Kombi Fully Loaded
It has been pretty stressful for the past couple of weeks. The home PC just went kaput, and the workload at the office is just crazy. Fortunately, I found time during the weekend to finish this custom. The weather was cooperative enough to let the paint dry quickly, and this custom did not really demand that much painting skill.
Anyway, here's Kombi the Love Bus. Click on the thumbnails for a bigger picture.
The base model used is a 1/32 Kinsmart 1962 VW Bus. I just blasted the shell with white paint, after a thorough sanding.
Herbie-themed VW buses aren't original anymore, I know. Some people have even done pretty good Herbie drag buses from the Hotwheels mold. But it didn't really stop me here.
The original plan was to take a 1/32 Kinsmart Beetle and convert it into a Herbie, but that's a bit expected, and easy. I doodled some designs on a notebook of a Herbie bus. My original doodle included more decals on the design, aside from the stripes and the 53. But after applying the Herbie decals, I thought this bus would look better with less clutter.
Yes, the pull-back motor still works. The rear hatch and the door still open.
The Herbie theme is not only limited to the decals. I added a sunroof and painted the interior gray like the original Love Bug. What's only missing is the "OFP 857" plates. I did consider painting the wheels white, but decided to leave it alone as is for some subtle "bling."
After applying the decals, I used flat clearcoat. This Love Bus just looked better in flat white, makes it look like one of those salt flat drag racers...
Painting the whole bus in one color did make it true to its name - Kombi. Kombis came from the factory in one color, and were pretty much utilitarian as compared to the Samba versions which were the top of the line. Of course, Kombis didn't come standard with a sunroof and chrome bumpers and wheels, but since we're following a Herbie theme...
Anyways, here are some pics of Kombi the Love Bus with one of my earlier Kinsmart Bus customs - the Rat Bus. The flat black and flat white contrast is just too cool.
Anyway, here's Kombi the Love Bus. Click on the thumbnails for a bigger picture.
The base model used is a 1/32 Kinsmart 1962 VW Bus. I just blasted the shell with white paint, after a thorough sanding.
Herbie-themed VW buses aren't original anymore, I know. Some people have even done pretty good Herbie drag buses from the Hotwheels mold. But it didn't really stop me here.
The original plan was to take a 1/32 Kinsmart Beetle and convert it into a Herbie, but that's a bit expected, and easy. I doodled some designs on a notebook of a Herbie bus. My original doodle included more decals on the design, aside from the stripes and the 53. But after applying the Herbie decals, I thought this bus would look better with less clutter.
Yes, the pull-back motor still works. The rear hatch and the door still open.
The Herbie theme is not only limited to the decals. I added a sunroof and painted the interior gray like the original Love Bug. What's only missing is the "OFP 857" plates. I did consider painting the wheels white, but decided to leave it alone as is for some subtle "bling."
After applying the decals, I used flat clearcoat. This Love Bus just looked better in flat white, makes it look like one of those salt flat drag racers...
Painting the whole bus in one color did make it true to its name - Kombi. Kombis came from the factory in one color, and were pretty much utilitarian as compared to the Samba versions which were the top of the line. Of course, Kombis didn't come standard with a sunroof and chrome bumpers and wheels, but since we're following a Herbie theme...
Anyways, here are some pics of Kombi the Love Bus with one of my earlier Kinsmart Bus customs - the Rat Bus. The flat black and flat white contrast is just too cool.
posted by evil wolf @ 10:27 AM
2 Comments:
At 2:18 PM,
komenda said…
i like it!
You should do this HerBus based on a 1/64 and in multiple. Send me one, ok
At 4:34 PM,
mechajol said…
the tragedy here is that our printer just broke down, so i can't print any enw decals. but i have something i'm finishing for you. :D
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