Started: 04 July 1999
Finished: 14 September 1999
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The starting point was to make a custom car. The old beetle is very well known for its versatility in the sense of customizing, and I believe that the new beetle is cute enough to be put from shape to shape.
This is the one that I liked most among a
couple of sketches. The
elliptic profiles of the side cutout and the fenders seemed to be in
good
harmony with the softly curved contours of the beetle. It would look
like
a new generation of the famous dune buggies.
04
July 1999:
So the tailoring
began...The kit I chose was Revell-Monogram's snap-tite kit
no.1910.
It was the rounded shape of the '63 Corvette dashboard that urged me to see how it would look like inside. Well, it seemed that it would go well with some minor modifications. A popular item for customizing...
10
July 1999:
....and then
sanded smooth, of course.
22
July 1999:
It was a hard
decision to cut the hood open. The kit had no engine (Tamiya does not
have
one either). I took the risk of finding a suitable engine and cut the
hood.
The car was applied grey primer.
06
August 1999:
But
I did not
like the grey, so I applied cellulosic automotive yellow primer.
A test-fitting
of the bodyshell, internal tub and the dashboard.
26
August 1999:
05
September 1999:
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