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PHOTO FEATURE - VW Beetle Flower Power!
AussieReg
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Posted: Wednesday, October 09, 2019 - 12:40 PM UTC


Gabriel (Szmann) introduces us to Alexandra Pasca, a new modeler (also author, painter and photographer) from Romania, with a unique painting style.

Check out her beautifully finished VW Beetle based on the Italeri 1/24 kit HERE .

I hope this is the first of many more as it brings a new perspective on our great hobby!

Cheers, D
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Posted: Wednesday, October 09, 2019 - 12:55 PM UTC
Stunning.

Kind of reminds me a bit of Janis Joplin's Porsche.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 09, 2019 - 01:09 PM UTC

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Stunning.

Kind of reminds me a bit of Janis Joplin's Porsche.



Well I hadn't even thought of that!


Cheers, D
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Posted: Wednesday, October 09, 2019 - 11:31 PM UTC
Gabriel,
Thanks for posting Alexandra Pasca's VW Bug. The paint scheme surely reminds me of the late 1960s, and Flower Power.

And D, I never did forgive Joplin for having a Porsche 356 painted like that. There's just some things that are done.

Joel
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Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 05:03 AM UTC
Nice paint work, but Italeri needs to reconsider selling that kit. The head lights alone are a nightmare.
Merlin
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Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 07:37 AM UTC
Nice one Gabriel!

I love that paint job!

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 02:32 PM UTC

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Stunning.

Kind of reminds me a bit of Janis Joplin's Porsche.



David, Alexandra and I were indeed talking a lot at the time about Janis's Porsche, but as Joel put it, some things just cannot be done. I love Janis's music, and it is the most listened "soundtrack" in my car, but I really despise her Porsche. At least it was her daily driver - point taken!


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Gabriel,
Thanks for posting Alexandra Pasca's VW Bug. The paint scheme surely reminds me of the late 1960s, and Flower Power.

And D, I never did forgive Joplin for having a Porsche 356 painted like that. There's just some things that are done.

Joel


Joel, I owed that to Alexandra. She was a very diligent "modeling pupil". She has a bag of skills and the right attitude - she's going to surpass me quite fast - I cannot wait for it!


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Nice paint work, but Italeri needs to reconsider selling that kit. The head lights alone are a nightmare.


Shell, I completely agree - She just didn't know where to look for a good kit and bought the first one at hand. The kit is very bad head to toe - easy to assemble, but nearly impossible to get something proper out of it.


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Nice one Gabriel!

I love that paint job!

All the best

Rowan


Rowan, thank you in behalf of Alexandra!
Well, she's an accomplished artist, making actually a pretty good living (Romanian standards) out of it and - yes - she've played this match at home!

I wish to thank anyone for the comments in Alexandra's behalf - she's very grateful for your kind words, gentlemen!

Gabriel
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Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 10:31 PM UTC
Hand-painted! wow, that is impressive. Takes a lot of skill's and must have been a lot of fun to paint.
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