CWD Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Well, finally coming back to my modeling hobby roots, and I'm so amazed at how far things have come! I started back when I was around 10, started with planes, like most, but never much of a fan of building things 'out of the box. Then, someone gave me a car to build... I walked away from the plastic for a long time, still building an occasional model, even when I was in the service (barracks life is not condusive to model-building), but really left when my kids were old enough to reach my cars and smash 'em. That was when I packed all my model gear and went on to VW drag racing, RC cars, and a lot of painting, airbrushing. Now that I'm back, I've started reading up on stuff, and also went back into my parts stash for a quick prerusal. Lo and behold, I found a set of wheels I'd hoarded away for almost 20 years. More pics to come... the car these belong to is in another box in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Anyone know if someone still makes these? I bought them off ebay, way too far back to remember from who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarana-X Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I've only seen those in resin. Not sure where they came from or who made them first. There's a few other VW folks here, somone will know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCarCulture Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Looks like the white metal ones Herb Deeks sold, don't know if he still does but do a search for him - he lives in Anaheim, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thanks! I feel better knowing I have a possibility of acquiring another set in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 He still sells on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) Finally got a chance to piddle around with the car. The dusty old Aoshima was still there, waiting for some attention! The body color originally started as a purple base, with a blue over it. The purple shows through as red pearl in the light. I'm actually debating stripping it and doing it in a solid color. Edited December 20, 2012 by CWD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Thanks! Found him, he's listed in a store under deeks2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Here are the wheels with the first coat of black paint in them for the insets. Love the bigs and littles on early VW's. I believe this one will be slipping more into the Cal Look style, maybe fabbing up a little cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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