Polar Lights VW Beetle repaint

[Edward Gore]

?️ WIP thread here, if interested: VW Beetle strip and repaint

Kit box art:

Kit box art

 

My friend needed help painting a 2-tone scheme on his model Beetle. It's a double memorial build for two members of his car club who had passed. Each side represents their car.

I can’t find the head light lenses and the tail light parts. I don’t know if they were in the box or not. Maybe at my friend’s house? He doesn’t remember either. I lined up the tail light parts so if we find the lenses later then they can be installed.
I also messed up a little at the right side door panel line. Tried to clean it up but made it worse. If you close one eye and squint with the other, it looks fine. ?

He’s working on a roof rack made from paper clips.

Thank you for looking ?

 

 

[webestang]

Fun paint job! 

 

I might have to get that kit sometime in the future to build my Pop's first Bug he owned in the late 60's. 

[karbuildr]

Very well done and interesting painting concept. Nice tribute, thanks for sharing.

[Yeah Nah]

Neat tribute build! Despite being a snap-together, the Polar Lights Vee-Dub looks like a pretty decent kit.

[XYHARRY]

Cool double tribute there Bobby, well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[PappyD340]

Very nice beetle!

[Edward Gore]

On 6/15/2024 at 11:52 AM, webestang said:

Fun paint job! 

 

I might have to get that kit sometime in the future to build my Pop's first Bug he owned in the late 60's. 

Thank you Scott. Yeah, go for it. Family replica builds are great to look at on the shelf. 

 

22 hours ago, karbuildr said:

Very well done and interesting painting concept. Nice tribute, thanks for sharing.

Thanks, David.

22 hours ago, Yeah Nah said:

Neat tribute build! Despite being a snap-together, the Polar Lights Vee-Dub looks like a pretty decent kit.

Thank you, Gary. The only thing I had problems with was the front suspension doesn't want to assemble and sit true. 

 

12 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Cool double tribute there Bobby, well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

Thanks David!

9 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Very nice beetle!

Thanks Larry!

Edited June 16, 2024 by Edward Gore

[ncbuckeye67]

That's a pretty sweet paint job! Great color combination, and a very creative build.

[Jim B]

Cool Beetle. Well done.

[slusher]

Great looking VW verty unique…

[ewetwo]

Very cool looking Bobby.

[Nosferatu]

Interesting color combo!

Dave

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nicely done!