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Hope these pictures are better.

Hope that these pictures are better ?

promised guys, just have to wait for my daughter when she comes to visit.

Looking closer with a magnifier, the rounded ends and rivet looks allwright to me.
Inside the rivet is a little shade of the original paint.
The inside of the tire center doesn't look damaged.
Next question: when the axles are selfmade. How do they fix it ?
Help, I Need an expert

Yes indeed Maestro. That's the one.
Do you know more about him ?

Hello from Belgium. Yes, it comes from Marktplaats, but not from the 2 persons mentioned above. The person offers some other RW in the same condition as the beetle. For me it looks original, but of course I am not an expert. Unfortunately because of Covid19, it's impossible to visit someone who I th...

Just got this one from a Dutch second hand webshop:
Condition is poor to fair, a lot of paint chipped off.
Axles are straight with 10 x 36 BPW.
Green tinted windows, with braces at the rear side of the baseplate.
Looks original with Nicks code 14.

Certain that it is a repaint.
Paint comes off to easy.
Don't think that the model is baked in an oven.

Some more pictures of the crimped ends and the front.
Think I have to follow some lessons in photography.

Hello, many thanks for all your answers. I have taken a closer look with a magnifier. Concerning the door handles, it's just paint chipped off, no silver paint applied. Ghostbuster, you have indeed an eagle eye, The left "A" style is slightly curved. The tow hook looks the same, correspond...