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Hello!

Here is my Hasegawa Type 2 Volkswagen. This is former service car of airport of Easter Island... Now it's owned by a local surf shop.

I tried to add as much bamboo as I could. I also scratch built some stuff. That gear shift knob is carved from polyurethane. Hula lady is also totally scratchbuilt.

I opened the roof and scratch built that sun roof. Safari frames are photoetched parts, couldn't find any from markets, so I designed my own ones.

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Totally scratch built cooler.

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Seats are made out of brass and metal wire

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Metal wire+little palstic parts+cotton+glue+paint= hula girl

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You may see that "AIRPORT SERVICE" text under the brown paint just below windshields.

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This has all the right charm, and great detailing. I love builds where you end up learning a whole bunch of new tips like the wire mesh over that seat. Excellent model and work. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Tell us how you did the bamboo.

I glued thin plastic rod around tube. After that I used small amount of putty to smoothen that area. I painted these with light brown. I used darker brown at these "knots". I used different materials with these bamboo sticks. Bumbers are pvc-tube. Antenna and gear shift are metal vire. Rails at back are ps-tube.

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Man, this thing is cool. It is truely an island cruiser. I never liked the fold down truck bed on these things. The stake bed sides were a great idea to get rid of that eye sore! Its sweet.

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WOW! I really like this! Another excellent build!!

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'Wow' seems like an inadequate term here, but that's pretty much what I'm saying out loud. I really love the safari window details and the wrapped steering wheel spokes.

...any chance you'd offer any more of those PE safari frames for sale?

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