papa 695s 1/24 Samba Bus

[monica]

real nice progress on this one Ian,looking good,

[Guest]

Looking fantastic, love the paint the job

[papa 695]

just finished one of these. Its a nice kit but dry fitting the sides roof and doors is a must to get them fitting properly

Thanks for the tip Paul. 

[flyjoe180]

This is coming along very nicely Ian. Peace out man.

[spanner570]

Nice work Ian, excellent paint job.....


Ah, the bench seat. I remember when my wife and I bought our Samba V.W. way back in '71 and we would go for a drive and find somewhere nice and quiet. No need to 'climb in the back'. I remember once when we were on the front seats having a right good................


Hello nurse, you're early with lunch. Hang on, that's not lunch. What's that on the tray? You keep away from me with that nee...................  

[Snowman]

That is looking good!! B|

[Guest]

That weathering is superb, top notch.

[papa 695]

Thanks guy's

[Guest]

Hey man, dig the far out, groovy paint job!

[Ian M]

Got to ask. That paint job. Am I right in guessing that you rag rolled it?! It looks 'well cool dude'. lol


Peace out.

[papa 695]

Got to ask. That paint job. Am I right in guessing that you rag rolled it?! It looks 'well cool dude'. lol


Peace out.

Thanks Ian.


After putting the Silver over the black while still wet I put cling film on and gave it a scrunch to leave this pattern. 

[Ian M]

Nice trick. I'll try to remember that.


I must admit, watching this come together has given me an itch to do another one. Might even go for the 1/16 scale one. I have a plan....


Also I like the used but not abused interior... Can't have been Ron's van!

[eddiesolo]

About time I called back on this one Ian.


Super work, love the colour scheme and the worn look...well I would wouldn't I

[papa 695]

Got some more done to this one, I've got the sides on and added a little detail on one of the seats.

[Guest]

Coming along very nicely.


I do like the sticky tape on the seat.