68 Bug

The color looks perfect.great job. Didn't see a bud vase on the dash though

Paint job looks great!

Very nice!  Good photography too.

Really like this! Love the paint color, just hits me as perfect for a mid to late 60's Beetle.

Nice work and thanks for posting.

Thanks. The kit has a bud vase, but i hate em, so none for me!

Very nice! Did you make the trunk mat or was it part of the kit?

I made it from speaker gasket material. Pm me your addy and I will send you a couple pieces if you are in the lower 48.

Wow, what a nice model! I've never seen one that shiny though---more of a flat finish on most of them!

Thanks. They were shny new, just weathered quickly.

Great job. It reminds me of a buddy who had a 66 that we ran around in. A night at the drive in theater would be interesting. Note the bottom of the car. They were so tight that they would float. Top speed 64 MPH with a tail wind. That loping engine sound was due to the odd timing, that is 90 degrees, 89 degrees, 90 degrees, and 91 degrees. The reason was to cool the one cylinder that was positioned so it got less cooling air. The bad side was the exaust heat exchangers that provided heat in the winter. If the exchanger rusted it would send CO (carbon monoxide) into the cabin. We often referred to the VW beetle as a pregnant roller skate. Great model and thanks for bringing back some memories.

Thanks! Pregnant roller skate, I had forgotten that name for them!

Very nice indeed! Is it just me , or does it look like it's sitting just a bit high in the rear. Drove a '72 for a while. stupidest thing I ever did was to let it go.

Is this a new mold kit, or is it the old kit of the movie car "Herbie". The "race car" sat high in the rear.

rangerj

Great job. It reminds me of a buddy who had a 66 that we ran around in. A night at the drive in theater would be interesting. Note the bottom of the car. They were so tight that they would float. Top speed 64 MPH with a tail wind. That loping engine sound was due to the odd timing, that is 90 degrees, 89 degrees, 90 degrees, and 91 degrees. The reason was to cool the one cylinder that was positioned so it got less cooling air. The bad side was the exaust heat exchangers that provided heat in the winter. If the exchanger rusted it would send CO (carbon monoxide) into the cabin. We often referred to the VW beetle as a pregnant roller skate. Great model and thanks for bringing back some memories.

My senior year of high school, my folks and I had moved to the Hawaiian island of Kauai, and one of my teachers would keep me after school to play chess. He would bring me home in this VW "Bug" that was the eighth wonder of the world. Hawaii's climate is murder on car metal, and on this car, the floorboard had completely rusted away in front of the driver's seat, so you could actually watch the road pass under the driver's seat through this hole! On top of that, the driver's door wouldn't close, so he had to hold it shut with one hand, steer with the second hand and shift with the third hand. Of course, like most people, Mr. Denny only had two hands, so he had to take his hand off the steering wheel every time he shifted gears!

Thanks. It is a new tool, and I had a bit of chassis warp I did not catch till late in the build.

Now that's a clean build right there. That's a nice finish too Lee!

Thanks!

Just picked up one of these, my wife drove one when we met.  Now to try and find some British Racing Green enamel to finish....

Not sure that would be a factory color.

Not trying to argue, just making a comment.

Here is one in the color you are speaking of.e colorcodedisplay.cgi?type=sample&paint=11552&ditzler=44078&syear=1968&smanuf=Volkswagen&smodel=Beetle&sname=Delta Green&name=beetle196844078&scomm=

It works for me. You can do a bing image search, 1968 VW bug in delta green.

Tried it on the phone, and the nook, both attempts at the link brought me back to this thread.

Tried it on the PC and it works.  Yup, that's the bug. Thanks, Lee.

I found the paint at Hobby Town in Chattanooga.  It's Acrylic Lacquer.  I've never used this stuff before.  I might have to buy some in another color and a throwaway model to see what it's like to work with.  I really want this model for her to look good.

Here is a teachable moment. If I recall correctly "British Racing Green" is a Jaguar color, but I am no expert on British auto colors.  So, does anyone know the origin of "British Racing Green"?