midnightprowler Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Revell's new 68 Bug. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Bigasshammm Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 That's sharp! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I may just have to get this one, my mother had one when I was a small human unit, used to stand in the front seat with my arms around the back of the seat while she was driving, and oh yeah I did not wear a bicycle helmet either... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Thanks. It's a great kit, but it is a European spec bug. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Very nicely done. I actually owned a 68 bug in dark blue. Does bring back some fond memories. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Your Bug looks excellent. We had a new '62 squareback my folks bought new while posted in Germany with the CDN army. Later my Mom got a 70 bug and later a 72 super beetle. Many years later my Dad had a Jetta as his last car. Plenty of fond memories. I liked the 62 squareback the most. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Your Bug looks excellent. We had a new '62 squareback my folks bought new while posted in Germany with the CDN army. Later my Mom got a 70 bug and later a 72 super beetle. Many years later my Dad had a Jetta as his last car. Plenty of fond memories. I liked the 62 squareback the most. No other car from the 60's had a following like the Bug. From showroom/new/stock to used/modified/dune buggie it was an icon of the times. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Your Bug looks excellent. We had a new '62 squareback my folks bought new while posted in Germany with the CDN army. Later my Mom got a 70 bug and later a 72 super beetle. Many years later my Dad had a Jetta as his last car. Plenty of fond memories. I liked the 62 squareback the most. I had a '64 Squareback. It must have been a gray market car because they weren't officially imported until '66. I put an 1835cc dual port motor with dual solex carbs in it. It was pretty fast from stoplight to stoplight, I would get a pretty good jump on much bigger, faster cars. The guy I bought it from had louvered the hood which was kind of ironic since it only served to make the trunk very wet. It did look cool thought. I eventually fiberglassed under the louvers to keep the rain out. That was a fun car, I wonder where it ended up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Nice work on the bug! Brings back fond memories. I had a '62 in this color that I bought when I went off to college. It was the perfect car for the task, as it was reliable, cheap to repair when it did fail, and cheap to operate--with gas at $1/gallon, it got me home for the weekend for about a buck... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Thanks all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infofrog Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Man that looks so real . Great job Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Blind Dog Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Nice! I've got a couple copies of the Tamiya 1/24 '66 Beetle to do eventually. I think everybody of a certain age has a VW story. :smilie: cheers Old Blind Dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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