Last year I finished an Airfix Beach Buggy kit.
This has the copyright date 1971 on one of the parts, and has not been available since the late 1970s. It is now included in the Airfix Vintage Classic line of old kits.
Moulded in light grey, with clear parts. It also includes two very well sculpted figures. The engine and suspension are rather fiddley, but the rest of the model is pretty simple. One word of warning. It is very difficult to fit the driver.
His body is one piece, with separate arms which hold the steering wheel. After breaking off two of the three foot pedals, and the steering column, trying to fit him, I gave up and glued the steering wheel in to his hands and just dropped him in place. So the steering wheel is not actually attached to the vehicle. His passenger is one-piece.
The box top shows an orange vehicle, but I opted for light blue, with black seats, aluminium wheel hubs, and chrome silver trim. Obviously, figure painting is not my field, and the finish is fairly basic.
Do you like it?
Paul Adams
NZ
I like that, it's fun.
ReplyDeleteNice job Paul.
ReplyDeleteI remember this from the first time around, along with the tiny Bond Bug. an unusual choice at the time, as the car lines had been diminished in favour of military kits. A nice job all round though! Bill
ReplyDeleteThank you. It was a fun model, if a little tricky in places. Airfix are actually re-issuing the Bond Bug in the Vintage Classics line in 2023. That is one I missed out on in the 1970s, as I was not in to cars, but I will certainly be getting one this time around.
ReplyDeleteas I recall, its tiny, but detailed. It came in a bag with a header card if I recall, but is only anout 3" long
DeleteNice work! I liked the way Airfix often included figures with their car subjects.
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