Dune Buggy of Doom
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Dune Buggy of Doom

We have a bug! Now what!? A desert VW Beetle on its way to becoming a cyberpunk travelling art piece.

Base
VW Beetle
Style
Cyberpunk
Planned
Solar neon, sunroof hatch
Status
Ongoing

“I asked for something herby. They gave me a Volkswagen with no driver.”

— Tim Vine, comedian

Why a Beetle in the desert?

According to the Dragon, the VW Beetle is “the AK-47 of the automobile world”: dead simple to fix, tough in harsh conditions, and — not a small thing — the VW play place in town had one.

There's also a custom shop in St. Johns that builds Beetles, Bugs and roadsters. More on them soon.

Do we know what we're doing?

Mostly! The Dragon grew up working on Beetles with his grandfather, so the mechanical side is covered. The plan is to turn the car into a travelling art piece — the forge on wheels.

What's the bug idea?

The look is still being decided, but the vision is cyberpunk: a hatch for a stylised sunroof and neon cooling tubes powered by solar.

Design the bug. Win the bug's eternal respect.

Grab the blank Beetle template, colour in your best design and send it to the forge. Finalists get featured here and one is crowned the winner — concept art meets colouring contest.

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