Volkswagon Ratbus

Hi Guy´s

Thats my first real post here, my name is Kai, i am 16 jears old and live in germany.
I wan´t to show you my newest build.

Thats my Volkswagon T1 Samba Bus build in rat look.
I used the Hasegawa Kit for this ride.

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/28/6471828/6236633535376133.jpg

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http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/28/6471828/6365393864383161.jpg

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klick here to see the rest of my fotos

http://www.arcor.de/palb/thumbs_public.jsp?catID=131&albumID=10009153

Welcome to the forum! Nice job on the bus! It looks very realistic!


TW

That is absolutely fantastic! I love it. As a Volkswagen enthusiast, I hate to see them in other than perfect condition. But this is really well done. The chipped, worn paint is just about the best I've ever seen. How did you do it?

The rest of your diorama setting is super cool, too.

Fantastic work and very realistic weathering, great job.

WOW!!
Beautiful job, you did a really great job, that rusty paint looks exceptionally realistic!

just one thing, i belive the roof is a canvas or some kind of fabric, so it shouldn'n look like the rest of the van.

again, your work is fenomenal, congrats!

Amazing work Kai!!!!!!!!!!

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/28/6471828/6365393864383161.jpg That looks awsome!!! Can you tell us how you achieved that, the way the rust colour showing through the paint?
The finish, stance, everything is perfectly weathered looking! Keep up the terrific work! Hope to see more from you!

The VW bus looks impressive, however I'm even more impressed by your diorama! :worshippy

OMG! Amazing work you've got there...

only 3 letters i got for u

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UFFF... :eek2: thats a beautiful bus, really well done rust effect. Can you give us some details about the WIP?
And the diorama... ahh the tree... wow, no words for that.

Congrats...

-d.

Really fantastic work throughout! The rust effect is astonishingly good! A real one probably wouldn't look as real. Can't say enough good things about this

Welcome, nice to see another German modeler here

Model is outstanding, did you use the salt and water method?

i agree: an outstanding model, perfect paint job

did you scratch the air condition or where did you took it from?

Very nice work!! I like the 57 Nomad on your website as well. Your weathering and rust looks dead on.

Hi guys great to see that you like my bus so much :grinyes:

to answer your question about the paintjob:
jes i use the salt an water method. on my homepage now you can see how i did it. look at: "rosten mit der salzmethode!" there you find it.

the air condition is build by myself

see you

Great work! Very convincing weathered finish. I have plans for a similar style on a singlecab.

NAILED it!

Great job Kai, you are very skilled for a 16 year old modeller!

You must be some kind of freak to be as young as you claim to be, but build as though you've been doing it for decades longer than you've been alive! haha

That bus looks....I have no words to convey my amazement about your DUB. Perfection? doesn't come close to how good it looks.

You should win ALL trophies with this one.

Hi guys great to see that you like my bus so much :grinyes:

to answer your question about the paintjob:
jes i use the salt an water method. on my homepage now you can see how i did it. look at: "rosten mit der salzmethode!" there you find it.

the air condition is build by myself

see you

Can you post up a link to the weathering method, I couldn't find it on the website!!

THX!

Great stuff! Considering your age, I think you have some major potential. You must try to come to the model show in Frankfurt/Main the first weekend in November. You can meet a lot of nice people there and get heaps of inspiration. That diorama of yours will draw some admiring looks, for sure.

Cheers, Sebastian (also from Germany)