BCG - VW New Baja

Tony.T · Post by **Tony.T** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:12 am

Yo !

Everyone had probably seen the VW New Beetle and the BCG version :

This car should be the descendant of the first VW Beetle designed during the 2nd World War.
So VW called this Beetle by the "New Beetle". But this last had nothing about the meaning of "Volkswagen" in german, "People Car", because of the price. The New Beetle costed like the Golf Mk4, but it's less confortable.
Then the buyers choose the Golf.

Now, it seems that VW had stopped the production of the New Beetle. What a pitty !
They don't know what we could do in modifying this ride !

That's why I work on BCG, because of the tiny size, it's easier and quicker to obtain a good looking New Beetle.

As you know, it's possible to repair a wreck like a VW air-cooled to get something like this :

First step, I mold a Tomy BCG New Beetle body. Then I work on a resin copy.

I cut every glasses and enlarge the "passage of wheels" (?). The New Beetle seems to be like an Off Road car.

And the rear engine has been molded by using the Green Stuff. Exactly like the first Beetle.

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:22 pm

excellent work man!

"passage of wheels"

we say "wheel wells"

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:26 pm

what happens to the original?
is it ok?

that baja...cest magnific

Tony.T · Post by **Tony.T** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:29 pm

betty.k wrote:excellent work man!

"passage of wheels"
we say "wheel wells"

Wheel wells, that's what I would like to write. Thank you betty !

Maxximum Attack wrote:what happens to the original?
is it ok?

that baja...cest magnific

The original is still in the box, but I need to create more and more customs. So I must mold it to work on resin after that.

ynad · Post by **ynad** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:37 pm

Very nice work man.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:48 pm

That's cool. You're the first one I've seen make a baja out of the new beetle, besides me. Have you seen mine? Its interesting to see differents takes on the same car. I like how you did the air cooled engine, to make it look old school. I kinda just thought, "What if somebody gave the New Beetle a baja makeover."
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpGa ... ebaja1.jpg

honda_s2000 · Post by **honda_s2000** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:32 pm

Very nice work!

Engine and tires are awesome.

Tony.T · Post by **Tony.T** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:51 am

@ you all, thank very much !

@ crazydave, yep ! I've already seen your "New Baja", great paintjob man !

And you're right about your last sentence, it was my thought before I do it. I really love VW air-cooled, but some New Beetle in real life are very poor when the driver want to customised his ride.

The only New Baja I've seen on Internet was that :

Not really cool than that :

I prefer those last old school Baja because they look fun ! But the New Baja I've found are too much stock.

ibjamn · Post by **ibjamn** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:13 pm

The old schools are the best.

They are like a blank canvas. The new ones can't go offroad as easily, without extensive upgrades to do so.

honda_s2000 · Post by **honda_s2000** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:22 am

ibjamn wrote:The old schools are the best. They are like a blank canvas. The new ones can't go offroad as easily, without extensive upgrades to do so.

Plus, they kinda look silly

, but this one is like the best of both really, looks awesome, kind of like, Old meets new.

steelwoolghandi · Post by **steelwoolghandi** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:33 am

Nice work man I like the one with the off road tread on the tires and the tire on the top real old school man!

humm now just needs more detail added......

Tony.T · Post by **Tony.T** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:57 am

A little driver for example...