1/12 Scale Lindberg Luv Buggy

[Junkman]

Not much to say about this. It's built straight from the box and painted glitter green. The long term plan is to build a trailer for it that is made from a cut up 1/12 scale Monogram 57 Chevy, which in turn is pulled by a 1/12 scale 57 Chevy Wagon that I have as a diecast from West Coast Choppers. The entire rig is supposed to be painted in this green.

[geetee66]

That's top-notch, mate!

I love that glitter green, too. Can you tell us the brand of paint you used, please?

I dunno if the flakes would translate onto 1:25, but I'd love to try!

It looks a bit like a Topolino at the back, but I'm not really sure

All the same, it looks great, whatever it is

[Junkman]

That's top-notch, mate!

I love that glitter green, too. Can you tell us the brand of paint you used, please?

I dunno if the flakes would translate onto 1:25, but I'd love to try!

It looks a bit like a Topolino at the back, but I'm not really sure

All the same, it looks great, whatever it is

Oi, thanks!

The paint I used was purchased about 40 miles west from where you live at my local B&Q. It is ordinary DIY 'Rally' green metallic in a can for a fiver a toss. The glitter is ordinary Plastikote green glitter, also from the rattle can, sold rougly 40 inches east of the 'Rally' green paint, i.e. the next shelf. Then you are in for about seven coats of Halfords rattle can acrylic clear. It's really that simple. All you have to do is wet sand each layer of the clear after coat three. I have used that stuff on 1/25 scale cars, but only on radical customs with not too much in terms of surface details, since the paint buildup is fairly high, so it would cover scripts and moldings. In fact, I just did a 1/24 Red Baron in red glitter over -you guessed it- 'Rally' red metallic.

As for the model, it is indeed a Topolino. It's the so-called Luv Buggy from Lindberg. It also has a Topolino nosepiece, which isn't pictured yet.