Hi folks,

the first 2 resin VW 411 bodies popped out of the mold this morning (at 2.00 AM - *yaaawn*)!

Her are the update pics:

http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/ch_vw_411_07.jpg

http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/ch_vw_411_06.jpg

Looking forward for tonite finishing the first one! :-)

Stay tuned! :-)

Greetings from Germany,

Claus

www.c-jet500.de.vu

Hello Claus :wave:
Yes, I remember those, here they call'em "squarebacks". There are a few in the VW club here in Daytona. There are'nt many left here either, at least in FL. That will make a sweet T-Jet! :thumbsup: I cant wait to see the finished body!

Larry

:wave: This was the "forgotten" VW if I remember correctly. The type 4 came in a 4-dr sedan & 2 dr wagon. It was repaleced by the 412 which was basicly the same car. Did very poorly in sales. It shared its 2-litre engine with the ' 71 & later type 2 bus. I had the type 3 notch back & fastback. I have a matchbox version that I may prototype someday. :dude:

http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/ch_vw_411_04.jpg

Best regards,

Claus

www.c-jet500.devu

:thumbsup: :cool: :thumbsup:

Claus, Looks like another winner...

Jeff

Claus,
I still can't get over how perfect these bodies look. When I used to cast, it was everything I could do just to get a complete body out, much less a picture perfect finish. You need to do some that will fit an AFX chassis someday. :thumbsup: rr

Claus, You, sir, are my hero! IF I ever get that good, maybe they will call me Claus Jr.
My heart is in it but my skills are still on the weak side.
Congrats on another beauty, eh?!

:thumbsup: I am very impressed ! LMK when they are for sale ! Perhaps it is you who is up to the job of doing the Bristol cars that I am thinking of.Keep them coming !

Neal :dude:

VERY cool Clause! Everything I see from you is just top quality.

WoW

How do you make the glass? I checked out your site and dang you do make some sweet cars. There must be a tremendous amount of satisfaction in makeing cars yourself.

Hi folks,

thanks for all your nice comments again! That´s what it takes to get them coming. :-)

It took another evening to get my first resin VW 411 on the track (I sometimes get lost in painting the details...)

The surfboards aren´t glued in place, I just thought they´d be nice for a photo session. BTW: That car´s even handling more than well without the extra load! ;-)

So here are the final update pics:

http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/ch_vw_411_27.jpg

http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/ch_vw_411_22.jpg

http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/ch_vw_411_25.jpg

Greetings to all from Germany (home of the aircooled ones),

Claus

www.c-jet500.de.vu

Hello Claus,

Great work you've done here!
Weren't these engines tied to Porsche in some way? The were never very popular in the States--very sluggish and with the auto-box. I worked at a VW dealer when these first came out.

Claus, me thinks that might need a lite kit installed. The headlites look a bit bug-eyed. I know you have made great progress in lighting from what you were doing 2 years ago. This one could be a good candidate.

Excellent work, mate! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Cheers..

OK, I hate to act like a newbie and drag up old posts......but this VW 411 is AWESOME!!!! My wife is a HUGE VW fanatic.....and this is a VW I'd like to pick up for her.... Claus, how much are the bodies?

Hi TX Street Racer,

thanks for the comliments! :)

Nice to see there are still some more VW fans alive!

So what about a metallic green one?

http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/ch_vw411_green_02.jpg

Another must-have for a VW AND T-Jet fan might be this one:

http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/ch_vw_bug_blu_03.jpg

I´ll shoot you a PM later...

Greetings from Germany,

Claus

www.c-jet500.de.vu

Claus, indeed the metallic green 411 was my favorite version you pictured on your site.

As for your VW Bug.....it's a toss up between the white wall tired aqua ragtop you just pictured....and the aqua "cal custom" style Bug you pistured on your site.

My wife and I both drooled like little kids in a candy shop last night when we saw your pics for the first time. I've GOTTA get some of those castings in my collection...no doubt about it :p

Any plans for a VW Squareback????? I'd LOVE to see you cast a nice squareback wagon.....just think....a surf rack on top, and slam the body down as far as possible on the chassis and you'd have one SWEET slot car :eek: