restoman Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This is going to be my first full-on custom build... Starting with Revell's Street Machine kit. My plan is for a lot of work... top chop, shorten the body, custom built pick-up box, lots of trim shaving, Fuch-style wheels, etc... hopefully ending up with something that looks like pic #2. Thinking about the same colour too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 This is a really rough body. lots of flashing, sunken areas, mis-matched mold seams... First order is to get rid of those fender flares and get the wheel openings looking a little better. Some plastic is going to be needed to get the front view better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 That is really cool. I hope you can pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Cool, you got my attention.... Love the pickup that's a really unusual idea for a bug, ( cant help wondering if you might be better off starting with the Tamiya beetle kit, its a lot nicer than those Revell versions...) good luck with it anyway, im gonna be watching along ! ! Lowlife ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dublover1970 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Very interesting! I recently ran across a pic of one of these in an old Rod & Custom magazine and have been thinking of building one myself. I'll be following this build. Model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taaron76 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This will be cool to watch! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 BTW, I think the proportions would look better unchopped, but of course it's your model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarana-X Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good luck. The OLD Revell VW kits are pretty rough. I remember seeing pics of that car before, including the build, I think he used the back of a Ford truck cab, but its been a few years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Cool project, the old 1:25 Revell kit is quite rough, especially in its later reissues, but it can build up quite nicely if you do your work on it. I built this from it: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=96447&hl= I think I would keep the roof unchopped for better proportions but that's me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 cool !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Kool stuff!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 that is really cool I like that there is a real version to go from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Spent an hour or so on it today... so far, so good. Now, the roof looks really high! A chop is a must! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Verrrry interesting! It's a very cool idea. Love the real vehicle! Hope you pull this off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 you've got the start of a great 5-window cab - just sayin'. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankenstyrene Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Great idea for a build. You can go see the full size build on volksrod.com. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Neat. This is going to be very interesting. I like the 5 window cab idea! E- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsxse240 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 you've got the start of a great 5-window cab - just sayin'. . . I was thinking the very same. I love the idea! Can't wait to see more. I may take the idea and do the same with some bugs I have laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Great idea for a build. You can go see the full size build on volksrod.com. Pretty cool. I'm a member there... got a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Very nice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 This is going to be cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankenstyrene Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'm a member there... got a link? Try this on for size. http://www.volksrods.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26539 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Try this on for size. http://www.volksrods.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26539 Awesome! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Spent some time mocking up the engine and transaxle to determine the stance. I think I'll end up sticking with a slightly lower than stock height. it's an awful lot of work to alter the chintzy suspension that's on this kit. Also mocked up a box to get an idea of how much to take out of the roof height. Going to shorten the box slightly and lower the top rails a touch. Beetle rear fenders are going on the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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