Samba VW Bus Project!!!

[cruz]

I have been checking out the new Revell Samba VW Bus and I am liking it more and more, I have not purchased one yet but now I will since I started playing around with these Pegasus sleeves and Revell Porsche rims from an old build.....

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As you can see, I had to patiently sand off the rims to get them to fit behind the sleeves just as I did for my recent Vega build, these required lots of sanding but the results are truly nice, once I finish sanding the rest, I will Alclad them in chrome and install them later!!

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This is the Revell kit I took the rims from. I am using the Fujimi 23 window kit just to have an idea how they will look on the Revell kit once I purchase it, I used the tires from a Fujimi Trueno kit and they fit perfect on these sleeves!

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I don't know how long this is going to take me to complete, I have to build a '41 Willys kit for a friend before I decide on this one so hopefully I will finish it soon. I am not the type of builder that can have 2 projects going at the same time but I might just make an exception here, the Willys project is a simple one, pretty much an out of the box build

[cruz]

Sorry guys, it's the Hasegawa kit that I am using for the mock up.......

[cruz]

Marcos, that Porsche looks awesome! did you ever have a post for that project? very interested in seeing that one

Dave

Thanks Dave, I completed that model close to 12 years or so ago, I remember I was using Testor's enamel paints so the shiny coat you see is just a lot of clear enamel shot at one time, I didn't even know what wet sanding even meant at the time.... Furthermore, I didn't even own a digital camera at the time......

[jeffs396]

Gotta luv a VW bus!

Nice job with the wheels, can't wait to see it come together!

[gilsdropshop1]

hell yeah Marcos, go with those Porsche wheel looks great!