SPA Modeler

Medicman71 wrote:Wait!! Hold up! We're supposed to plan these things? Thanks for telling me now!

I know! Who knew?!

Medicman71 wrote:Wait!! Hold up! We're supposed to plan these things? Thanks for telling me now!

Hey......he asked ya know.

LyleW wrote:After I posted this, I read the comments attached to the listing. Rivet counters are everywhere....

That made me laugh my arse off - some of those comments man...

And you thought we are nuts!

I've been putzing away at this. Made some decals... Picking away at the dash (still needs some dry brushing and chrome work on the speedometer. I just don't know what to do with the interior though. Currently, it is an ivory color - provides a little contrast to the body.







Could not get a good chrome strip on the sides. Tried the pens with a bit of masking...Wah, wah. Broke out the BMF Chrome foil and a couple of new, sharp blades. Not too bad....

Thank you. I only have one sheet! Cutting 1/8" strips (or there-a-bouts) and then trimming after application. Tamiya molded a nice raised detail for the chrome strip.

You were thinking about interior color.... I found photos here of one of the originals:

http://lovebugfans.net/herbie2.htm

The owners note that the interior is “mostly original.” If this car matches the others from the film, then the interior was light grey. I thought I saw another car when researching that has the standard white/ivory interior, though! Have you gone through a copy of the film yet? I would look for stills that feature the interior.

I did a quick look. Definitely a gray interior:

I also like the foil. Way to go Lyle. I remember that the interior was grey too.

Then a grey it will be...thanks Mark and Bruce!