Addams Family goes to the beach

[kerick]

At my last club meeting I received a kit of the new Tamiya Schimmwagon. We are using this kit as a basis for a GB. In the box it appears to be a very good kit with nearly no flash and plenty of nice detail. It's not excessive like some manufacturers these days. It also includes three figures, one of which is not meant to be used.
As I just can't leave a kit alone I've decided to whiff it into an Addams Family beach buggy. As the kit comes with the wide tires it was designed to use all I needed to do was dress it up a little. I bought a no name chrome paint pen and chromed the wheels, window frame and several other parts. I'll paint the body black with red velvet looking seats. The trick will be making a figure of Lurch all crammed in trying to drive it. I might need another for Uncle Fester and the kids.
The other option would be to jack up the suspension and add fat tires from the parts box and make a redneck pickup truck version. Maybe in the future using a Kubelwagon kit. Pics will follow.

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[Captain Canada]

That would be awesome ! I can alreay see Lurch wedged in there lol

[kerick]

I painted a helmet chrome for Lurch to wear but I don't know how that will look.

Lurch as a biker?

[Joe CalPo]

Don't you dare disappoint me! Addams Family or bust! (I am an Uncle Fester portrayer, even have a light bulb!)

[kerick]

I'll do my best Joe!

I'm thinking of Thing hanging on for dear life to the windshield frame! Maybe Cousin It too. Here's a couple of pics. The chrome paint pen is awesome! Shiney as can be.

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The chrome wheels have turned out great. The way Tamiya has these parts set up it's easy to paint the white walls, the chrome wheel and the black tread. I'm filling in the usual spare tire holder and will try to place the spare in the touring car position behind the front wheel. I don't know how that's going to work yet. Plan B is on the rear hood.
I can't say enough about this kit. It's not too complex but has plenty of detail. The fit of the upper body to the bottom could be a little firmer. You are given a piece of mesh to glue over the engine air intake that is not very flexible. I had to fight with it to get it glued onto the intake opening. Those are the only two things I could comment on in a negative way. You have to look closely at the instructions for the assembly of the wheels and fitting them to the axles but you'll see the reasoning if you do. I haven't had to scrape flash from a part yet. The fit of everything so far has been great other than mentioned above. Once you see how the wheels go together it's a pleasure to assemble them.

My figure skills are not that great but this group of characters might be a good way to practice my skills. I could put Gomez on a bike and Lurch driving Morticia, Wednesday and Pugsly in the buggy. Uncle Fester and the rest of the gang could be in another vehicle. This project is growing by the day. I had a crazy thought that I might be able to put this in the one week GB at the last minute but I knew that wasn't really going to happen. Now this may turn into three vehicles and maybe seven figures. I need an extra tall Lurch and two smaller ones for the kids.

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