Volkswagen Beetle | Custom Woody

Photoshop Chop   |   Air-Cooled   |   Coachbuilt

It’s been a while since I published my last photoshop chop. In the last couple of weeks, I was busy building 1:24 scale models for the model show in Jabbeke. The show has been canceled due to the Corona virus, unfortunately. Yesterday, I wanted to work on a woody conversion of an early 1950’s Mercedes-Benz, but a friend of mine from the air-cooled club asked me to submit a picture for a virtual meet. Well, then… a virtual model ist what I submitted today. I adapted the woody wagon body onto a Volkswagen Beetle and the result looks somewhat convincing, I hope. I extended the wheelbase a little bit to accomodate four doors.

Once finished with the conversion, I couldn’t help myself and stayed awake another hour or so to create a customized version. It features a Deutz luftgekühlt badge and several period-correct stickers. Chrome steelies, raked stance and a Union76 antenna ball add to the old-school vibe on the vehicle. It was a lot of fun creating this little woody.