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MetalMaster1971
Robert Fuqua (MetalMaster1971)
US

Volkswagen 13AD Beetle 1303S 1973
My Wife’s real, prize-winning 1974 VW Super Beetle

Scale:
1:24
Status:
Completed
Started:
October 20, 2021
Completed:
December 19, 2021
Time spent:
30 hours

Aoshima kit. Scribed missing body lines/seams. Filled large divot in the roof. Cut-out floor pan “battery box” and used floor & seats from a Revell kit. Scratch built seatbelts, shifter, e-brake handle, front kick panels with speakers. Scratch built door panels, arm rests and window cranks. Photo etch speaker grilles x4. Testors rattle can Burgundy Red Metallic. No clear coat. Bare Metal Foil used to make all chrome trim strips. Future applied to all windows, and they’re glued in with Krystal Klear. Micron .005” ink pen used on door, hood and trunk gaps.

Project inventory

Full kits
055526
Volkswagen 13AD Beetle 1303S 1973
Aoshima 1:24
055526 (73) 2018 New box
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Photoalbums

6 images
Wife's 1:24 scale replica of her actual 1974 BugView album, image #3
1:24
1:24 Volkswagen 13AD Beetle 1303S 1973 (Aoshima 055526)

Comments

1 20 December 2021, 18:26

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