It's a VW Thing, you wouldn't understand

[Old Busted Hotness]

Type 181 Thing, specifically:

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1382/attachment157192ha7.jpg

Chassis is a re-Frog, with narrowed HPI stock car wheels (fronts modified to accept bearings) and BFG's. Headlights and VW roundel are from a Blitzer Beetle.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3369/attachment14f8f8rw5.jpg

Taillights are carved from pink home-insulation foam. I have a feeling I'm going to use a lot more of this stuff.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8364/attachment148c6aac2.jpg

Right now, epoxy is going on, one side at a time. Should be ready for paint sometime next week.

[boone722]

I understand ! I had a orange VW Thing in High school !I took that thing just about anywhere:D,great job on the truck. ! I like it :cool:

[Old Busted Hotness]

More progress:

Body is coated with epoxy, (ready for sanding in this pic, although that's been done now)
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7794/img0932qz0.jpg


Waiting on a set of HPI Baja Bug front fenders to come from another board so I can cut the turn signals off. Once I get those mounted, it'll be ready for paint.

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/1537/img0951mv4.jpg
Changed out the wheels/tires to something a little more scale. Modified Frog wheels (fronts all around, with rear outer sections) and hubcaps. Still working on getting the VW logos into the centers. Tires are ancient Kyosho Option House Dunlops, probably the last set on earth.

[boone722]

Hey,
You really got the shape of the VW !!! I guess it's foam but where do you get that size boards.You really got me thinking.On what platform is this made on?I have a older radio shack (old) chevy truck maybe I could mod that out??Could you give me some pointers??Great work.

[Old Busted Hotness]

The foam is Depron from the LHS, it's sold in 1x4 sheets under the name Midwest Cellfoam 88. Three thicknesses are available, 3, 5 and 10mm. This build uses 3mm, since I had a sheet left over. I usually use 5mm for bodies.

I keep meaning to write up a how-to tutorial, but I'm having too much fun building :lol:

Chassis is a Tamiya Frog.

[boone722]

Thanks,
For the Info.I like all of your projects!!
Rick

[Old Busted Hotness]

Threw some paint on it today:

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7153/img0978cq3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

We'll see what it looks like when it dries.

[Old Busted Hotness]

Finished the Thing:

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/8532/img1059kz9.jpg

Imageshack is acting up, so this is all you get for now. More pics later.

[Old Busted Hotness]

Imageshack is back :D

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/8454/img1061ht2.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4969/img1063sp6.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1813/img1062nj3.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/8608/img1060el6.jpg

[boone722]

Great job,
Looks outstanding.Keep up the good work.

[19??indyguy]

Good job! looks like the real "thing"...hehe

[ripper7777777]

Alright, I haven't had time to follow all the foam body threads, so someone please enlighten me on the Foam and Epoxy creation thing. PLEASE, I need more info or links. I must know, I wannna try.


Oh and the VW thing is one of the best VW's ever created, I would love to own one and I think the next CC01 or TA02 should have a hard shell VW thing body, that would be freakin cool.

This ride is sweet and the fact you made the body, just makes it that much cooler, great job man.

[master_of_desaster]

theres a guy with an orange VW Thing running around town here. i love the thing. it's all stock except the carb and engine mods. thanks for the build up its pretty neat!

[CM_113]

great job. this very thing [lol] had been a discussion on clodtalk. im glad some one made one