Tamiya 1/24 Volkswagen 1300 Beetle 1966 Model - with modifications and 3D printed additions

As Monty Python used to say...... &now for something completely different"........ This is Tamiya&1/24 VW Beetle which I have built as a special gift for a guy I&been working with for the last 10 years or so as he&leaving the company I work for after 36 years. Like myself, the gentleman concerned is a bit of a VW Beetle fan and we have both owned and driven Beetles since our early 20s, the only difference being that I didn&keep mine whereas he still has this car in his garage. The real car has had a few minor modifications to add a touch of &to the standard Beetle which makes it look all the more special. We&worked together on many projects in the last 10 years and I thought it would be a great idea to replicate his car as closely as possible as a personal way of expressing my thanks and appreciation for him being a font of knowledge and advice and an all round top bloke? The model was presented to him on his last day in the office and I think it was greatly appreciated judging from his reaction......to quote......&the best present I&ever had apart from my wifes'....hahaha Pete.....I&glad you like it and I hope the new venture goes well mate....will catch up soon ? Also a big thank you to the wife in question for &some photos of the real car for me to work from ? For the VW fans out there......the plastic model kit is a &model but the real car I tried to replicate has wheel hubs that are not original 5 spoke BRMs but are 4 spoke, 4 stud hubs in a BRM style...... Kits...