Paint scheme idea (x-posted)

Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Apr 2004, 12:08 am

#157132

Just wondering what you guys think about this for a paint scheme idea.

I want the beetle to be black. But with a brown tint. Not metalic or flake, a tint in the paint. Maybe a clearcoat tint or something?
I was thinking of doing the traditional cream sides too. But then with all this on my mind when I went to bed, I had a dream (I don't believe in dreams guiding you and stuff, but this was cool) with the car in this colour. With a toffee bonnet (and toffee sides, instead of a lighter cream). So I've been thinking about it some more. And I don't think the toffee bonnet would look too bad, really. With some sign writting on the bonnet in the body colour and done in 1950's hot-rod/speedway pinstripe style.

What do you all think? And do you think it would look okay with the sides being toffee coloured as well as the bonnet?
And since it's an oval, I even thought of getting an friend of mine to make up a W decklid in aluminium and leave it polished.

It's going to be a club car and I've always loved the old classic rally vehicles of the 50's. So I think this could be an interesting twist on the theme.

Anyway, I'd love to hear all of your thoughts and critism on the idea and also any further suggestions.

Thanks,
Cam

Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 6 Apr 2004, 10:55 pm

#157666

mmm aluminium decklid!!
that'd be cool!
maybe add some of those truck curly bits.. y'know that flair stuff you see on big rigs?

let sleeping dubs lie

Kai.A. Fahrvergnugen

915 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 6 Apr 2004, 11:02 pm

#157678

Cam wrote:I even thought of getting an friend of mine to make up a W decklid in aluminium and leave it polished.

there was a bug in volksworl yonks ago with a hand made ali decklid.....looked mental, and i can't even imagine how long it could take to make one!!!

kai😎

Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Apr 2004, 11:42 pm

#157709

I saw a bug in a mag that had one too. Years ago. It was an inch pincher replica (apparently the orig' had an alli one too), I think the car was in VW trends. I'm not sure. Know it was a US mag tho.

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?action=attachment&tid=21029&pid=157708

Thats the idea. The bonnet has no definition nor sign writting. It was just a 5 min cut and paste job. I'm sure someone with photoshop skills could make it look a hell of alot better tho.

Cheers,
Cam

[Edited on 6-4-2004 by Cam]

Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 6 Apr 2004, 11:45 pm

#157712

looks cool to me 😀

let sleeping dubs lie

Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Apr 2004, 12:01 am

#157721

Thanks dude. Might have to mess around with the pic' some more. Just realised thats a splitty too, not an oval. LOL

Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Apr 2004, 10:01 am

#157836

Thanks man. As I said, just a quick chuck together one. I'm sure anyone with photoshop skills would make it look mad. Might have a go of modifying it some more tonight. Need to remove the popes nose, make the decklid bare metal and put some definition in the bonnet. Oh, and some cool signwritting would help too.

low55 Seriously Crusin Dubber

173 posts · joined Aug 2003 · 7 Apr 2004, 7:47 pm

#158078

dude make it lowwweeerrrr looks ace thow i like the coffe really retro but stealth at the same time

i thirt of some thing funny and stupid to write here then i forgot it

Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Apr 2004, 7:51 pm

#158084

Yeah, it'll be low as dude. That was like the quickest chuck together in history!