1:18 Bumble Bee Model Pictures! It exists!

[Mopar Boy]

So, anyone know how many of these were made??

Thanks!

Robert

 

[Leslie]

lemme guess....you're gonna buy them all up hahaa

 

[Stretch]

Robert that is awesome!

 

[Mopar Boy]

Leslie - Would I then be considered greedy??

Stretch - Thanks dude!

Robert

 

[viper GTS-R]

It be awesome if it were actually a legit model from the original factory!

So who did the work? I'm assuming the wing is off a AutoArt car.

--RS

 

[Mopar Boy]

Getting warmer!

Robert

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

Gotta be you who did it. I can't see anyone else really wanting one

(I kid, I kid)

If it was you or to whoever did it, nice work!!

 

[Mopar Boy]

Chad you crack me up! I still think you subcontiously wish your car was yellow. That is why you chose a McViper!

You are 100% right though! It was a home build by me. Here are the pics from before and now. As for the wing, it was hand built. It started off as a giant sheet of plastic resin.

Robert

 

[Mopar Boy]

My inspiration:

Robert

 

[kwiksilver]

The winters must be cold, dark, and long up there.

 

[Lee00blacksilverGTS]

I have two of those!

 

[Stretch]

Robert that is good stuff, you had me fooled at first.

Any special kind of paint you used to do it?

 

[PittsburghRT]

Very nice job! I was ready to start searching Ebay to find one.

 

[Mopar Boy]

The winters must be cold, dark, and long up there.

You have no idea!

Robert that is good stuff, you had me fooled at first.

Any special kind of paint you used to do it?

Very nice job! I was ready to start searching Ebay to find one.

My evil plan worked then!

As for the paint, it is actually engine enamel!

Lee - 2 of them! Man, winter must be bad too in your area!

Robert

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

I believe the paint is called Sloellow

Someone should pay me for being this funny. Seriously. Send cash.

 

[SkyBob]

My inspiration:

Robert

That's a cool looking model. It almost looks real.

 

[Leslie]

Leslie - Would I then be considered greedy?? Robert

naaaah! not in the least

 

[Dads Toy]

Wow,

You did a great job. very nice work. Now you have me thinking about painting one of mine.

 

[Mopar Boy]

To do it all (including the deatiling that I am really picky about) I would say it took about a day. Paint, sand, paint, sand, then paint the interior black from gray, and finally reasembley.

Granted it will not take you as long as you do not need to hand sculp a wing. My guess is that took me a hour or two.

Robert

Robert

 

[InjectTheVenom]

Yo Robert, why don't you have someone with a 3D printer fab up 1:18 versions of the wheels on your 1:1 Snake and go to a local print shop where they can make a 1:18 version of the window decal to complete the picture?

Signed,
Realistic detailnerd for life

 

[eucharistos]

nice work robert

 

[KNG SNKE]

yeah, I want one.

 

[triplexotica]

Hey Robert! Since I'm your twin best VOI-X buddy (besides JIMMY!) can you make me one just like yours!?!?!

We need to find BBS rims for it though.

I had a friend that makes decals I'll see if he can make us some ACR decals for our little cars.

I think I'm one up on you though I found a bumble bee that's about the size of a nickel with spoiler and all!

 

[Mopar Boy]

Yo Robert, why don't you have someone with a 3D printer fab up 1:18 versions of the wheels on your 1:1 Snake and go to a local print shop where they can make a 1:18 version of the window decal to complete the picture?

Signed,
Realistic detailnerd for life

Yeah, the wheels were an issue! Those were the closest I could find to mine and other than the slots in the spoke, they are dead on so I cant be TOO picky!

Hey Robert! Since I'm your twin best VOI-X buddy (besides JIMMY!) can you make me one just like yours!?!?!

We need to find BBS rims for it though.

I had a friend that makes decals I'll see if he can make us some ACR decals for our little cars.

I think I'm one up on you though I found a bumble bee that's about the size of a nickel with spoiler and all!

First, where are the pics of nickle viper?

Second, I do not think I will make another one of these for a LONG time! All said and done it was like 15 hours and about $100 in supplies (stripper, primer, paint, brushes, model, etc). I was going to make another for my car to take to shows, but for now summer is here and I dont have alot of patience for little picky things....

Come next winter though, if I do make another one I will keep you in mind.

Robert

 

[Mopar Boy]

Oh yes, if anyone wants to do it, BBS rims are available on the 1998 GTS-R models.....

Robert

 

[triplexotica]

How about a wing at least?

I'll take some pix of the tiny bumble bee tomorrow.

I keep it on my dashboard. It's been there since day one. I'm surprised you didn't see it at VOI-X everyone that saw it said what the heck how did you get something that small?

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[triplexotica]

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[VIPER BAZ UK]

That looks GREAT!!!!!!

 

[Sittingbull101]

Extremely nice job. Just a question: it seems to me the Maisto (not Bburago) diecast are too small compared to the autoarts. Bugs me.

 

[Mopar Boy]

Sitting - The model I used was a Bburago and sitting it beside a Auoart it looks about right in size.

Triple - Nice looking little car! That is awesome! I gather the bigger car is the 1:43 car? Never noticed how big it is!

As for the wing, I will have to see if I still have my template. I believe I ditched it as it caught on fire during the model build! Was not pretty!

Robert