Looks like this group of partyers are in a heap of trouble. I had a blast decaling these VW's. I picked up the black and white at the St. Louis show and immediately thought police van. The decals are from RRR. And on the hippie van the decals are from pattos and stickers are Slot Pro.
hojoe

Now that is just plain Sweet fun! Nice stuff man...groovy and far out!

Bob...police and hippy VW vans are Kewl...zilla

Nice vans Hojoe!!! I really like the Police Van. Red light and decals fixed that right up!!! I never thought much about the VW bus, but I'm changing. Change is good, right??? Thanks for posting...RM

I've also been thinking about a police van... now, it's a must

Nice work! ...as I glance shamefully over at my two uncompleted buses.

Anybody else notice that the one dude in the hat looks like Beavis and Butthead's neighbor....Mr. Anderson I think...?

Classic field sobriety test and what looks like a "Beavis and Butthead do America' feet back and spreadem' full cavity search.

In my defense it was just on the other night!

Nice buses HOJOE :thumbsup::thumbsup: I actually working on my own Police version.

I noticed the red shorts, black top or bra??? !!! what guy??? what bus???

I noticed the red shorts, black top or bra??? !!! what guy??? what bus???

Come on now. It's a swimsuit top. Nothing "R" rated on Hobby Talk.
hojoe

Odd that I never did a VW posting being that I was such a VW nut back in my "Red Dog Saloon" days ! I would have been 0nescaleVW if the had internet in the 80's !:cool:I had a Ghia & a couple of T-3's (Fastbacks & a notch).
Any how I did up this Dash bus I got at the H0-LI show from Tom Stumpf (:thumbsup: Great guy!) with an AW T-Jet super G chassis & some resincast parts & some serious dremelation ! The Bus Is lowered w/ stock t-Jet fronts.Side scoops are prototyped off of Tyco Blowers & the engine is a project I have wanted to do for a while-& I prototyped it from the AW Surf Dune buggy rear engine.Engine hung low so the rear bumper was left off (Will be part of my upcoming Kharman Ghia Project) & I detailed the VW emblem in front.I find that lowering improved the handling drasticly also I dremeled out the center interior deck under the black top half to eliminate some of the body's inherent top-heavyness.I find that the T-jet 500 super G chassis is a necessity when running these bus's on the track because of its dot magnet that helps the Bus take curves so well. I am so pleased that I will do another one (It is a kit in white at thois time) I left an opening above the motor for better cooling of the chassis.
This could inspire a new class of HO racing-the HO-IROC VW bus class !The Legend continues*.............

Neal:dude:

Yeah! thats right I'm lovin' it !:woohoo:

Neal,

That tubbed out, low slung, rear engined black and yellow VW van of yours ROCKS!

Fun to build and fun to run.........Zooooooooooooooooom! :woohoo:

Bob...will be back here for sure as VWs are way Kewl...zilla

here's another one for the thread. this one is up on ebay if anyone is interested

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/videojimmy/customs/bug1a.jpg

Nice color choice on the VW Bus and the VW Bug, Neal and VJ. Yellow and black, great combo!!! Just my thoughts...RM

Enjoy....The Pickup is not completed yet.. waiting for HOHT Decals...ANYone making decals I keep hitting walls...
I pay cash...lol

Dave

http://mysite.verizon.net/res7hg20/hoht2008/slots%20162.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/res7hg20/hoht2008/slots%20163.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/res7hg20/hoht2008/slots%20175.jpg

Enjoy....The Pickup is not completed yet.. waiting for HOHT Decals...ANYone making decals I keep hitting walls...
I pay cash...lol

Dave



nice looking vw vans!!!! :thumbsup:

Wes

Nice Work!

nice looking vw vans!!!! :thumbsup:

Wes

I like the colors and decals ALOT! Kewl VW VANS man! Did someone say H:):)TERS? :hat:

These Van-tastic creations Rock BIG TIME. K:cool::cool:L builds Daddy-"O"

Bob...H:hat::hat:TERS...zilla

nice looking vw vans

Coach can you do a rear view of your VW p/u ? :thumbsup:Great work !!


Neal:dude:

Coach can you do a rear view of your VW p/u ? :thumbsup:Great work !!


Neal:dude:

Will get ya one if I get up in time tomorrow and NOT get called to work early.. Anyone need work? I can give ya about 20 hrs of ot a week that I don't really want...


Dave

Will get ya one if I get up in time tomorrow and NOT get called to work early.. Anyone need work? I can give ya about 20 hrs of ot a week that I don't really want...


Dave

Coach,

How do you find time to go to Hooters Dave? :confused: Oooooh yeah you got that one Dock...what dock #23 or something like that? :):)....Booing!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/aaduke6.jpg

These 3 Hooter VW vans are for the Auction. Bye Kool little VW vans...will miss y:cry:u!

Bob...builds em' and then says goodbye...zilla

Coach,

How do you find time to go to Hooters Dave? :confused: Oooooh yeah you got that one Dock...what dock #23 or something like that? :):)....Booing!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/aaduke6.jpg

These 3 Hooter VW vans are for the Auction. Bye Kool little VW vans...will miss y:cry:u!

Bob...builds em' and then says goodbye...zilla


Sweet Rides my friend, I only go to Hooters to check hooters I think the food sucks lol...But I got Dock #23 and they tend to leave the tank tops ashore lol...


Dave

Dan,

Thank you...my RRR died a long time ago but, with my recent package we are now Herbie fixed. Oh boy!!!! Have already spent many hours of fun racing on both our tracks. Was once a kid myself and understand that I must race slot cars with our kid when a new Kewl body arrives in the mail...Fletcher this one is for you dude.:woohoo:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/aherbert1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/aherbert2.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/aherbert3.jpg

This one is Fletchers Herbie which, he has already cased it when not in use. Only 4 years old but, knows what he likes. :)

Mine is going to get HOModels blue rims and the wierd Jack white wall treatment. Don't worry about Bree as she is busy playing with dolls but, still going to paint up a kit in Pink for her with Herbie Decals (thanks Wes) so, she can race it for 5 min. LOL

Our piece of wood with masking tape wrapped around it upside down to clean the tires is getting a real work out now. At least the track is getting cleaned more often. Hope this never ends. Well back to work Monday...oh Fudge!:cry:

Bob...have all the Herbie the love bug movies on VHS...zilla

Another lighted DASH mini Bus...


http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/videojimmy/customs/vw3.jpg

Fletcher loves our lighted slot carS and am going to have to make a few VWs this way. Great idea!

Hey VJ can you take a picture of this thing (I know it is a van...lol) in the dark with Power applied please?

If you don't get the "THING" (I know it is a van...lol) comment then you realy need to talk to a VW freak-a-zoid for at least a couple of days to get 70s VW-ed informed...har:lol:

http://www.image4u.org/bobhch/spacething.jpg


Bob...some people on HT may have been born in the 80s...zilla

It might be awhile before I can post the pic... my wife left my camera at her sister's house and I haven't gotten it back yet

No picture, Ah rats!!!

Nice looking pickup Coach! :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

light duty wrecker made from a dash bus kit.

light duty wrecker made from a dash bus kit.

Now that is a Tow Truck! Lookin" Good alfa...you sure know how to have fun. :)

Love the white bumpers for the final touch.

Bob...Toe matter has a new friend...zilla

I just got 2 VW's and 2 Karman Ghia's in today's mail and they are beautiful. Another home run for Dash. I only have one question. Didn't Karman Ghia's have bumpers?
hojoe

I just got 2 VW's and 2 Karman Ghia's in today's mail and they are beautiful. Another home run for Dash. I only have one question. Didn't Karman Ghia's have bumpers?
hojoe

hojoe,

You would think so....

Well none of my Dash Ghias have any either. Screws, Windows and bodies here. No problem just don't wreck. lol

Bob...bumperless in Nebraska...zilla

This little red bug needs an attitude adjustment. The boys put on a set of aluminum wheels, now it wants to growl a little bit...RM

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/kwikdeals/DSC03952.jpg

Randy,

Have a bunch of Dash VW bug kits & now see that some red paint needs to be Phsssssssssssssssshed on a few if them. Holly Kamaole I am in Love with that Aluminum rimed Bug so far! :woohoo:

Will shiznit my pants if there is one flower on that beauty...Nooooooooooo!!! There is a time and a place for flowered VWs but, this is neither the time nor the place. :rolleyes:

Ooooooh and your headlights are painted red...LOL :jest:

Nice van Mr. Hobby Talker. :)

Bob...needs more days off from work...zilla

The Hobby Talker VW van left out, heading southwest towards Texas, for Coach's auction block. The boys done a pre-trip inspection, maybe it will make it without breaking down...RM

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/kwikdeals/DSC03959.jpg

light duty wrecker made from a dash bus kit.

Now that's a cool looking Tow Truck!!! I want one!!! There's just too many imaginery ideas on here brought to life!!! RM

P.S. Hey Dash, you taking notes???

Yer one of the worst imagery enabler's of the bunch Randy!

COACH!: Fiddy bux in my name on the Hobby Talker VW bus when it hits yer door.

light duty wrecker made from a dash bus kit.

Great minds think alike, fools seldom differ, thats what i did with my VW Pickup for the Auction too.. same tow hook too.. lol.. far too funny...


But looks GREAT!


Dave

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/videojimmy/DASH/bug1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/videojimmy/DASH/bug2.jpg


DASH BUG, RRR RIMS, TRIMMED CHASSIS AND REAR POST TO GET CORERECT STANCE

Good wheel selection there VJ :thumbsup::thumbsup:. The white wheels accent the white stripes giving a good flow. Da..., I sound like one of the HGTV people on TV, change the channel please. Anyways, the bug looks good. I'll have to try that "shave the post/chassis" thing. That created a good looking stance, gives it that late 60's look where everyone turned the wheels around or added spacers and adapters for that wide look. RM

That you had to trim the chassis?.....

They sit a little goofy in the back Scott...ala the 60's/70's hijacker rabbit!

A tiny trim is required to level the body and close the rear fender gap. Soon as you slip a chassis to her you'll see. No biggee though!

I just trim off a tiuny bit off the back of the chassis and lowered the rear post a touch... like Bill said , no biggie

I just trim off a tiuny bit off the back of the chassis and lowered the rear post a touch... like Bill said , no biggie

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/videojimmy/DASH/bug1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m157/videojimmy/DASH/bug2.jpg


DASH BUG, RRR RIMS, TRIMMED CHASSIS AND REAR POST TO GET CORERECT STANCE

Everyone go back and check out the last page of threads...sorry I bumped this to the next page so, added Jimmys pics.

Jimmy,

You nailed that Bug man. Gonna make one like that to run around the track. Thanks for posting up pics man!

Fletcher has his Herbie so, I sould be able to keep the Orange one for myself right?

Bob...Orange is for H:):)ters...zilla

They sit a little goofy in the back Scott...ala the 60's/70's hijacker rabbit!

A tiny trim is required to level the body and close the rear fender gap. Soon as you slip a chassis to her you'll see. No biggee though!
I wouldn't say they sit 'goofy'. The rear is a tad higher than the front. Because of the curvature of the rear of the car the rear screw post might be a little higher than some people like. I could have made the front screw post longer to 'even out the stance', but that would have exposed too much of the chassis and the whole body would have sat too high. It was a design issue. Untrimmed the rear of the body is slightly higher than the front.

If you have ever seen a Bauer bug, the gear plate is trimmed dramatically in the rear to allow the body to mount. The Dash bodies sit well without trimming, but for the people who absolutely have to have the body sitting as flat as possible, it might require the trimming of the rear post and either doing as VJ did and trim the chassis, or take a bit of material out of the inside of the body.

The guys from EXI, Energy Xperimental Innovations, sent over some accessories for my little red bug. Attitude situtation has now gotten worse!!! Trimming the rear post is no problem!!! The boys wanted to take a few passes at the local track, to see how much tire height inflation occurs, before cutting down to much. Will have to check the video. Sorry guys, just couldn't do the flower thing...RM
P.S. I have 2 fairly new Dash bumpers for sale. Call me.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/kwikdeals/DSC04020.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/kwikdeals/DSC04017.jpg

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

WHOOOOOOO!!! thats a bad bug!!!

Wes

N i c e stripper Randy! Dang what a difference :eek:

Great VW Randy!
You can pump anything* up with steroids! Could be Bug-zilla now! :thumbsup:

Great VW Randy!
You can pump anything* up with steroids! Could be Bug-zilla now! :thumbsup:

He picks up a bug and throws it back down... Vroooooooooooooom, vROOOOOOOOOOOOOOM and he sucks down the gas as he heads to the cetnter of town....

oOOOOOOooooooooooooh Noooooooooooooooooo they say that thing likes to go ......go,go Bug-zilla!

WOW what a change...you are making us all look bad. :rolleyes: Naw just gives us all something to shoot higher for NOW. :)

Got one in the works now between Goat builds. Baaaaaaaaaaaah, baaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

Bob...That is one INSANE bug man...zilla

Randy that bug is awesome. Great job molding in the fin and hood scoop.

Jim

Randy... is the scoop from an AFX Gplus F-1?

Good eye there VJ!!! I got the scoop from Road Race Replicas, look under "car body misc" parts, you'll see it in the first pic. I'm sure it was molded from the AFX indy car. The rear (plastic) spoiler came from a hot rod diecast I picked up at Tractor Supply. The wheelie bars were from Sam at SKR Customs. Chute from Muscle Machines. Headers are aluminum tubing, squashed a bit. Wheels from "slotcar_device" on Ebay. Decals from Bob...lets' make a deal ...zilla. EXI was actually an Exide batteries decal, EXI just sounded good to me and would fit the door. Inspiration, "all" the guys here on Hobby Talk, with all of their mild, wild, custom, & creative builds. From a quick re-paint to rebuilding an old broken memory. The boys and I say thanks for letting us be a part!!! RM