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05-16-2012, 10:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta
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|  Barbie VW Bug
Here is something i've been working on these days... i found this used Barbie toy car at a local flea market and got the idea of turning it into another scaler  ....size was perfect, all it needed was some chop chop from the wheel arches and bumpers. I mounted the body to the scx10 rock sliders mounts on the sides. I also cut out the light holes so i can add light buckets and LEDs later on.Anyway, here are the photos...        Last edited by adrians3109; 05-16-2012 at 01:18 PM. |
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05-18-2012, 04:22 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta
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| Re: Barbie VW Bug
added led lights, using mini torch light buckets...   |
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05-18-2012, 04:27 PM
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| SuperShafty.com Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Visalia CA
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| Re: Barbie VW Bug
pretty swet, i would keep hacking that rear bumper, get some tub bumpers on there, and a scale motor coming out the back and it should look sweet.
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05-18-2012, 10:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Round Rock, TX
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| Re: Barbie VW Bug
That is disgustingly awesome. I shouldn't like it, but I do.
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05-18-2012, 10:31 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Outdoors
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| Re: Barbie VW Bug
Pretty sweet...I keep eyeballing my daughters Barbie bug but it's purple. That thing is probably like a cat eh...always lands on it's feet. |
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05-18-2012, 11:33 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta
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LOL thanks... yes its a pretty weird build but i think i like it :-) Haven't even driven it yet except on the flat floor....the first pics were poser shots in the garden All i know is that due to its size, there is no articulation problem and wheels have enough space where to thuck in the wheel arches.today i'll try and wire the two spots in the front bumper....yesterday night was all ready and then when installed nothing worked....then i cut out front leds and it worked. This morning i found that it was simply an led wire that came off. |
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05-19-2012, 09:06 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2011 Location: tenino
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very interesting build.looks like it handles great
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05-20-2012, 06:26 AM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia
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Thats too cool, you did a great job mounting it to the scx  |
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05-20-2012, 08:55 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Working in my dream RC workshop and remodeling my entire home.
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Just needs a Herbie paint job!!
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05-21-2012, 02:27 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta
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05-21-2012, 05:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hamburg
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Cool build ! I hope u get the interior and a driver back in. Maybe also some little details like this one. |
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05-23-2012, 01:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta
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giving it some white paint....  |
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05-23-2012, 03:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: where ever I layed my hat.
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My wife's aunt has one of these at the house for when the kid's come over and I have been envisioning some thing similiar. I LIKE IT! Forget about the kid's, it's all about me.
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05-24-2012, 11:05 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta
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update.... bug ready painted and decorated :-) ...and out for a photoshoot before it gets scratched and dented :-)        |
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05-24-2012, 11:47 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Merrill, WI
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| Re: Barbie VW Bug
coolest bug ever! My daughter has the Mini barbie car. I sat it next to my rig and the WB is perfect! She doesnt play with it much but I think the wife would shoot me if I made a truck out if it. I am however going to steal the body off of my kids newbright rc truck. He took it through the water and fried the board. Now its MINE!!!  Now you just need to do up the interior and it will be complete Awesome Sauce!!! |
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05-24-2012, 12:57 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Jordan
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Awesome. Gotta luv the bug. Nice job. |
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05-24-2012, 01:42 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia
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Looks good as Herbie. Very different in shape to most of the lexan versions so stands out from the rest, should have good rollover capability  |
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05-25-2012, 02:42 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta
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some new actions shots...now outdoors on its first run      |
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05-25-2012, 04:15 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Crawlifornia
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Awesome!!! This thing is sweet.
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07-11-2012, 09:39 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: sa
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This looks great!! Wife has a PL Baja bug, we want more scale, this is definitely going to happen Thanks for sharing!
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