oldscool Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Old school buddy had one like this but his was never this shiny. Paint is Valspar mediteranean blue from spray can. OOB build.
Olskoolrodder Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 I used to own a '69 KG (that,like your Bud's,also was never that shiny,LOL). That's a beautiful,no gorgeous rendition my friend!!! Looks killer!
Foxer Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Nice and clean ... this looks great. Might we see the engine? I have one in the box waiting, but stole the front turn signal lights for my '56 Kombi on the workbench. Think the Karmann will have to be a custom.
93Z34 Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Killer finish! That is one clean build, that's for sure. Is that the Tamiya kit?
Bridgebuster Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Too cool!!!! I had a 64 Ghia painted orange at Earl Scheib. Now I'm all riled up to go find one of those kits and build a custom killer Ghia from back in the day. Thanks! Phil
MonoPed Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Wow, ya hardly ever see those built, and that one looks great!
Janne Herajärvi Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Very nice! And its cool to see it builted like the original Karmann.
oldscool Posted October 3, 2009 Author Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) Thanks everyone. For anyone wanting to build this kit, it is typical Tamiya. Flawless quality. No flash and perfect fit. some of the best scale tires ever (check the tread in the first pic). I especially liked the dry transfer metal scripts and didnt care for the one piece window unit which requires cutting if you want open windows. i painted the wheels with Testors metallizer as my buddys car had the chrome accessory covers that went over the entire wheel and fit behind the stock dog dishes. Body was clear coated with testors enamel glosscote and this Valspar color didnt take nearly as long to dry as the bumblebee yellow that I put on the Cuda convt. As for being fast davezinn, it topped out at 80 mph and felt like it was going to leave the ground at that speed. Next time I will clean the bird poop off the table before I take pics Edited October 3, 2009 by oldscool
roadhawg Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Beautiful model! I've always liked what a friend of mine used to call "Punchbuggy sprots cars". Lol! Years ago, when I was a signpainter, I lettered a Karman Ghia that was built to race on dirt tracks in the 4 cylinder class...... There were two of these, this one and a red #27. These things dominated the 4 cylinder class so much that they asked them to move up to the V-8 Hobby division. The first week against the hobby class V-8s, they finished 1-2! Lol! But enough rambling.....this is a beautiful model. Perfect color, perfect stance!
jbwelda Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 yeah super nice job on that ghia! the paint even looks factory. ive never actually seen one done either. ive wanted to do one and substitute in a quad cam porsche 356 motor from the fujimi enthusiasts kits. since its a model you can dream big!
crazyjim Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Great lines on a Ghia and you brought them wonderfully. Excellent model.
Dragline Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Now this brings me back! As a lad my auntie Claire would pick me up in one of these. I think it was a soft yellow color. I might have to get one. Very nice build indeed. Bob F
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