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[Del640]

Welcome!

[Mini Me]

Interesting array of modeling subjects.....a little something for everyone. Welcome to the madhouse Julian.

[Tugman]

I believe we all a bit of craziness in us.

[Tugman]

I finish this small model for ME catalog.
It looks simple but it took me a week to finish it.

[Bri62]

Welcome m8 enjoy your stay, everything look great.
Brian

[Tugman]

Welcome mate enjoy your stay, everything look great.
Brian

Thank You Brian.
Here is a project that I spent 18 years. I build this73 Type I bug in my back yard.

[Tugman]

This is the 1875cc engine I built.

[minitnkr]

Beautifully done. Both inside & out. I remember some very strong 1875s from my days in CA. The pink engine stand was a nice touch.

[Tugman]

I guess everyone had a Wolkswagen bug in their life or some family member had one.

[rtfoe]

Wonderful builds Julian, welcome aboard too.

Cheers,
Richard aka Wabble

[minitnkr]

My wife had a red superbug convertible she brought east from CA in the early eighties.

[Tugman]

They are fun to drive. Every time I had to fill up and I opened the hood, the other people filling their car would come over and stared to ask questions.
Lots of fun.

[papa 695]

A little late, but welcome to the forum Julian, some great builds by the way.

[Tugman]

Again, Thanks for the warm welcome you guys have given me in this forum.
I like to say that I also do sculpting, and I did this piece to compete on a IPMS show.
This funny piece won 1st Place in the “Funny and Comic” category.
I hope you guys enjoy it.
I got the idea once wile watching a tv commercial about Raid. I thought, Wouldn’t be great to do a bug that feeds on that venom? and the idea took off.

The eyes are from a taxidermist web site, they are Bobcats eyes. The eye laches are real I bought them on our local drug store. You ought to see how the women around looked at me, because I was choosing to see what it would look on my mosquito. :smiling3:

The wings I made from brass wires and “Glad” food plastic wrap. After I solder the wings shape, I painted them and when dried I glue the wrap and stretch it with a small blow torch, then with a hot nail, I added the holes in the wings like if he was an old mosquito.

The can I had to empty it first of course and with fine tip pliers I proceeded to rip it like in a way that will match his fingers.
The hand and the fingers I use my on hand as a model to see how the tendons will look like when forcing something .



The antennas are the wires that surgeons use to insert stents in your veins.
And I had to add the VW logo tattoo since I love those bugs also.


I took this funny thing to a Volkswagen show and exhibit it together with my bug.
A guy like it so much that bought it from me for a nice profit.

[Tim Marlow]

Again, Thanks for the warm welcome you guys have given me in this forum.
I like to say that I also do sculpting, and I did this piece to compete on a IPMS show.
This funny piece won 1st Place in the “Funny and Comic” category.
I hope you guys enjoy it.
I got the idea once wile watching a tv commercial about Raid. I thought, Wouldn’t be great to do a bug that feeds on that venom? and the idea took off.
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The eyes are from a taxidermist web site, they are Bobcats eyes. The eye laches are real I bought them on our local drug store. You ought to see how the women around looked at me, because I was choosing to see what it would look on my mosquito. :smiling3:
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The wings I made from brass wires and “Glad” food plastic wrap. After I solder the wings shape, I painted them and when dried I glue the wrap and stretch it with a small blow torch, then with a hot nail, I added the holes in the wings like if he was an old mosquito.
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The can I had to empty it first of course and with fine tip pliers I proceeded to rip it like in a way that will match his fingers.
The hand and the fingers I use my on hand as a model to see how the tendons will look like when forcing something .
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The antennas are the wires that surgeons use to insert stents in your veins.
And I had to add the VW logo tattoo since I love those bugs also.

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I took this funny thing to a Volkswagen show and exhibit it together with my bug.
A guy like it so much that bought it from me for a nice profit.

Excellent work. Not only beautifully built, but a lot of fun and extremely inventive to boot. More please