It's resin. Fellow MCMA member who does a lot of VW stuff. Don't remember his name or his 'company' he sells from. I have a Type 181/The Thing body from him that I didn't know what to build of, until I saw this *PIC*

In Response To: Neat....o/k I'll ask the dumb question......who/where/what is that VW body from....in fact are there any other versions of that Type 3(?) VW, ie fastback/squareback or that wagon kitted?.......curious.......lol. *NM* ()

Was in an antique mall in north Texas, when I saw an issue of Barracuda magazine . It was in a tape-sealed plastic bag, and the cover blurb had 'Von Dutch's VW Thing" on it

A quick internet search revealed that Von Dutch built a MOTORCYCLE he called the 'Thing' back then--a Harley FL-frame with a VW motor and a '60s vintage Honda gas tank. I was intrigued either way, so I bought the mag for $5. A week later, I found the time to read it. Mild disappointment that it wasn't the bike, but the VW...

Von Dutch modified that VW in a number of weird ways, but still in his inimitable style. WW2 aircraft style seat (only ONE seat--he chose to make the Thing a driver-only cargo hauler!), some odd touches

(BTW, the "big smelly truck" is a reference to another story inside, about owning a crusty F-250...)

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This is the quickest of quick builds. I had the body, nothing else, so I painted it, made windows, blacked them out and put rims and tires under it. PICs
- Lovin' it!!! *NM*
  - Thanks! *NM*
- Didn't we call those slammers? Who was it on this board that built cool ones? I don't remember. *NM*
  - Yes, those are slammers. We have a separate class for them at our contest. You get some amazing paint jobs in that class. *NM*
- That's so cool, LOVE it! *NM*
  - Thanks *NM*
- ...And that's exactly why slammers were/are cool. Build a slammer, save an orphan body from never getting used. *NM*
  - Not to mention that getting a build off the bench rather quickly has it's own rewards. *NM*
- Neat....o/k I'll ask the dumb question......who/where/what is that VW body from....in fact are there any other versions of that Type 3(?) VW, ie fastback/squareback or that wagon kitted?.......curious.......lol. *NM*
  - It's resin. Fellow MCMA member who does a lot of VW stuff. Don't remember his name or his 'company' he sells from. I have a Type 181/The Thing body from him that I didn't know what to build of, until I saw this *PIC*
  - As Jason said Curtis is a member of our club and does a lot of VW 3d printing. You can see his stuff on Facebook on The VDUB Model Shop. He does great work. *NM*