Post by vwdave on Oct 29, 2006 12:02:40 GMT -5
Here is my Tamiya '66 Beetle, which is mostly box stock. I built it sometime near 1995, if memory serves correctly.
public.fotki.com/VWDave/my_model_cars/66_vw_beetle/
I added foil chrome, flocking, and engine wiring. The paint is a rattle-can enamel I picked up at a Ben Franklin craft store, long before I had the kit; it just looked 'very 60s VW' to me.
At a model contest held during a 1:1 VW show in 1996, there were two classes: models and toys. It was thought to be a Franklin Mint model, and was judged as a toy. ;D
I devised the open pop-out quarter glass when building this one, as I'm a big fan of them in 1:1; here is the tutorial I recently put together:
public.fotki.com/VWDave/how-tos/vw_beetle_pop-out/
public.fotki.com/VWDave/my_model_cars/66_vw_beetle/
I added foil chrome, flocking, and engine wiring. The paint is a rattle-can enamel I picked up at a Ben Franklin craft store, long before I had the kit; it just looked 'very 60s VW' to me.
At a model contest held during a 1:1 VW show in 1996, there were two classes: models and toys. It was thought to be a Franklin Mint model, and was judged as a toy. ;D
I devised the open pop-out quarter glass when building this one, as I'm a big fan of them in 1:1; here is the tutorial I recently put together:
public.fotki.com/VWDave/how-tos/vw_beetle_pop-out/
