Brecky Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Here is my model replica of my 1979 Volkswagen Beetle. I finished it about a year ago and was talked into showing it on this forum by a friend. Here he is in the ealy stages of building. I "borrowed" parts from a Porsche kit of my friend's to closely replicate the seats and wheels. A few more pieces out of a bin of parts to beef up the engine. It's good to have friends with the hookup! Here's a good picture to show the difference in size. And the real deal.
unclescott58 Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Looks good. Was that built from the Revell kit? Scott
Maindrian Pace Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Great little replica, love the color combo and the Fuchs wheels. -MJS
Foxer Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 Great looking Bug! Replicas of your real cars is one of my favorite types of builds. Can I ask how you masked the Fuch wheels? I have some I need to do the black centers but have not found a way to mask them that suits me as far as getting a clean separation. Yours look wonderful!
rustybill1960 Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 I like your work Thank You for sharing Later Russ
Danno Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Becky! Beautiful car, beautiful model! Great replica, and I love the pic of the model sitting on the big one's turn signal. Very artistic. Thanks for sharing with us.
Brecky Posted September 2, 2014 Author Posted September 2, 2014 Yes, this was built using parts from the Revell convertible, pink street machine kit as well as the Revell 911 slant nose kit.
Brecky Posted September 2, 2014 Author Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) As for the wheels, they were spray painted completely blue, then I took a small paint brush and painted the silver by hand. This model was so much fun to build!! Thank you all for the wonderful comments. It's nice to hear that people are enjoying it as much as I did to build it. This was my first model and hopefully a lot more will be coming. I'm in the process of my second build which I will be posting about soon! Thanks again! Edited September 2, 2014 by Brecky
unclescott58 Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 I missed the fact the first time looking at this photo, that it was taken on top of the real car's turn signal. Nice touch. Scott
Toast Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Hey that work bench looks familiar! This was a really cool project to see come together and you really knocked it out of the park. I'm perfectly fine with "borrowing" parts if they're put to this good of use.
frozono Posted September 6, 2014 Posted September 6, 2014 Awesome job........ love the color....... beautiful!
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