1:18th VW Beetle

[normandy]

While at a toys b us I found a die-cast 1:18th 1967 VW.
The link is just to view a pic of it..... http://www.diecastfast.com/diecast/DCF/ ... -67BUG-BLK While its a model of a '67, it wouldn't take much alter the rear window and make it a split window of war time era.
It's sold by Greenlight Collectibles in their Black Bandit 1:18th series.
Oh and if you go to their site you won't find it. $43.00 total not cheap but I've been looking for one for some time now.
Just thought I'd pass on some 1:18th intel.................

[[CAT]CplSlade]

Well, it depends on how accurate you need it to look. A '67 is going to require quite a few changes to match a war-era vehicle - much more than the rear window. Bumpers, tail light cover, rear deck lid, rims, windshield wipers, etc, are all visibly different.


If you know how to tell what year a Beetle is from...

[normandy]

I knew there would be a few more modifications other than the rear window, to me that seemed to be the most obvious to start with.
In this link you can see a '67 and '38 side by side. http://www.youngcars.net/vw_history_page_5.htm
For now this is the only 1:18th beetle to work with.

some more pics.....about nine posts down.... http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.ph ... =0#p928572

[acisne]

Wouldn't the Maisto 1951 version be easier to use?

[[CAT]CplSlade]

Yes, and although the shipping is horrible, here are 5 @ $20 each + $12.80 S/H; still better than $43:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1951-VW-1-18-SC-MAI ... 3f02def0c1

Buy in multiple and the shipping drops!

And here is a single for $33 shipped:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-18th-scale-1951-V ... 563825ee02

A '51 is much closer to a war-era vehicle than a '67 so there will be less modding to do (like the crotch-cooler vent panels behind the front wheel on each quarter panel which a guy like me would nitpick ). Just don't buy the G-Ridez series as those are made to represent Cali-style street rods and are another headache.

[normandy]

Wow that '51 would be great.......I just went with with the toys b us VW cause thats all they had.