Who said building models has to be solo? Building can be more fun by doing collaborations! Scot recently got a great deal on a 1/9 scale Dragon kit German WW2 motorcycle while attending NNL East in New Jersey. Scott is going to do the motorcycle and suggested I do the figure that came with the kit. We will get this ready in time for PennCon in September but should have it ready for a club meeting before then to get your comments and critiques.
While I have the “virtual floor” Scot and I challenge you to work outside your comfort zone. Scot is building motorcycles now; will any of you believe I am working on a car??!! Of course it is a German WW2 Beetle but it is still a car! Test your skills in a whole model genre!
-Chris
Shenandoah Valley Modelers 
Which beetle kit do you have, Chris? I’ve got Tamiya’s 1/48 kit that has been on my list a long time. Maybe seeing yours done will motivate me.
-Chad
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it is Rye Field Model 1/35 1940’s Beetle. Not a bad kit but it gives NO painting guide to the interior or bottom or anything. The last page gives a painting guide to the exterior body in two numbered colors but no legend of what those colors actually are. I know they are Panzer Grey and German Yellow, but I had always thought RFM was a good manufacturer. The kit goes together okay enough but the directions are substandard.
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