NASCAR  BEETLE
 
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Contest Winner - C.A.R.S.  On-Line Contest, December 1998.

The front intake grill was made by drilling holes and cutting out plastic within. Then the edges were carefully filed to be square. Later, screen from Detail Master was glued at the back which gave a realistic look. ( Right and below )

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 The front hood assembly was completed by adding the frontal part of the dashboard and three bars made from black insulated copper wire. The other windows were also prepared by painting contours and rivets all around, for later installation. The rear window also received three bars.
    

Paint job appears at last ! First, a gloss white (Humbrol 22) is applied. The roof and pillars are painted Matt Blue(Humbrol 25) and treated with Pactra 119S clear coating. 

The emerald tone is obtained by a mixture of   Pink (Humbrol 200-30%), Crimson (Humbrol20-5%), and Fluorescent Red(Revell 332-65%).
This mixture also dried matt and was given a clear coat.

 The hood support prepared from Detail Master set was applied on the body and hood assembly.

 And windows glued on.

 The inside was painted Light Ghost Gray (Testors 1728) and black window contours were also applied from the inside.

The front hood was drilled and hood pin sets from Detail Master were applied. The pins were glued to the body with Bison 5-minute epoxy glue. The front pins are operating but the rear ones are dummy.
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And finally, decals from Slixx Decals were applied. Due to the car's compactness, the race number had better be single-digit!
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