1/64 Scale
"CHOPTOP"
VW BUG!!!!
 VERY DEEP
Candy BLUE!!
Plus....
CHROMALUSION
Flames!!!

 New Roof Line!!!!!!!

KILLER ChromaLusion GHOST Flames!!!!!


KILLER MEATS!!!!

Hot Wheels
CHOPPED TOP
VW BUG!!!!
This is a 1/64 scale casting.
These pics are pretty good, but, I can't stress this enough,
they ABSOLUTELY do not do this paint justice!!

The casting was stripped, sanded and polished slightly before any body mods or paint was done.

The top was chopped by removing the center door post pillars and cutting a "slit" across and through the rear part of the roof so the roof would bend not only in the right place, but, also without distorting it!!! Then the front pillars had OVER 1/8" removed and were slightly bent forward and finally the roof was bent down to its new position!! Superglue was utilized for the initial bond of pillars to body. The roof was clamped down while this bond set and also during this time, Marine Epoxy was placed into the slit that was cut in the roof so that the roof would be more secure when the clamp was released. After a few hours of cure time, the clamp was removed and JB Weld was used to smooth up and strengthen the roof pillars to body bond!!
Following this was some pretty extensive sanding, filing, priming, REPEAT, until the new roof line and front pillars were smooth!!!!
Next the interior and windshield pieces required some modifications in order to fit the now much shorter roof line!! The glass part was VERY Carefully trimmed front and rear to allow for the space difference and then it was slowly "bent" forward at the front, thus, matching the new angle of the pillars pretty closely!! The interior and parts of the metal base were shaved in order to give the needed space allowances and not put pressure on the roof when all was assembled which "could" have caused the pillar/body bond to stress and break!! Once all parts finally fit correctly, it was test assembled and readied for paint.
The wheels are Preferred Series Chrome DEEP DISH MAGS with rubber tires!!! They were fitted to the base and epoxied in place, then leveled as this cured so that ALL wheels will make contact with the surface at the same time!!! They look KILLER on this Bug and roll even better!!!


The paint is ALL AIRBRUSHED (as with all my kustoms) PPG and House Of Color AUTOMOTIVE paint.
PLUS!!! Alclad Chrome Lacquer!!!!


It started with a JET BLACK Urethane base color, then it was sprayed with Alclad Chrome witch makes for a NEAR "SpectraFlame" base color!!!! Candy Gradeur BLUE was then applied in 8 COATS for a REALLY DEEP, RICH Color!!! This was allowed to cure and then the GHOSTY, Color Changin' ChromaLusion Red to Blue Flames were applied!!!!!
Finally, Clear was shot on in three coats making the finish WAY SMOOTH!!!! This is SO INCREDIBLY KOOL that words fail to describe what your eyes actually see in person!!!
NO KIDDING...... The Flames are Pretty Ghosty and they will shift colors from gold, to red, to purple, to blue and at some angles aappear to "melt" into the CANDY BLUE!!!!!!!








I also detailed the tail lights, rear deack handle, door handles, and ALL window trim with Alclad Chrome Lacquer!!!!! The tail lights also recieved just a touch of Candy Red!!!!