carpet so I'm not terribly concerned) 

[David G.]

It's coming along nicely.

David G.

[T-Ray]

Thanks! 

[T-Ray]

The taillights as well as the dash have been glued onto the body. I began to assemble the chassis more and I cut out a windshield out of a Dr. Thunder bottle, albeit not glued in yet. Honestly, I feel myself getting tired of this project so for the time being, I think I will put this one on the back burner, work on something else and wait until the muses inspire me to finish this. 

[David G.]

It's such a cool project, I hope you can get back to it soon.

David G.

[T-Ray]

1 hour ago, David G. said:

It's such a cool project, I hope you can get back to it soon.

David G.

Believe me, I hate to have something unfinished as well. I just feel burned out from working on the same thing for so long. I want to work on something else that requires much less work and hopefully that dopamine rush from finishing that will lead me to finish the Beetle