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stingray-63 wrote:

Lars, you made this Bug???

No, no, I wish

Jonny wrote:

The obvious place to do it would be at the B-pillar (i.e. behind the doors), so I'm going to extend the bonnet instead ...

I think I would have gone with the B-pillar myself, but then again I would not have stretched at all

I prefer the metal chassis Jonny because you'll need more work and it is always awesome to see your work and the advancement of it. I am sure that it will be a famous hotrod.
PS: If you need flaming masks, I could help you

I did do a little bit more on this before pretty much giving up on RC/model making for the summer - at least I've just found some pictures in my camera, I can't really remember doing this though ...

Adding styrene to bring the exterior levels up after chopping the bonnet (hood) & making a template to fill in the petals:





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As the car sits now:




Not sure of the purpose of this shot, but it does show that the next dilema is to chop off the remains of the front wings, or adapt what's already there ...

On my 1/1 beetle buggy, they was cuted very close of the bay.

I really like this project, hope to see more of it

Nice!

+1

Most excellent JR