SPA Modeler

Looks outstanding so far! Nice work on the undersides; they already look suitably weathered. And, having driven cars like this; you'll need to find another place to put the glasses: there is no dash to speak of in a VW bug!

Looking forward to seeing more!

Thanks Lyle and Mark.

Mark: I think I've got just the spot for those glasses.

A touch of rust and a little more in the weathering department.....

Wrong picture......

Supposed to be this one....

Looks great!

Thanks Lyle.

This week I've been working on the engine area and I got all the wheels and tires put together, painted and weathered. Work has had me pretty dang busy as well so I haven't been on here as much as I'd like to be. Should be loosening up a little here and there though.

Ok....I'm back. 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.

That’s looking good Joe! I can see the family resemblance to the Kübelwagen in the construction. Aside from body style details, there looks to be a lot of commonality.

Thanks Carlos. It does indeed have alot of similarities to the Kubelwagen. There's alot of references chassis and engine (as well as some interior) available. If you can't find any refs from Beetle pics then you can find them in the Kubelwagen.

This doesn't look like it but there's been a ton of work done to this thing since the last update. Shift, throttle/clutch/ brake and actuating levers installed , seats painted and installed (obviously) and a newspaper that I got from Fields of Glory. Mild weathering adorns the entire floor and rear shelf area as well. The seats took two tries as I wasn't happy with the look of the seats when initially painted.

Outstanding!