tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post8374746611009520737..comments2024-03-29T06:18:19.604+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Airfix QuickBuild BeetleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-5724272564569607272015-07-05T10:13:24.651+00:002015-07-05T10:13:24.651+00:00Huw - I think it's too big for 1/32nd, more li...Huw - I think it's too big for 1/32nd, more like 1/22nd so techncally, G Scale. Ideal for garden railways perhaps as being plastic, its weatherproof. <br /><br />As for paint, well, it's something I plan to find out. No fancy schemes, I prefer stuff stock. <br /><br />Matthew - Any toay or model shop that sotkcs the Airfix Quickbuild range. Or online: http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/quick-build/airfix-quick-build-vw-beetle.htmlPhil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-79724885992826147112015-07-04T19:11:38.717+00:002015-07-04T19:11:38.717+00:00Thats awesome Phil!!! Where cud i find one of thes...Thats awesome Phil!!! Where cud i find one of these kits? CheersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696676677668544198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-60690341778627600732015-07-04T14:40:12.539+00:002015-07-04T14:40:12.539+00:00Don't tell me - a "Chip Foose special&quo...Don't tell me - a "Chip Foose special" - or, perhaps, one of those "subtle" custom schemes, straight out of "Max Power" magazine - not forgetting some LED lights ... .<br /><br />On second thoughts, perhaps not.<br /><br />OK, some custom paint jobs can look quite good - especially if they're actually tasteful - and they effectively pick out some of the contours and panels on a beetle.<br /><br />Saying that, whatever beetles are like as cars - whatever they're like to drive etc., they're still classic cars, in much the same way as Morris Minor Travellers, Ford Anglias, old Jaguars - and Kharmann Ghias, for that matter.<br /><br />I'm afraid that I personally prefer to see cars well maintained and, if possible, as near "mint" as is reasonable.<br /><br />Safety improvements (like better brakes and lights) are fine - especially when they can be put in without ruining the original car - but I'd prefer to leave the custom paint jobs for scrappers, which someone's doing up to stop them being "cubed".<br /><br /><br />As for this model kit, your photos suggest that the finished version looks something like "right" - do you reckon it comes out reasonably close to a standard scale (like 1:32, or something) - or does it seem more like a "box scale"?<br /><br />Also, does it seem to be made of a plastic that would take standard enamel and acrylic modelling paints?Huw Griffithsnoreply@blogger.com