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Yeah that engine looks like the real deal!!!
It must be a bit harder though. In car scale - 1/24th-1/25th is small but a VW in armour scale- 1/35th is friggin' tiny!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
That's sure looking good. I'm crazy about the engine. It looks great.
What's with the brown strips? Are they wood? They sure look like wood. Are they the floor of the car?
Ok....I'm back. And thank you guys for the comments and input. Joe....thank you for the reference offers buddy. Work has been totally kicking my a$$ as of late. Too far behind on work, not enough people to do the job with and now we're working over time just to not get any further behind. That being said I've been pretty tired and haven't felt much like sitting in front of a computer in what little time that I do have off these days. I did get today off so I figured I'd catch up on the rest of the forum and then here in this thread.Even though I've been working like a dog I have NOT given up my benchtime. I managed to build the engine and install and start work on the interior.The engine originally had 11 parts to it but in typical fashion I added the spark plug wires, fuel line from the pump to the carburetor and installed the circuits leading to the generator. I would've posted progress sooner but I took Macro shots and spotted more boo-boo's than I could count so I made all the corrections and now have a presentable bit of progress. If anyone is thinking about getting this kit...I HIGHLY recommend it. Plenty of detail and goes together very well.
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That junkyard pic reminds me, I saw a pristine VW Microbus parked at the grocery the other day. I don't know what there is about those things, I just wanted to take it home with me.
<----- I know, couldn't resist.
What a terrific subject. Uber cool. Your initial work looks excellent. I'm really looking forward to your progress on the Bug.
And don't forget, I have access to an endless amount of reference.
Do'er justice my friend.
"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin
Oh goodie, a bug build to watch.
If it were only being done by someone who knew something about building cars, though.
Ha ha.
This should be great fun to watch. I agree with greysnake, the bottom panel does look real.
Cool project. Looks good
Thanks,
John
Looks really good. I am very interested in Ryefield, their stuff appears to be highly detailed on all the kits I've seen. This should be fun.
BK
On the bench:
A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!
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Looks great so far Joe. I learned how to drive in my brother's 1970 Beetle. Around 1973 I got to drive around the block my neighbor's 1953 split rear window bug. That was his daily driver but it looked brand new.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
Prior to posting the OP I'd been working on the chassis pretty much all week and I've gotta say that I am thoroughly impressed at all the detail in 1/35 scale. I managed to get all the rear suspension and exhaust work done (except for the tail pipe that I'll install later on to keep from snapping it off). I've also got the weathering done in the way of chipping and dirt effects. I tried as hard as I could to achieve the right balance but then again I'm no expert in the military vehicle field as far as WWII is concerned.
I’ve really been tied up with my Ford Maverick build over in the Drag Cars Section. Never before have I had to do so much in the way of plan out and precise fit to get a model to “work” convincingly before. It seems like it’s been one step forward and two steps back for over a half of a year now. Right now I'm stuck with trying to get an AMT '67 Mustang engine bay to work with the Jo-Han '70 Maverick body and all line up with the frame at the same time. The last few months I’ve needed distractions to keep me motivated in building so that I’m at least getting something accomplished at the bench. With this latest snag with the Mav I again…..need something to keep me motivated. I thought long and hard about either another OOB auto build or something else. I pondered my options and thought to myself, “What if I combined the best of two worlds and satisfied my auto craving while at the same time doing something militaristic in nature?”. What I came up with was something that’s a little outside of my scale preference but something that I’ve been wanting to build since late last year.Ya see…..I’ve got this 1/35 scale Ryefield Type 82E VW Beetle in my collection and right of the box it’s one helluva kit. It’s got an engine and full interior as well as lotsa details under the “hood” where the spare tire and all that stuff is. I’m going to order some 1/35 scale small arms and equipment to kind of set it off a little bit but it’s going to be an OOB build with some teeny mods done to it to enhance what is already there. And with that……we’ll be starting with this……
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