Hot Wheel Beetle

[tim08]

Just a quick little project. Started with a Pepto pink VW.

Soaked it in a lacquer bath, the paint was tougher than the Rat Rod I did, probably cause its allot older. Some sanding and wire brushing took care of that.

Flat blacked the frame, stuffed poster tack in the wheel holes and chromed. Painted silver and steel on the rest. The interior was done the same color as the body, picked out a few details with black and silver...cant really see it in the car.

Wanted to try a gold base, clear red over top combo I've seen done on other builds...I like it. I'll use this on a future model. Masked and chromed the headlights and bumpers with Alclad. painted silver on the handles and window trim. The window looks like it dropped a bit in the pics, wish I caught that before I took the pics, but it looks OK to the naked eye. Finished it off with an Ohio plate I made with my printer. My little Bug is done!

I found redoing Hot Wheels to be a nice little slump buster. I'll post the rest of the picks Under Glass.

Now, back to the Viper!