VW Käfer 1968, Revell 1:24

[oliver]

Hi all,

here i start the build from a VW Käfer!! This is not my world but my wife has a big wish and that is a Käfer, so i build one!!



The Kit i from revell and the quality is from Revell!! The details are o.k. but who see my military modells, there now what comes on this Kit!! The problem is i´ve only two weeks until it must finished!! Complete with paint, conversions and updates!!

Here the kit!!

This are the parts for engine and base



Interieur! It´s nothing!! This is the reason why i build military models!!


The chrome, but Revell makes everytime the same mistake!! You see everytime where you cut out the parts!!



The wheels looks god, not perfect, but good!!


The glass, very smooth and can easy crashing


The body!!




And the decals of corse!! For the interieur i take this decals, but outside i order some other from TL!!



And don´t forget!! The tyres!! there are o.k.!! Maybe!!??


This was the preview from the Kit. Later when my kids are into bed and my wife is sleeping too i start the build! See you later!!

[Deano]

Very nice .... watching with interest!

Deano

[tigrazor]

Jep, me too. As a big fan of the Käfer (my first illegal driving "lessons" were with a 1982 Mexico beetle, lol) thats just my thing. Tried a Käfer kit myself some months ago - the 1/16 Revell version and gave up after tons of rework, cause I wanted to reproduce my mums car called "The Pleitegeier" ("The Brink Of Desaster")... LOL.

Good luck with this one.


Hope youll get it finished until the next DPMV convent - then I can see it live, probably?!


Greetings from not-so-snowy-anymore Saxony to Kassel!



Lucas.

[Mence]

Nice one although I struggle to understand how you can call a VW Beetle a limousine!

[tigrazor]

Dec 9, 2013 14:18:28 GMT -5 Mence said:

Nice one although I struggle to understand how you can call a VW Beetle a limousine!

Well, there are some:

www.kaefer-limousine.de/Startseite_files/CIMG1660.jpg

[oliver]

Oh yes, this is a long limousine!!

My car here not!! OOB but for update is no time enough!! But i´ve see some pic´s and i think i paint the engine by hand!! It´s not so much but some is much more fine!! Later more!!

[tigrazor]

Flat black/Aluminum, followed by some graphite powder on the darker areas plus some oil leaks (Tamiya Smoke or similar) will work. As far as I can remember those Käfers leak a lot.

[oliver]

Hi

So, here is my work for today. I build after user manuell and start with the engine. There have not so much parts and i can fast build. After this i smoke a cigarette and start to paint him with brush!! Because you see after not so much from there i think it´s o.k.!!?? When i paint him complete black was it enough too, but thats not enough for me!!
Look here!!





See you tomorrow, good night!!

[tigrazor]

Hehehe... That air cooled engine has the best days behind her, right?

[oliver]

Moin Moin

Thanks all!! Oh yes, the engine looks very old!! Do you see an old car with new engine??

Today i´ve painted the body!! Look self!!






Now i start with build the interieur!! This is not so much too, very easy i think!!

See you later!!

[Mence]

Very nice Ol, can you tell me what paint you used, I need some exactly that colour!

[oliver]

Hey Mence

This is from Revell, Light green, matt 55, aqua color!! I´ve mixed for paint with the Airbrush 3ml color and 1,5ml water!!

For today it´s finish!! My work was hard and i want only in my bed!! Pic´s i send tomorrow!! I must buy new and other colors for the interieur and some new weathering effects from Citadel!!

Let you surprise, until .......

Oli

[Mence]

Thanks Ol, appreciate it.

[tigrazor]

Nice color. Sorry to say this, but theres loads of flashes at the front left.

[oliver]

Hy guys

Yestrday i start to paint the interieur of the Käfer. All is paint by hand!! later you see next to nothing, because of this i paint with brush.I think it´s not so bad. Outside i make the Käfer more smooth, a little bit rusty, small weathering.
But until now:






Tomorrow i finish the interieur and glue all the Parts. Than comes outside!! I´m looking forward to this work!!

See you tomorrow,

Oli

[Deleted]

Don't forget the flash on the fender.

[deafpanzer]

Great work... like the color you have chosen!

[wbill76]

Making good progress Oli!

[oliver]

Good evening all

Today i finished the Käfer and i bring more pic´s today!!

This is my place to be!!


Now here comes the pic´s from building!! I weather the car because the colour was going of as i make clearcoat. What a f**k i think as i see this misstake!! This is the reason for the weathering!! Inside i was economical with painting the deatils. Now you can not see so much.



Here i glued the heaven into the body


Now the pic´s from inside!!




Outside i wash the body before i start to build the chrome parts, after this comes some rusty stain.
Before washing



The white stripes are decals! There i fixed with decalsoft from revell!!

And now the finished Käfer!!








This is my work for the last days!! Tomorrow i make a small base for him, that looks like near the car!!
The time was small but i finished after 66 hours the build with painting and weathering!! I think that´s enough!!

Now i can finish my other Projects because the next is ordered!! But this is a surprise!!

See you good night!!

Oli

[wbill76]

Looks like it's seen some hard miles Oli, looking forward to see it at home on its base.

[Deleted]

Excellent work!

[deafpanzer]

Rust spots on the bug looks pretty good! And those pizza looks pretty good too!!!!! LOL

[oliver]

Hi all, thanks all and i wish al a happy new year!!

The Käfer is finished and now comes the Base!! What for a look i don´t know!! Maybe a street with Cobblestones!!??

But first i will finished the AAVR and Hummer before i start the Dingo and finish the Minenräumpanzer Keiler!!

Until, .....

Oli