Einar Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Some time ago I decided to build Revell's VW 1500 in 1/24 scale. The nostalgic Beetle (the Finnish nickname is " the Bubble") is for me one of the most important cars I have experienced. It was the first car my dad owned, a light green 1959 Beetle in which we used to travel across Finland and the Nordic countries. At the age of eighteen I did my driving school and passed the driving exam in a Beetle. For many years thereafter I used to borrow the new Beetle of my dad. The Revell kit was of very good quality and easy to build. It contained a lot of details, the fit was excellent, the decals were good and all in all the kit was a pleasure to build. I chose to paint the bodywork of the car with Tamiya light blue spray, TS-23. In my opinion that colour suited the Beetle very well and looked quite authentic to my eyes. For the smaller details and the parts inside I used Humbrol enamels and Vallejo acrylics. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Oh yes, a wonderful model of a wonderful car and great memories. Great work. I am an air-cooled VW fan too and loved my first Beetle, well loved all of them really. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I like that! Good paint and i like how you've done the window rubbers. They are often forgotten. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Pete in Lincs said: I like that! Good paint and i like how you've done the window rubbers. They are often forgotten. Thank you! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Great paint job! I like the subdued look of the hubcaps. What paint is that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, JeroenS said: Great paint job! I like the subdued look of the hubcaps. What paint is that? Hi Jeroen, Thank you! I airbrushed the hubcaps with Alclad white aluminium- Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: Oh yes, a wonderful model of a wonderful car and great memories. Great work. I am an air-cooled VW fan too and loved my first Beetle, well loved all of them really. Chris Thank you Chris! Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 That's a lovely little Bug, really nice paintjob in a colour that does indeed suit it! Top work! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 2 hours ago, keefr22 said: That's a lovely little Bug, really nice paintjob in a colour that does indeed suit it! Top work! Keith Thank you! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 That's a really nice model. Lots of little details that make it look 'just right'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Natter said: That's a really nice model. Lots of little details that make it look 'just right'. Thanks Dave Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Excellent model! And it brings back many memories. A light green (aqua?) 1500 served me well in high school and university and beyond. Cheap to operate and easy to repair--what could be better? Winters were hard though. Had to scrape the inside of the windshield when it was very cold! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 12 minutes ago, dnl42 said: Excellent model! And it brings back many memories. A light green (aqua?) 1500 served me well in high school and university and beyond. Cheap to operate and easy to repair--what could be better? Winters were hard though. Had to scrape the inside of the windshield when it was very cold! Thank you!..and thanks for sharing the nice memories Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Lovely! Looking very realistic,I like the colour very much too. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 43 minutes ago, Kitkent said: Lovely! Looking very realistic,I like the colour very much too. Chris. Thanks Chris Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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