VW Samba Bus

[panzerace007]

SPUD ,

Great Haul of Pigments !! Those Seats Rock ! One thing .... can you ding up th Rubber Floor mats ? I know from having 2 Bugs that , those were th 1st. to go. They easily Dry Rot. I"m not sure how easy it would be as it looks like it's part of th molding ??


Keep on gettin it !!

 

[spud]

ya i had taught that but alas it molded to teh floor and to remove it would be a right pain so i just gave it a moldy slimy wash, thinking back now i prod could have covered it with styrene but that wouldnt be as interesting as what is there now.

and thanks Erik glad you like it,

 

[Chris S]

Nice little haul Spud ;D To be honest I wouldnt worry too much about the rubber mats ,once the body is on and all that moss and green stuff over the windows you wont see them ....unless you're leaving doors open ?? ,in that case make a few old mats

Chris.

 

[spud]

ya im gona leave the side doors open with one after falling off from rusting away in the forrest, so we will see some insides

 

[spud]

well got the body preped today, im going to fit the glass and mask it on both sides tomorrow and start painting it ill do 1 section at a time i think, dont want to over do it,i also need to figure out how im gona go about fitting head liner to the cab roof because i want it saging. ill figure somthing out...

any how here is a test fit to see what it will kinda look like. you can still just make out were the vw sign sinks in but ill cover that.

 

[TRM]

What are you waiting for.....get this puppy moving!!! Fooling!! Looking good there spud!!! Can't wait to see you wrecking the outside of this one!!! ;D

 

[fumblethumbs]

Those seats look like crap spud............Mission accomplished!! Nice job Buddy.

 

[Quaralane]

Progressing very nicely

 

[spud]

Thanks guys, now the hard part begins,

 

[Chris S]

Looking like a real dose Spud ;D ....carry on

Chris.

 

[spud]

im just about to lay down some chiping fluids on the roof so now the fun begins.

 

[Chris S]

;D ;D ;D ;D Get er done ;D ;D ;D ;D

Chris.

 

[spud]

ive aplied 3 coats of chipping stuffs to the roof now so im waiting for it to dry. a bit

 

[TRM]

Must be done by now eh spud? ;D

 

[spud]

Done he roof last night will post a pic later will start the drivers side today at some time

 

[wyoroy]

Spud, no video on the chipping fluids ;D

 

[spud]

lol no its the same as teh hairspay tecneque if you ever used that,

 

[wyoroy]

Never tried that either

 

[spud]

hehe. if you look you tube you will find loads of help on it. if i had a probber video camera i would gladly make some vids

 

[spud]

right well done one side of the interior, I think i used every AK product in my arsenal except for engine grime

first pic ya cant really see the lower half.

this pic you can see it a bit better,

 

[TRM]

Bad A$$ Spud!!! Making me want to go and paint something just to chip it!!!! Sweet!!

 

[Chris S]

Yip ...That is looking like a pile o scrap ;D good work Spud

Chris.

 

[spud]

Thanks guys I had fun doing that side although the other side won't be seen so it won't get the same treatment

 

[wyoroy]

Spud, that looks great. Any pictures of the engine?

 

[spud]

thanks Roy,the engine will be closed up so i just painted it black so noing special

 

[fumblethumbs]

Lookin' real good there spud!!

 

[spud]

Thanks ft

 

[Leighbo]

Sweet ride Spud, this is going to be awesome!

To do the headlining hanging down you could just use paper kitchen towel, I have tried it before on a rusty wreck and it worked well.
Soak towel in white glue but don't add much, if any, water so it will dry stiff and roll it out to get rid of the paper pattern. Also add a bit of acrylic paint to the mix, which gives a good base for washes / drybrushing later.
Whilst still wet glue the edges to the bus ceiling in more neat white glue and once dry it should look pretty good.

Cheers

Leighbo

 

[java]

Nice chipping!.

 

[spud]

Leighbo thanks for that, I did think of it but i wanst 100% sure how it would do but its worth a shot.

java thanks man,