[Revell] VW Type 2 (T2) - WIP

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June 13, 2024
Washed.
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June 13, 2024
First, I trimmed down the parts that needed to be colored.
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June 13, 2024
The marked area was not a perfect fit, so I applied heat to correct it.
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June 13, 2024
The passenger side doors also needed fixing, so I taped them up and put them in the food dryer for a few days.
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June 13, 2024
The driver's door fit perfectly.
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June 13, 2024
I ripped the handle off the engine compartment because it was in the way of the polish.
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June 13, 2024
Since I plan to paint it a light color, I painted the inside black surfacer to prevent sub-surface scattering.
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June 13, 2024
I covered it again with white surfacer.
I forgot the engine compartment cover shown.
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June 13, 2024
I then painted it a glossy white color.
I thought about patterning the sheets, but I couldn't be bothered, so I painted them yellow.
The colors are really pretty, but Scalemates makes the photo appear darker than the original. 🙁
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June 14, 2024
Masked for two tone color.
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June 14, 2024
Painted orange color.
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June 14, 2024
Removed mask. I like it.
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June 14, 2024
The parts still don't fit together perfectly, so I have to re-tape them and put them in the food dryer.
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June 14, 2024
I bought white toner and made a floral decal. (motorart.tistory.com/772)
Because it is a laser printer toner, the bright color is bound to be light, but it was made into a floral pattern so that it would not look awkward even if the density was light.
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June 14, 2024
Other side.
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June 15, 2024
Interior - racing white.
And, a part of the back of the chair was hidden in the corner of work table.
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June 15, 2024
The areas where the masked line was not clean were cleaned up with a brush.
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June 15, 2024
1st. clear coat.
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June 16, 2024
2nd. clear coat.
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August 13, 2024
3rd. clear coat.
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August 13, 2024
After dried for a many days.
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August 13, 2024
The decal was quite thick, so I sanded it down.
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August 13, 2024
Last clear coat.
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August 13, 2024
Sanded again.
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August 13, 2024
I used rough compound.
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August 13, 2024
And I used various compounds to achieve the final shine.
The surface isn't completely flat because of the decals, but I decided not to bother anymore.
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August 13, 2024
Banded... 🙁
I wish Revell would pay more attention to the packaging of their products.
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August 13, 2024
I tried to bend it in hot water and it broke when I bent it impatiently.
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August 13, 2024
I cut the transparent pla-plate for restore it.
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August 13, 2024
I rounded off the corners to make it just right.
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August 14, 2024
I tried to express the rubber of the window frame by cutting the plastic into thin pieces.
As expected, when I used non-resin adhesive for this project, it broke at places where I bent it too hard. In particular, quick-type adhesives seem to have a much higher chance of breaking.
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August 14, 2024
I changed the plan and used super glue.
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August 14, 2024
Some of the plated parts were not molded cleanly.
Because of the location of the gate, it will have to be stripped and painted anyway.
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August 14, 2024
As expected, the primer does not come off cleanly.
The bigger problem was that one of the wheel covers came off when I washed it in the sink.
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August 14, 2024
I used silicone putty to replicate the lost hubcap.
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August 14, 2024
This time, I had to duplicate both sides, so I made a mold for the back as well, and dug a path on both sides so that the resin can escape when the molds are overlapped.
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August 14, 2024
Curing did not proceed properly. I tried again by changing the hardener ratio to 2:1, but it did not harden at all and even the mold was damaged. The resin I have is about 20 years old, and I think it's because it's so old.
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August 14, 2024
I remade mold only the front side and copied it this time with UV resin.
And then I dug out the inside of the other side.
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August 14, 2024
The reason I had to dig out the inside was because of the orange part seen on the right.
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August 15, 2024
These parts require detail-up.
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August 15, 2024
First, I worked on a simple room mirror.
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August 15, 2024
I used cloth pin and very thin aluminium plate.
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August 16, 2024
And I sanded the end of the aluminum rod into a round shape.
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August 16, 2024
Then, when assembled, it will look like this.
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August 17, 2024
Since the wiper had good details, I decided to trim only the marked parts and use them.
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August 17, 2024
For these parts, it was decided to replace only the rod with iron.
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August 17, 2024
Like this.
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August 17, 2024
Masked windows. This tape is a Trumpeter product, but the adhesive strength was so weak that it kept moving when I cut into it. So I ended up tearing it all down and masking it with GSI products.
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August 17, 2024
The tail lamp surface was not smooth, so I sanded it and polished it. (left)
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August 18, 2024
I painted dark gray, black surfacer.
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August 18, 2024
Painted flat aluminum, white surfacer and I painted gloss black for chrome.
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August 18, 2024
I painted gloss white and gloss clear for chrome.
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August 18, 2024
Painted chrome. Gloss coated emblem.
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August 18, 2024
I painted panel-line.
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August 18, 2024
And I painted with paint bursh.
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August 18, 2024
On the left, chrome sheet (vinyl) was used, but the edges were wrinkled due to the embossing of the rivets.
So I tore it all apart and used the new aluminum foil (metal) from Tamiya.
As you can see, it was finished neatly.
It feels very similar to bare metal foil, but only slightly better.
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August 18, 2024
Ready to assemble.
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August 18, 2024
Because I painted the snap kit, I had to enlarge the assembly holes and assemble it.
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August 18, 2024
The assembly of the under body has been completed.
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August 18, 2024
Assembled seats.
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August 18, 2024
Attached on the inner plate.
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August 19, 2024
Another view.
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August 19, 2024
Windows were installed.
There are quite a few windows, but compared to Hasegawa's T1 bus, they are about half as quantity.
Best of all, since it is a snap tite, there was no stress in attaching it on.
However, if the window is not properly trimmed after pre-assembly, the thin window frame will become bent.
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August 19, 2024
I like this color scheme.
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August 19, 2024
It is simply installed on the inside of the front of the vehicle.
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August 19, 2024
The mask is designed to hold the door so that it does not fall off.
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August 19, 2024
Assembling the top and bottom plates is a bit tricky.
I had to fit the back into place first, then insert the front to a certain extent, and then forcefully push it in while spreading the arrow parts apart.
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August 19, 2024
Attached side mirror. almost done.
The Scale Mate album seems to transform the image into a dark and cloudy one 🙁
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August 20, 2024
Assembled all face parts.
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August 20, 2024
Assembled all rear parts.
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August 20, 2024
And lastly, attached metal sticker.
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August 20, 2024
Well. It's done.
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August 20, 2024
While I was attaching the keyhole, one of the pieces escaped from the tweezers and I lost it, and it's stuck over there (fuel cover).
Thanks for watching. 😉

Bozzer
Sorry to chip in, MS, but this may help you in the future.
When you remove the chrome, there's a residue underneath. That's sometimes, the reason why there's imperfections in the chrome. The residue is some form of clear coat, that's used before the chrome? That can be removed by soaking in brake fluid, for a while. I've had this issue, mainly with Revell chrome, and it doesn't look great. Sometimes, there's a huge blob, and they just chrome over it. Quality control, needs a kick up the butt, at the factory.
Hope this helps you.

14 August, 21:20

Spanjaard
looking really good

14 August, 22:01

MS K
Oh, Thanks Bozzer. I'll try it next time. 🙂

14 August, 22:16

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

15 August, 17:23

Robert Podkoński
I'm a little late, but from now I will be watching this talent show for sure 🙂

16 August, 06:24

Matteo Pescarin
thanks a lot of sharing, now I'm intrigued... what printer do you have you can use a white toner with it???

16 August, 12:12

Bruce Huxtable
Liking your 'no problem is insurmountable' attitude, and the results 🙂 Inspiring work for sure 🙂

16 August, 12:22

MS K
@Matteo Pescarin - There are printers that can use white custom toner. However, it is not as opaque as the commercial decals, so it honestly falls below my expectations.
What I use is ghost white toner.
At first, I planned to buy an Alps printer, but I had no choice but to give up because it only supported Windows XP.

16 August, 14:07

Spanjaard
I did not know about this ghost white, or is a pitty that just one cartridge seems to be about 300Eur, and if you say that the quality is not good enough......

16 August, 21:07

Martin Oostrom
Exquisite guide MS K. You are a superb modeler.

18 August, 06:54