Topic: VDUB beetle dio (Read 6199 times)

kpnuts · « **on:** May 02, 2017, 08:17:18 pm »

HI all here's what I'm building as a competition on another place.[/size]

Can't tell you what's going to happen to the poor fella, think of the warspite dio, there will be at least a couple of explosions, I have a feeling none of you will know where this is going till the last couple of posts.There was a little flash on the parts but the worst bit of the kit is the awful mold seams on all the wings.

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eddiesolo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2017, 08:23:59 pm »

Love it Ken! Really superb colour.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2017, 08:45:32 pm »

Groovy Hip cat!

kpnuts · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2017, 09:15:08 pm »

Thanks guys Si it's candy orange over gold.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2017, 09:19:09 pm »

That is a fab recreation of pearlised paint in miniature.

kpnuts · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2017, 07:06:21 pm »

Here's a teaser for you (it will be a major part of the dio)

ballastanksian · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2017, 10:29:23 pm »

Ok, so it is a hand with folded fingers and that suggests a statue of a hand holding something, but what?

The big film involvoing a Beetle was Herbie, but that is definitly not him/her (possibly its cooler cousin from california?) that you have built so possibly not a model from a film.

Back to square one. We need a beard stroking-pondering emoticon.

U-33 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2017, 09:27:59 am »

🤔 How's this?

Naff...that failed. Miserably...

kpnuts · « **Reply #8 on:** May 05, 2017, 05:58:13 pm »

Hi all off on hols tomorrow for a week so this will be my last post till next week, I just hope I've not gone and given the surprise away with the next pics. I'm sure some of you will guess what it is.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #9 on:** May 06, 2017, 08:11:19 pm »

I have not a clue Ken.

Happy hols

kpnuts · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2017, 06:40:47 pm »

Hi all well back off hols and here is the next update.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2017, 09:58:24 pm »

Ah, is that a monster you are making? If so it must be from a horror film.

Am I warm? Welcome back from your hollibobs:O)

kpnuts · « **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2017, 06:31:03 am »

Certainly on the right track, although modernised slightly, probably the most famous SiFi story ever told.

Guy Bagley · « **Reply #13 on:** May 15, 2017, 10:34:38 am »

engine looks awesome, nicely painted !

kpnuts · « **Reply #14 on:** May 16, 2017, 07:04:01 pm »

Hi all here is the next update.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2017, 10:00:31 pm »

Tremors? It can't be as it was set in the desert somewhere. I don't think Captain Kirk 'cruzed da hood' in a Beetle and I won't go anywhere near Star wars.

I like your roadway and its damage caused by the monster.

kpnuts · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2017, 10:31:59 pm »

Maybe this will help (a quote from the musical)
A huge, rounded bulk, larger than a bear, rose up slowly, glistening like wet leather. Its lipless mouth quivered and slavered, and snake-like tentacles writhed as the clumsy body heaved and pulsated

carlmt · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2017, 10:34:54 pm »

War of the Worlds.................
Although I am not so sure that the Dub was around in 'the last years of the nineteenth century'....

PS - The book is good........the LP very good

dougal99 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2017, 10:35:53 pm »

That sounds like war of the worlds - but no VW Beetle in that

Carl beat me to it

kpnuts · « **Reply #19 on:** May 17, 2017, 06:30:20 am »

I have taken certain liberties with the timing and settings, I know there was no vw in the book or film.
I just got my inspiration from the music as I was listening to it at the time I conceived it.

kpnuts · « **Reply #20 on:** May 17, 2017, 08:22:44 pm »

Well some people are so rude. I'm a member of Instagram ( I have been a member for a while but only really started posting model pics lately)I don't know much about social media but normally I just post pics with no explanation so I posted these pics as it gone along, after this update I got 80 likes in one day (that is the most I've had so far) well I got a private massage saying "you should stick to drawing this is crap my six yr old could do better"that's just plain rude, I don't know them, they don't know me, and obviously a lot of people like it, I don't know why people feel they have to make statements like that. I've looked ate some of their posts and they don't even build models (at least if they do they're so crap they don't post them)

Tug-Kenny RIP · « **Reply #21 on:** May 17, 2017, 08:51:42 pm »

You get this on social media sites. People feel insulated in their homes and free to express any thoughts they may have.

If it's live on site then your best recourse is to complain to the site moderator and object to his posting. If it's a private email then throw it in the bin.

ken

carlmt · « **Reply #22 on:** May 17, 2017, 09:39:24 pm »

Quote from: kpnuts on May 17, 2017, 06:30:20 am

I have taken certain liberties with the timing and settings, I know there was no vw in the book or film.
I just got my inspiration from the music as I was listening to it at the time I conceived it.

Go for it Ken!!!!!
A few more in this world could do with a little imagination now and again - and don't fret on the keyboard warriors.... small minded folk like that are not worth the air that they breathe.

kpnuts · « **Reply #23 on:** May 18, 2017, 07:04:08 pm »

Hi all here's the next update (it may not look very pretty I accidentally stood on the engine) I've tried to fix it up a bit (it doesn't really matter as it won't be seen in the dio and anyway no one will be looking at the beetle.

Couldn't resist trying the body on it.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #24 on:** May 18, 2017, 09:25:04 pm »

Shod them Ken. I am sure there would have been Beetles in the original ninteen seventies film somewhere so don't worry about it and enjoy your build; we are.

How did you tread on your engine? Table dancing can be dangerous!!!

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