Volkswagen Type 87 VW

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August 8, 2021
09 August 2021: Sprues washed, dried, ready to go
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August 9, 2021
Subassemblies ready for primer. I will use Tamiya XF-69 NATO Black as a primer coat and to create shadows.
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August 9, 2021
The major componants painted in Tamiya XF-69 NATO Black
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August 10, 2021
I covered the body, footboards, wings and instrument panel with Tamiya XF-63 German gray which I lightened with a few drops of Tamiya XF-19 Sky gray to "warm" up the high spots.
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August 11, 2021
Decals sealed in with a clear coat. I picked out the tail lights using Tamiya's transparent red. A dab of silver were then added to the inside.
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August 12, 2021
Tip: A clever holder to hold the body using polystyrene.
The body of the vehicle was stripped back to bare plastic and painted in Tamiya XF-63 German Grey. The Afrika Korps logo was painted on.
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August 23, 2021
In the process of detailed painting.
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August 23, 2021
Decals and paint sealed in with a clear coat.
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August 23, 2021
The clear coat covered with hairspray.
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August 23, 2021
Inside paint sealed with a clear coat.
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August 30, 2021
A coat of dark yellow has been painted on the hairspray layer
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August 30, 2021
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August 30, 2021
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August 30, 2021

Коментарі

88 8 August 2021, 21:44

Villiers de Vos
A very low part count and I just noticed that the numbers to the parts are very faint on the sprues. A very nice touch is a choice of three types of tyres.

8 August 2021, 21:55

Villiers de Vos
I would like to make the following observations at this stage:
The quality of the plastic is good and it reacts well to Tamiya's Extra Thin glue. The plastic seems similar to what is/was used by Dragon.
This is a curbside model with no engine bay and truck area detail. No panels can open.
The part numbers are very faint on the sprues.
Part locations are vague. There are also no locating holes for the trunk or engine bay latches. I used the box art to provide guidance. There is also no positive location tabs for the inside door panels. I ended up lining up the bottom of the panel with the bottom of the body.
The instructions is vague when it comes to showing which parts are options to choose from.
Remember to drill out the hole for the Notek light.
On the back of the seats there are four nasty ejector pin marks. Scraping with a scalpel and using a sanding stick took care of that problem.
The fit of the major parts are good. Test fitting is required with all the smaller parts that makes up larger assemblies i.e. the seats and the seating area in the back of the vehicle.
Of the three tyre options provided, I chose the off-road version without hubcaps.
I am going to try and emulate Alan Wernert "Pensfan" who build a similar bug.

9 August 2021, 19:39

Villiers de Vos
I have painted the body, footboards, wings and instrument panel in the base colour, gray. The model will be left to dry at least for 24 hours and then covered in a layer of clear gloss. I plan to do use the hairspray technique to attempt a distressed paint effect.

11 August 2021, 05:04

Bobisek Bowe
Nice work, looks good so far looking forward to seeing more of this project ?

11 August 2021, 11:56

Villiers de Vos
@Bobisek, you are welcome

11 August 2021, 20:51

Villiers de Vos
I placed all the decals and covered the whole model with a clear gloss goat. The decals were extremely thin. I will continue with detail painting on the interior while the exterior dry. I can then apply hairspray.

11 August 2021, 20:54

Olivier
So very nice. No desert yellow for you ?

23 August 2021, 07:36

Villiers de Vos
Desert yellow will be applied this week 🙂

23 August 2021, 08:30

Villiers de Vos
@Fritz, thank you for the like.

6 February 2022, 09:05

David Taylor
Watching this one busy at the moment with retro fitting 1/16 beetle to ww2 configuration.

6 February 2022, 09:58

Villiers de Vos
@David, I hope to resume work again by the end of February 🙂
I am considering stripping the sand-yellow back to the field gray and start again.

6 February 2022, 20:35

David Taylor
I have assumed that they came out of the factory grey so I am doing the interior grey but the exterior sand green.Very fiddly but hopefully worth it.Got to figure out the wheels though.

6 February 2022, 22:41

Villiers de Vos
@Frieser, thank you for the like.

7 February 2022, 14:26

Villiers de Vos
@Draggin Bawlz 🙂 , thank you for the like.

8 February 2022, 07:21

Villiers de Vos
@Nenad, thank you for the like.

10 February 2022, 19:58

Villiers de Vos
@Guy, thank you for the like.

11 February 2022, 08:01

Jv
So different builds you do
takes a set of skills
To do each different thing
Amazing working whed wood models
Military
And sports cars
All done whed great skill

7 March 2022, 15:56

Villiers de Vos
@Jv, thank you for your kind words. I draw a lot of inspiration from our community.

7 March 2022, 16:46

Jv
Yes I flow you there but I got a long way to go but it a good time
I enjoy scalemates very much

7 March 2022, 16:48