Beetle Scooter

[TooOld]

This is a neat little 3D printed kit by C1 Models with lots of little parts plus some photo-etch . I've never built anything like this before and found out immediately just how fragile printed parts are . . . my very first "snip" to remove the excess plastic resulted in a broken top bar on the frame ! It was easily repaired and a lesson was learned . I drilled and pinned the front fork to the frame and added a small block to insert separate cables from the handle bars and from the frame so it could be displayed without the VW fender .

Another fun one to put together but it's very tiny ! Thanks for looking !

[Paul B. Canney]

my shaky left hand would make a mess out of this, but you sir, are my hero. I've seen a 1:1 about a year ago and this is just as clean as that was.

[TooOld]

Jul 17, 2021 20:10:57 GMT -6 Paul B. Canney said:

my shaky left hand would make a mess out of this, but you sir, are my hero. I've seen a 1:1 about a year ago and this is just as clean as that was.

Thanks Paul !
I'm not that steady either but I've learned to use all manner of supports to rest my wrists on while I'm working on these types of things , from my other fist to small cardboard boxes or blocks of foam and I have several different sizes handy . Of course extra strong reading glasses and tweezers are a must too !

[patw]

Hello again Bob. Yes I'm of a similar state. Magnifier lights, one hand, my left wrist nearly taped to the desk! A desktop vice with a suction cup on the bottom! But again a super build. Like Paul I saw one about two years ago at the UK's biggest annual VW Beetle/Aircooled expo, where I tried to win the Meyers Manx built during the show over two days, but I didn't get it, what a blow!

[plastimatic]

Boy, howdy, Bob!
That must be one HUUUGE quarter!

I probably would have stopped at a smooth paint job on the fender and said, "Yep, there it is... a VW fender."
And never mind trying to photograph that thing.

Awesome job, as always, my friend!

[TooOld]

Jul 18, 2021 14:13:08 GMT -6 patw said:

Hello again Bob. Yes I'm of a similar state. Magnifier lights, one hand, my left wrist nearly taped to the desk! A desktop vice with a suction cup on the bottom! But again a super build. Like Paul I saw one about two years ago at the UK's biggest annual VW Beetle/Aircooled expo, where I tried to win the Meyers Manx built during the show over two days, but I didn't get it, what a blow!

It's another modeling technique , just like decals or foiling . . . we have to learn new ways to continue building !

[TooOld]

Jul 18, 2021 15:12:52 GMT -6 plastimatic said:

Boy, howdy, Bob!
That must be one HUUUGE quarter!

I probably would have stopped at a smooth paint job on the fender and said, "Yep, there it is... a VW fender."
And never mind trying to photograph that thing.

Awesome job, as always, my friend!

HAH ! Thanks Jim !
My photos are a bit deceiving , with the low angle the quarter appears larger than it really is . Without taking an actual measurement the fender looks to be at least 2 inches tip to tip !