Chuck Most Posted June 14, 2014 Author Posted June 14, 2014 Thanks guys. Very nice, looks real. How did you yellow the headlight lenses? That's just a few thin coats of Tamiya clear yellow, brushed onto both sides of each lens.
Lunajammer Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Quite good Chuck. I like it. Everything feels right.
rmvw guy Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 It looks good from all angles Chuck. I would love to have a right hand drive here in the States just for fun. If it's a "beater" you source parts from any year Beetle, right?
Speedfreak Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 Very nice Chuck, the first thing I was drawn to was the tires and wheels, they look great.
Tom Geiger Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 I would love to have a right hand drive here in the States just for fun. Last weekend I was traveling on Route 202 back to Pennsylvania from Delaware and my wife says, "That car has no driver!" so I look and it's a 4 door Suburu Legacy tuner with RHD! I don't know if it is an import of a Japanese market car, or just one of the RHD units that Subaru sold here for postal contractors to buy. Either way it was cool! How did you yellow the headlight lenses? That's just a few thin coats of Tamiya clear yellow, brushed onto both sides of each lens. You could also get away with yellow Sharpie.
Harry P. Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 Nice model, very cleanly built (as I would expect from you)... but I have to go against the crowd on one issue. I don't get the "weathering," it doesn't look realistic to me. Was it a red Beetle that somehow has started to turn black? How would that be possible? And why would the "weathering" end precisely at the side chrome strip? Doesn't seem to be a very realistic "weathering" pattern to me. Sorry, but I hafta call it like I see it.
oldnslow Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 I think the car was two toned, black over red, looks like a paint line at the back of the trim on the drivers side.
Harry P. Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 I think the car was two toned, black over red, looks like a paint line at the back of the trim on the drivers side. OK... if that was the intent, that explains it.
Chuck Most Posted June 24, 2014 Author Posted June 24, 2014 I think the car was two toned, black over red, looks like a paint line at the back of the trim on the drivers side. What he said- though the hood is more "rust" than either color. Rust can turn black though- just sand it and spray some of that rust converter on it.
Tom Geiger Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 I think the car was two toned, black over red, looks like a paint line at the back of the trim on the drivers side. That's how I see it. Look at the rust that starts on the black and continues down to the red. It works. And I'm super critical on rust!
Zarana-X Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 That came out great. I got this kit and this is making me eager to start on it.
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