doomcrew Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) this will be a rebuild of a baja beast kit that i did in 95, and was done as a slammer. now it deserves to be rebuilt with losts of detail. it will have candy red or cherry over metalflake blue with possibly some airbrushed graphics. but before that, it has to be stripped, so here goes............... steve Edited June 12, 2011 by doomcrew
Custom Hearse Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 That'll be cool! Who doesn't like custom VW vans!
doomcrew Posted June 20, 2011 Author Posted June 20, 2011 ok, its been a bit of a slow start with this as i am also building a sci-fi model at the same time. but as you can see, i have made some more body mods. i have also decided to use a ford motor from one of the 32 fords mated to a heavily modyfied viper trans, this will be the transaxle. steve
doomcrew Posted July 7, 2011 Author Posted July 7, 2011 its been ages since i have done anything on this beast, but with music events, birthdays, and me building a star wars vehicle, namely the Millenium Falcon, i have gotten a bit side tracked. however, while searching for parts to detail Han Solo's hotrod, i came across a Tamiya Ferrari F50. originally i was going to put a Ford V8 coupled with a Viper gearbox. but seeing the V12, well i think you can guess where the V12 is going. ;D ;D steve
doomcrew Posted September 1, 2011 Author Posted September 1, 2011 i have made some more progress after the hot rod shows, gigs and holiday. i have modyfied the chassis/floor so that the ferrari V12 now fits. changed the centre door window and the rear lights as i wasn't happy with the way they looked.
Dr. Cranky Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 That's looking real good, I can't wait to see more.
doomcrew Posted September 8, 2011 Author Posted September 8, 2011 here are some updates. basically started priming and preparing the body and chassis. also began working on the interior panels and dash. in case you were wondering, i applied scotch tape to a body panel, then put body filler to the interior panel and pressed them together and left to set. the result is that the fit of both panels, are nice and tight.
crazyjim Posted September 8, 2011 Posted September 8, 2011 I'm liking this build. Some terrific ideas & work going on. A Baja Beast is sitting in que waiting its' turn to be built in the shop.
Ryan S. Posted September 8, 2011 Posted September 8, 2011 Wow, looking really good so far. Can't wait to see that V12 sitting in there! Keep it up.
Rob Z Posted September 9, 2011 Posted September 9, 2011 WOW!!! That really looks KOOL!!! Not only will it look great but, with that Ferrari power plant in it she will really get down the road nicely too...
novadose71 Posted September 9, 2011 Posted September 9, 2011 I re-built a gluebomb of one of these a few years ago, I love the detail you are adding
Mad Slammer Posted September 9, 2011 Posted September 9, 2011 That's going to look pretty cool... I like the new opening on the side door better...
Dr. Cranky Posted September 9, 2011 Posted September 9, 2011 Making good progress. Keep it going. Take your vitamins and keep it going, please.
nybuilder Posted September 10, 2011 Posted September 10, 2011 VW emblem on the rear interior door very cool
Foxer Posted September 10, 2011 Posted September 10, 2011 This is a cool looking body and deserves a refreshing. The Ferrari engine I'm loving!
doomcrew Posted September 10, 2011 Author Posted September 10, 2011 decided to carry on with the scratchbuilding using chemiwood. have made the dash, valve covers, oil pan and filter to replace the stock version. oh, yeah, its going to be right hand drive. :-) steve
doomcrew Posted September 28, 2011 Author Posted September 28, 2011 ok, this is the base colour, the same colour i used on the 30 model A and the 1/16 FED chassis. i will again put blue metalflake over the top, but will lay over candy cherry to turn it purple. the belt line will be in a dark pearl blue and may have some airbrushing on. the aircleaner may also have some airbrushing. the chassis will be body colour. also, i know it may odd, but the front will be a beam axle on scratchbuilt leaf springs, you know, just to be different. steve
doomcrew Posted October 3, 2011 Author Posted October 3, 2011 on to stage two of the paint job. the masking was pretty simple, just along the belt line. i used a pearl blue straight out of the can. this is stage three, the blue metalflake which was also applied to the chassis, dash, airfilter and rocker covers. steve
Randy D Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 Hi Steve, This is a great build. Paint is coming out super!! Randy
novadose71 Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 I love this kit...and it looks great in those colors.
Modellpularn Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Cool updates to this kit. I also have one laying around. It'll be interesting to see stage four of the paint job!
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