Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:44 pm
looks good neil wow its starting to look good
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:48 pm
ALL thanks and ALL praise goes to Bugoff
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:01 pm
buggoff it looks great, that is some top notch work going into your bug Neil
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:47 pm
Hi neil, thats not silver, its black paint. I use it as a guide coat to show me where all the scratches, bumps, flat spots is.
I dont want that elcamino for my next project. I just want it!!! Lol.
I dont want that elcamino for my next project. I just want it!!! Lol.
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:09 am
Uuuum, No! You can not have my El Camino. Mine Mine Mine, lol.
Oh Ok, so its black, well have fun.
Cheers
Oh Ok, so its black, well have fun.
Cheers
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:16 pm
*UPDATE*
Lots of work done today!!
Ruba dub dub, nothing as smooth as this Bug!
Almost there, Colour has to be next!
Lots of work done today!!
Ruba dub dub, nothing as smooth as this Bug!
Almost there, Colour has to be next!
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:34 pm
Haha, not yet. One more solid coat of primer, then the color.
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:04 pm
Good day all,
**UPDATE**
Beautifull day for a spray paint!!!!!
Now here is the solid primer!
HMMMMMMMMM, Nice!
Man this is going to look good!
**UPDATE**
Beautifull day for a spray paint!!!!!
Now here is the solid primer!
HMMMMMMMMM, Nice!
Man this is going to look good!
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:11 pm
MORE UPDATES
Comments please guys, what you all think so far?
Comments please guys, what you all think so far?
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:22 pm
Looks good!not a fan of grey primer,i prefer the ms primer...buggoff do you prefer the grey primer?
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:24 pm
wow looks great buggoff so not long from now neil and then you can lay on those nice stickers you got for the car
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:31 pm
Hey dubster, i hate grey primer. Thats normal ms with a bit of black base in to help show me some marks. The yellow is very blinding in the sun. Ferdi.
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 10:46 pm
That is one perfect shade of battleship grey 
Nice work, guys!
Nice work, guys!
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 9:00 am
So whats plans for colour,is it gonna be that cream white that herbie is or just plain white?
Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 11:36 am
Official herbie colors; paint code L87. Pearl white. Even the font of the numbers are precise.