VW Bus

**Bluenoser** · #1 10-15-2010, 09:33 AM

So I have had this model saved for quite a long time now. I have been wanting to build almost since the time I got it. There was also a build thread of it started in this forum not too long ago as well.

Any way, I am going to have my kick at the can on this one too.
The model is available free at VW Samba Bus paper model Möwe Verlag KdF-Wagen

**Bluenoser** · #2 10-15-2010, 09:44 AM

I am going to start with the wheels. There certainly appears to be enough parts to these just by themselves.

My printed out copy of the instructions are very faint and I had a difficult time deciphering the small print with any real certainty with regard to the wheel construction. Therefore, I made a larger copy of just the wheel instruction and then determined where the parts were supposed to go. This is what I came up with.

**Bluenoser** · #3 10-15-2010, 09:47 AM

I did the tire sidewall first with the mounting ring base.

**Bluenoser** · #4 10-15-2010, 09:48 AM

Next, an inner rim wall was added.

**Bluenoser** · #5 10-15-2010, 09:51 AM

Now the other tire sidewall was made. This was made up to the same level of completion as the first side.

**Bluenoser** · #6 10-15-2010, 09:57 AM

I then went on to make the wheel covers, but I wanted to pretty them up a bit so I applied an aluminum tape to it. Nice thing about this was that in addition to joining the cover together with the little joining strip, I was also able to let the overlap of the aluminum tape do some bonding work too. I glued the joiner in after the tape was holding everything together. I opted not to show the paper VW center piece and insead covered it in aluminum tape as well such that the entire cover now has that chrome look.

**Bluenoser** · #7 10-15-2010, 10:00 AM

The tire tread has a full circumference inside strip. This not only serves to join the tread, but also is a spacer for up-coming parts, so you want to make sure that it gets centered inside.

**Bluenoser** · #8 10-15-2010, 10:03 AM

Now to insert those center discs upto the spacer/joiner. This is going to require a trim to fit exercise (both sides).

**Bluenoser** · #9 10-15-2010, 10:05 AM

The wheel cover has an addtional ring applied to it before it gets monted onto the wheel assembly.

**Bluenoser** · #10 10-15-2010, 10:08 AM

Final installation of the previously assembled tire sidewalls and wheel cover will produce the tire as shown below. I made the inside hub assemblies, but did not install at this time.