Phil's Workbench

A daily updated blog typed by someone with painty hands, oil under his fingernails and the smell of solder in his nostrils who likes making all sort of models and miniatures. And fixing things.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Beach Buggies compared - Airfix vs Revell

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I suppose we ought to compare the recently finished Airfix beach buggy with the Revell version I built three years ago . The web loves th...

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Monday, August 23, 2021

Airfix Beach Buggy - ready for the surf

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In odd minutes over the last week, I've finished the Airfix Beach Buggy kit. I know the project has jumped some steps, but I'm sure...

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Monday, August 16, 2021

Yellow shocks

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It's been a busy week, so progress on the beach buggy had been limited. I have managed to fit the engine into the chassis and add the...

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

The future is orange

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There was only one colour for this car - orange. That's the colour it is on the box lid and that's the colour my Beetle is. Th...

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

1/32nd aircooled engine

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Airfix has kept the Beach Buggy engine pretty simple. Sadly, in the days it was designed, they didn't put in many positive location ...

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Monday, August 09, 2021

Airfix Beach Buggy

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It was a great pleasure to read that Airfix planned to re-introduce the Beach Buggy kit earlier this year. I put my pre-order in as soon as ...

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