Oh no! Not another VW buss...

[tiking]

but I promise this is the last one(fingers crossed). When I bought a second one I had something totally different in mind but decided bot to do it. So I just went ahead and built it as is. Nothing fancy but the usual theme but more mobile than the last one. The downside with these hasegawa models is that there interior detail is poor. So most of the parts, like pedals, knobs and brake handles had to be scratch built.

The seats are not perfect but will have to do. The hand brakes is not typical for this model but I decided it would have been changed to make shift part, due to lack of spare parts. Anyways, the entire hand brake frame is not seen when the chassi is put into the body frame.

The crackle paint effect was an idea I got from someone doing an unprofessional paint job. After-all this van was imported from a not so developed land, so I think this concept would pass.

The diorama is just a temporary placement for the model as I have not 100% decided on it or if I would just have it sitting on a plain base...

[MidMazar]

Nice and simple.

[Emilssi]

Simply incredible!!!

[lovegt40]

nono, go on please. they are too nice !

[Outlaw66]

Outstanding work !!!!....congratulations !!!!!!

[rous74]

Great job...
It's so real...
Congratulations !!!

Andreas

[tiking]

Thank you gentlemen for taking the time to respond. Much appreciated and glad to have your support.

[clem24]

Seriously? The seats are not perfect? If you meant they're not perfectly mint, yes you're right in that department. Would love to see how you did the seats!!! Probably the most amazing part of this model. As always, the rust looks spot on as well. What an amazing build!

[cinqster]

Perfect job and love the peeling paint too. That's a show winner right there!

[tiking]

Originally Posted by clem24

Seriously? The seats are not perfect? If you meant they're not perfectly mint, yes you're right in that department. Would love to see how you did the seats!!! Probably the most amazing part of this model. As always, the rust looks spot on as well. What an amazing build!

Thank you. I guess we are our own worst critic. I've seen some amazing seat models that I only wish to come close to in terms of the real thing. But I do appreciate your kind comment.

I achieve the seats with pretty basic method. Not pro, mind you. But hopefully close.

1. I cut off the back of the seat from the other half. Then smoothed down any sharp areas.

2. Used thin Tamiya tape and placed it on both back and lower parts of the seats.

3. Then primed

4. Then sprayed with a brown paint from a can( do not own an airbrush)

5. Took a sharp Xto knife and carefully made slits in the tape and opened them up a little.

6. Then I took insulation fibers collected at work and stuffed it in all openings. Then went over everything with black pigment and real dirt.

That's it. The unprofessional method.

[Greg23]

Pretty amazing.

[tiking]

Thank u Greg.

[tpliquid]

very good!

[tiking]

Thanks for looking and your comment.

[chaos]

Two thumbs up! Thanks for the info on how you did the seats, but would have loved to see a WIP!