Tamiya 1966 VW Beetle - Weathered & Worn

[lghtngyello03]

This Tamiya Beetle went together awesome. I did not post progress pictures on here as I posted it all on my Instagram.

This was such a fun easy build, and has perfect detail for a box stock build. 

The paint is VW Bahama Blue from Splash Paints weathered using a variety of washes, Vallejo Acrylics, and AK Streaking fluids. Clear coat is Vallejo Matte clear to lock everything in.  

The interior was finished in Tamiya desert brown, weathered with a variety of Vallejo acrylics and Tamiya washes. There was plenty of detail in the interior and it could be finished very nicely with some more add ons if you weren’t doing a box stock build. 

The engine was finished using Splash Paints semi gloss black, aluminum, and steel colors. It was weathered using Vallejo acrylics, Tamiya panel line accents, and AK streaking fluids as well.  Again, this would be killer with the right details outside of a box stock build. 

The chassis and suspension were painted using Splash Paints semi gloss black and weathered using lots of different Vallejo acrylics and washes. I wanted a lower ride height than the stock ride height. This was achieved by a lot of cutting up front and an axle flip out back to give it the slammed stance I wanted. 

The wheels were finished in Splash Paints semi gloss black and weathered using Vallejo acrylics and washes. The tires were weathered using various Tamiya weathering powders. 

This is definitely a kit worth building, and one day I’ll build its twin, but not box stock, and it will be super clean and shiny to display beside it. 

Thanks to everyone for checked out the finished product. Now on to the next build!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2024 by lghtngyello03

[Horrorshow]

Top notch weathering !👍

[lghtngyello03]

49 minutes ago, Horrorshow said:

Top notch weathering !👍

Thanks man!! 

[Bainford]

This old Bug has been around. A high-milage, dry-climate survivor. Nice 'clean' work here, and top notch weathering. Very well done.

[lghtngyello03]

24 minutes ago, Bainford said:

This old Bug has been around. A high-milage, dry-climate survivor. Nice 'clean' work here, and top notch weathering. Very well done.

That’s exactly what I was shooting for!  Thank you man. This was such a fun build and I learned so many new weathering techniques on this build. 

[karbuildr]

Outstanding weathering, very realistic, great build.

[TransAmMike]

Whoa Scott, that's a lot of patina!!   Super job 👍

[lghtngyello03]

1 hour ago, karbuildr said:

Outstanding weathering, very realistic, great build.

 

58 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

Whoa Scott, that's a lot of patina!!   Super job 👍

Thank you!! 

[PappyD340]

Awesome build, excellent weathering!

[jaymcminn]

One of those cars that somehow looks even better beat up. Fantastic work!

[titino]

Hi Scott, fantastic weathering job, great painting technique, the only thing that doesn't suit me is the shiny glass. Congratulations.

[Jim B]

That's one beat up Beetle. Very well done.

[STU111]

Poor little beetle hasn’t seen any wax for a long time! Excellent weathering. It’s something I’ve dabbled in but have yet to become any good at.👍🏻

[lghtngyello03]

1 hour ago, titino said:

Hi Scott, fantastic weathering job, great painting technique, the only thing that doesn't suit me is the shiny glass. Congratulations.

The shiny glass is a result of a driver that has had glad replaced to be driven. Just like others that you see in the road. Shiny chrome on a rusted out beat up car, with new glass as well 

[happy grumpy]

Excellent weathering of a favourite of mine. Great photography. Looks authentic. Superb job on the Beetle.

[Kah puts]

My word that’s absolutely rusty and cool at the same time 👍

[lghtngyello03]

4 hours ago, jaymcminn said:

One of those cars that somehow looks even better beat up. Fantastic work!

That is strangely true.  Thank you! 

4 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Awesome build, excellent weathering!

Thank you!! 

2 hours ago, Jim B said:

That's one beat up Beetle. Very well done.

Thanks Jim! 

2 hours ago, STU111 said:

Poor little beetle hasn’t seen any wax for a long time! Excellent weathering. It’s something I’ve dabbled in but have yet to become any good at.👍🏻

This is only my 3rd weathered build and I love it so far. I’ve learned a ton in just 3 builds. 

1 hour ago, happy grumpy said:

Excellent weathering of a favourite of mine. Great photography. Looks authentic. Superb job on the Beetle.

Thank you!  Pics were taken on an iPhone by the way lol. 

1 hour ago, Kah puts said:

My word that’s absolutely rusty and cool at the same time 👍

Thank you! 

[Chinacar]

Looks great Scott. Very believable!

 

[Ulbo]

Perfect build👍

[89AKurt]

Love your weathering!  It is a very nice kit, have one in the stash, even though I built Tamiya VW Beetle GSL Common Kit build - Tribute of parent's 1960.  The only thing missing is a FOR SALE sign with $500.

[espo]

Very realistic looking patina showing an obvious lack of care by the owner. The assembly is cleanly done as is the accurate looking trim. 

[Supernurd]

Wow, look at that!  👍

[Big John]

Fantastic paint weathering. but the license plate is way to clean and neat.

[slusher]

Great weathered build!

[lghtngyello03]

On 12/1/2024 at 7:40 PM, Big John said:

Fantastic paint weathering. but the license plate is way to clean and neat.

Clean tag and clean windows were intentional as it shows as it’s a driver that has been put back on the road but still worn and tattered.