VW Van T1

papataratuga · Post by **papataratuga** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:32 am

Surfin' season may be over... even though, let me show you my newest bit of modding stuff I just finished.

body by raceleg (again)
CRW-alurims (handmade by a dude of www.rc-micro.de)
selfmade decals (Quicksilver, Burton, Speck, Calvin&Hobbes, licence plate surfboard, VW-Logo on spare tire)
airbrush paintjob
spare tire mounted with a thumbtack
rack on the roof made from 1mm-welding rod
travelbags from a revell-kit, painted to be looking old
surfboard airbrushed and tribal-decal
cables on the roof are electrowires
jerrycan on platform from the same revell-kit
driver handpainted
inside of the car is real wood
exhaust pipe made from a wire-end sleeve
microlamps (1,5V, no LEDs) on front and rear are soldered to the motorcontacts, so they light up when driving

[YouTube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVm076Z2 ... men-3.html[/YouTube]

Hope y'all like it.

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:06 pm

Awwesome! Best new bit mod I've seen in a year.

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:41 pm

That turned out super nice. I haven't really seen any new bit mods in a while, so thanks for the inspiration..

And I'm lovin the alloy wheels..

silla

Post by **CaboWabo** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:44 pm

Sweet! That looks excellent!

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:53 pm

With so many cool details, it seems almost silly to say, my favorite part is the Calvin and Hobbes.

sidewinder · Post by **sidewinder** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:16 pm

That is really cool

it would go faster if you put it on the table instead of the pencils.

we haven't had a lot of mods lately have we? i would suggest an end of the year contest...but if we did, I think we'd already have the winner.

ibjamn · Post by **ibjamn** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:18 pm

I'm loving this thing as well. Especially the rims.....

frizzen · Post by **frizzen** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:02 am

Looks good.

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:35 am

this is too cool - makes me feel like a slacker for not doing any new micros in the last year...

ynad · Post by **ynad** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:32 am

yeaaaa! bit again. love the details!

papataratuga · Post by **papataratuga** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:15 am

Thanks for all replies. Happy you like it. Get to work dudes, I'd love to see some more bitstuff around here again... I'm working on a fully proportional bit at the moment. So there's more to come soon anyway!

ibjamn · Post by **ibjamn** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:27 pm

45tr0 wrote:this is too cool - makes me feel like a slacker for not doing any new micros in the last year...

me too.....

frizzen · Post by **frizzen** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:33 pm

Anybody else think that really needs a custom Two-tone ZZ Beetle sitting next to it?

You guys are all slackers! Or else I've done too many this year, I post a new ride and people go "Eh, it's yet another Frizzen ride"

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:39 pm

frizzen wrote:Anybody else think that really needs a custom Two-tone ZZ Beetle sitting next to it?

You guys are all slackers! Or else I've done too many this year, I post a new ride and people go "Eh, it's yet another Frizzen ride"

It should be an old-school bug on the Herbie ZZ, but this was all there was when I did it. it's at the beach anyway.

ibjamn · Post by **ibjamn** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:56 pm

frizzen wrote:Anybody else think that really needs a custom Two-tone ZZ Beetle sitting next to it?

yes, it does.....

frizzen wrote: I post a new ride and people go "Eh, it's yet another Frizzen ride"

huh?