VW Samba Bus w. 12 cyl. engine

Hi,

before I got a digi cam I started a project I saw on a scetch in Scale Auto Enthusiast: a VW Bus -23 window- with the rear and sides of a Ferrari Testarossa.

The engine comes from a Fujimi Koenig Testarossa.

This is what I did some years ago:

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3238313563666264.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/6430353265333035.jpg


When I saw the flyer of the 7. Frankfurter Model Car Show in October, I decided to finish the model for this event ( http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=415350 )

Today I put on the second colour

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/6230333361636538.jpg

Next is working on the interior with Ferrari dashboard, seats, ...

Ferrari, VW bus? Crazy combination!
Looks great, I would suggest on painting one of the tones in red, since half of it is a Ferrari after all. :)

INSANE :evillol: cool oldschool color combo aswell :sunglasse

You should have made it a sleeper. Very nice job though, the sides and back look like they were always there.

very nice and innovative concept. The paint choice is very nice and very authentic.

Something..something..Axis powers or WWII collaberation. Looks great! What is that green? Keep up the awsome work!

Frank X.

i think this is my favourite bus ever already lol nice one bud cant wait to see more

wow...niceeeee..

Impressive bodywork!

that is sick

Cool Project!! I want one of this in real scale!!

hey Micha,

This looking Awesome!!!!, cant wait ot see more...!!!!

Nice "Kombi" man!! This is how the VW Samba Bus is called in Brazil, where I came from.
I never thought that a Samba Bus with the back side of a Testarossa could be so fantastic!! If someone told me I wont believe! But I also think that white and red will be much better, cause red has much more to do with ferraris than with green, right?
Anyway, that car is great!! congratulations!
sorry about my weak english...

Very nice umm... "Samba-rossa"?
I like it! Awesome work at blending the concept together.

the paint is awesome. as is the body work

Cool!

Something..something..Axis powers or WWII collaberation. Looks great! What is that green? Keep up the awsome work!

Frank X.

Hi Frank,

I used Testors white and added dpops of Testors green until I came to the colour you see now

Damn, now that's c :sunglasse :sunglasse l!

I never thought that a Samba Bus with the back side of a Testarossa could be so fantastic!! If someone told me I wont believe!

:iagree: :bigthumb: now that's huge!
as a minority voice - i think you should stay away from the obvious red theme and let the body mods do the talking :)
one q though, you got a VW badge on the front and a pony on the back - is it gonna stay with the "pull-me push-me" badging?

WOW !!!
I love it! I used to own a '63 'Kombi' and always had the idea of a porsche or subaru engine, but a Ferrari? Great idea and work so far!

I was about to do the same thing too! I have been planning it for a few years now (too busy with other stuffs and no time to build :frown: ). Even have the same 23 window VW Samba Bus (It's Hasegawa right?) I was going to use a Tamiya Testarossa engine though. Seems like I have to put another engine then... :cool:

Looks very cool, some would call it sacrillage. What wheels are you going to use? Good look with the side slats!

Looks very cool, some would call it sacrillage. What wheels are you going to use? Good look with the side slats!

Hi,

I have a set of Fujimi 5-spoke 17" wheels. The rear ones will be very wide for the tremendous power.

I intended to take 18 or 19 ", but then the Bus is too high and I want to have it very low.

:eek7: :eek2:

Intriguing concept. I'll be watching closely.

yea, now im jealous :bigthumb:

Crazy :screwy:

Hi,

interior floor will be made of wood, because it is a surfer´s bus and your feet are always covered with sand :-))

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/1024_6433313930346561.jpg

nice very groovey dude lol

Nice project i must say!

You use veneer to make floor ?
Thats nice I can't wait finish. :)

You use veneer to make floor ?
Thats nice I can't wait finish. :)

Yeah,

I covered the floor with aluminium foil and glued wood veneer on it. After sanding the veneer I covered it with clear.

Where did you get those wood strips from? Lookin great! Keep up the awsome progress.

Frank X.

Where did you get those wood strips from? Lookin great! Keep up the awsome progress.

Frank X.


Hi Frank,

veneer is very thin wood used to cover furnitures to make them look as if they are made of real wood through and through. I got some from a friend who builds ship models. I used a ruler and a sharp knife to make those stripes.

Another great idea to what was already a great idea! :)
Hope you build this quick 'cos I don't want to wait too long for next update! :) j/k

Another great idea to what was already a great idea! :)
Hope you build this quick 'cos I don't want to wait too long for next update! :) j/k


Hi,

I will give my best, but -------

It is summer :ylsuper:,

sports :jump3:,

the Peugeot 206 "Rossi" :D ,

another mastermodel ;),

tons of ideas ...... :biggrin:

Looking good, more updates!!!

OK,

little update:

Body is covered with clear but not polished yet.

Engine stays less detailled, later not much will be seen through the engine cover.
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/6665353532393930.jpg

This is how it is expected to be built: here the engine cover on a colour glass
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3233666135313163.jpg

looks really great!
you're going to have to think about starting work on those 1/24 surf boards soon :)

looks really great!
you're going to have to think about starting work on those 1/24 surf boards soon :)

One surfboard is alredy on my working table :-)))))

WOOOOWWW.. Amazing project!

Very intresting project, I love that floor, engine and all that car, just AWESOME :)

WOW !!!
I love it! I used to own a '63 'Kombi' and always had the idea of a porsche or subaru engine, but a Ferrari? Great idea and work so far!

I also owned a vw combi and had a midmounted ford 351 v8 in it it was great to drive would love to have a v12 in it but.
very nice paint great colour

Hi,

finally body is polished

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/6632313030633331.jpg

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3464646530343764.jpg

[QUOTE=sportracer02]Hi,

finally body is polished
QUOTE]

:smokin: I just keep loving this project of yours more and more everytime I visit the thread.

Bad news is I think I wanna build one :shakehead

Waiting on the surfboards!! :licka:

[QUOTE=sportracer02]

Waiting on the surfboard!! :licka:

Here it is

Top:

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/6365323363353762.jpg


Bottom:

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3438346563313461.jpg

Top notch stuff here! The board is very well done. :smile:

Have you done something new in interior ? If yes then put many many pics. :biggrin:
Deem your project is so cool, that I decided to tune my Samba too.

Wunderbar!!!
Now that was worth waiting for! :bigthumb:
Must have taken you as long to paint the board as it did the body ;)
I also want as many pictures as possible

O ya, nice work... Keep it up!!!

Must have taken you as long to paint the board as it did the body ;)
I also want as many pictures as possible

Hi,

1. I must disappoint you: Painting the board too a few minutes for each side, cleaning the airbrush took longer :-))

2. I can give you hope: This weekend I am busy (my daughter´s birthday, a triathlon on saturday, but at the beginning of next week I will post pics of the different parts before I throw them together.

Hi,

1. I must disappoint you: Painting the board too a few minutes for each side, cleaning the airbrush took longer :-))

2. I can give you hope: This weekend I am busy (my daughter´s birthday, a triathlon on saturday, but at the beginning of next week I will post pics of the different parts before I throw them together.

1. I'm definately not disappointed, just impressed and jealous :)
2. I'll remind you on Tuesday :) LOL

Really, great job!

Hi,

after a successful triathlon – finishing forth of 500+ competitors (0,5 km swim, 23 km bike, 5 km swim in 1:11 h ;-))) ) here is the promised update of the parts:

The engine with the cover, a hole covered with plexi-glas. The brown bowl is a baseball
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3164653039663764.jpg


Testarossa dashboard with 2 surfer magazines
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3830316238333033.jpg


Testarossa seats and inner door-parts
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3438353162323734.jpg


Wheels, tires and brakes
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3733643834336537.jpg


The complete interior
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3730343162323734.jpg


The fabric roof
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/6562393034306664.jpg


Surfboard, magazines, baseball-racket, sunglasses
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/28/1077928/3363346635303539.jpg

wow! sweet detail! can you flip the pages of the mag to centerfold?? :D

wow! sweet detail! can you flip the pages of the mag to centerfold?? :D

No, the mags are just copies from google, printed with my new printer

wow! sweet detail! can you flip the pages of the mag to centerfold?? :D

:grinno:

Looks good, I like that wood on the cabin floor!

man this is lookin awesome. I think any surfer would love to..... not cruise but haul ass to the beach in this monster. awesome work really great...............*Ryan*

Micha, well done on the result in the Triathlon!!!!
Nice progress on the VW!

Looks sweeeeet!

Wow!! Awesome detail !! cant wait to see more! :sunglasse