Finished Model: 'New' VW Beetle

This is one for Joey, it is a model my wife built and finished recently, the R-M VW Beetle kit.
I don't help her with these, she can do enough damage without my help.
She sprayed the body Tamiya Candy Lime Green and the wheels were stripped and sprayed with gloss aluminum metallizers.
Hope you like her work, I am really proud of her:)
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Enjoy!!

Ray

WOW, very good work lady :D

Excellent Job:D

Originally posted by Mr Mario

Excellent Job:D Ditto!:cool:

WOW .... excellent job...!!
May i ask what brand this model is made by
and i want to ask if they make any of the 2000-2003 Golf or Jetta:confused:

That is just excellent work! Hats off to your wife!

wow! she paints better than me :eek: Great job to the Mrs. Two thumbs up

Great color choice and a nice paintjob! A nice buildup!

Two comments as a person who owns one:

1) the door handles should be body colored not black
2) It looks like the emblem decals that go on the wheel center caps are applied in the front and rear body emblem spots. Not much you can do to change that now tho!

Wish my g/f could build models!

looking good

1) the door handles should be body colored not black

She didn't realise, she followed the instructions and only realised the mistake after, the instructions called for them to be black

2) It looks like the emblem decals that go on the wheel center caps are applied in the front and rear body emblem spots. Not much you can do to change that now tho!

No, those are the kit decals for the front and back, there were none for the wheels.

May i ask what brand this model is made by

It is the Revell-Monogram kit which is just a reboxed Revell AG kit.

Thanks for all the compliments guys, Jess really appreciates them:)

Ray

damn... i wish i have a girlfriend that builds model......
heck i wish i just have a girlfriend:(

damn... i wish i have a girlfriend that builds model......heck i wish i just have a girlfriend

HAHAHA!! :flipa: :finger: :flipa: :finger: :flipa: :finger: :flipa: :finger: :flipa:

Do you guys mind resepcting this thread, it is my wife's model!!:mad:

Originally posted by freakray
Do you guys mind resepcting this thread, it is my wife's model!!:mad:

o sorry man... just an inside joke between me and Mx100.... one more question that i forgot to ask... the model itself looks like it has a few shade of green......how did she make that kind of effect?:confused:

sorry again.. if i offended u in anyway:)

o yes~ great model btw~ :ylsuper :ylsuper

Didn't offend me, but it upset her.....

It is all one shade of green, but with changing light in varies in depth across the body, it is more a pearl color in my opinion, but the Tamiya spray can calls it Candy lime green....

Ray

Originally posted by freakray
Didn't offend me, but it upset her.....

It is all one shade of green, but with changing light in varies in depth across the body, it is more a pearl color in my opinion, but the Tamiya spray can calls it Candy lime green....

Ray

ic ic... might try that....

sorry once again... i totally respect you adn the model... me went crazy!! hope u accept apology!!:)

Looks very well done and cute too! Good job. :)

Alex

It looks great :cool:

Congratulate your significant other!

She (is? - made) a great model!;) :D
looks cute!
ciaoo Olivier

I so have to show this thread to my wife...........

I've been trying to get her to build the Auston Powers Shaguar!


BTW, that beetle looks great! She has done a top job!

Originally posted by freakray
Didn't offend me, but it upset her.....

It is all one shade of green, but with changing light in varies in depth across the body, it is more a pearl color in my opinion, but the Tamiya spray can calls it Candy lime green....

Ray

I think the point of a candy paint is that it is semi-transparent. More coats or thicker coats are required to cover the colour that it is being sprayed over, so it gives the paint a really deep look because you can see through the layers of paint. I think for best results you are meant to use a metallic (usually silver or chrome) undercoat because you can see the metallic finish deep into the paint, which enhances the effect.

This may not be correct for Tamiya plastic model candy paints, but from experience with candy paints for polycarbonate radio controlled car bodies I believe this to be the case.

Now thats a lady i'd like to go shopping with :flash: :flash:
No clothes shops, no make up shops....just straight to a model shop http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/ylsuper.gif http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/ylsuper.gif http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/ylsuper.gif

Very nice job on the car....you have a very nice lady by the sounds of it that shows a interest in your hobby.
Well done:)

Now that’s a beautiful VW Beetle.
Give my congratulations to your wife since she did a great job.
I’ll be waiting for her next project. :)

That Beetle looks way:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

The color sets it off nicely! Looks pretty impressive for a Revell AG model.

Wow guys, thanks for all the really kind words.

....just straight to a model shop

she works in a hobby shop

Thanks guys:)

Ray

Good Job!
It's just that the kit seems a bit "shorter wheelbase".

Your wife did an excellent job on the Beetle.Can we expect to see anymore of her work or was this a one time thing?:)

Beautiful Model! So whats the next project? :D

Again excellent work and hope to see more of you work!

Thanks guys:)

She has a Skyline(R34) GT-R in the works next.....

Absolutely perfect!