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Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:17 am
by LyleW
Stuart, Kari - Thank you so much! The kit was not horrible, but there were a lot of tight tolerances and I struggle with those. so, the hood and truck lids are glued shut. All in all, not a bad time building it.

Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:30 am
by Stuart
Well worth the effort Lyle!

Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:51 pm
by Handiabled
Awesome bug Lyle!

Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:00 pm
by LyleW
Thank you, Brent. More than a few, “Well, duh...” moments (see headlights, fogged), but Tamiya has. Pretty good kit, I think,

Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:07 pm
by speedgraflex
Take a bow, Lyle. Wonderful work!

Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:52 pm
by Duke Maddog
Wow that is fantastic Lyle! Very nicely done! You could always say Herbie got high on exhaust fumes to explain the fogged lenses. LOL! :giggles:

Also, congratulations are in order: you have a model in your collection that I've been trying for decades to get and build. Way to go! :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:

Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:05 pm
by LyleW
speedgraflex wrote:Take a bow, Lyle. Wonderful work!
Aww, shucks. Now I’m blushing....Thanks!

Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:06 pm
by LyleW
Duke Maddog wrote:Wow that is fantastic Lyle! Very nicely done! You could always say Herbie got high on exhaust fumes to explain the fogged lenses. LOL! :giggles:

Also, congratulations are in order: you have a model in your collection that I've been trying for decades to get and build. Way to go! :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
Hmmm, that could work. It is a pretty neat kit.

Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:44 pm
by BlackSheep214
Well done, Lyle! Glad to see you’re able to get it done! :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:

Re: The Love Bug Rides Again

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:12 am
by mustang1989
You know what Lyle? That turned out pretty dang good. I know this one fought you and all but you've got that much more experience behind you with an auto build. For me this is where it all started. I did one and suddenly I had to do another one to top the first one. You know how it goes.

Congratulations on a job very well done. You know you're gonna have to take some studio shots now right? :whistle: