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Roland Dahl · (This post was last modified: 2016-10-21, 19:25 by Roland Dahl.)

[size=medium][size=large]10252 Volkswagen Beetle [Creator]

[/size][/size]MPD-file (OMR compliant)

Done with LDCad 1.5

Edit 21.10.16: Stickers added. [size=x-large][size=medium][size=large]Thanks to Magnus for generating all stickers![/size][/size]

Unofficial parts and stickers imported into the mpd file via mpd center
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[size=x-large][size=medium][size=large]Known Errors: None[/size][/size][/size]

***Philippe Hurbain*** · (This post was last modified: 2016-09-28, 13:11 by Philippe Hurbain.)

So nice!

But there is a reference to 10252_towel.dat that's not in mpd?
Otherwise... got in the mood for some patterns!
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cg...138p81.dat
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cg...138p82.dat

Roland Dahl · 2016-09-28, 20:14

(2016-09-28, 6:51)Philippe Hurbain Wrote: But there is a reference to 10252_towel.dat that's not in mpd?
Otherwise... got in the mood for some patterns!
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cg...138p81.dat
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cg...138p82.dat

Fixed the towel issue!

And many thanks for the patterned parts. Just added them to the mpd file.

**Magnus Forsberg** · (This post was last modified: 2016-09-28, 21:59 by Magnus Forsberg.)

(2016-09-28, 6:51)Philippe Hurbain Wrote: Otherwise... got in the mood for some patterns!
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cg...138p81.dat
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cg...138p82.dat

The soda can top is a duplicate of an already made pattern, 98138p0h.dat

Do someone have a good scan of the stickers? I want to complete this model, and make the missing stickers.

Niklas Buchmann · 2016-09-28, 21:42

I noticed the two 45590 axle joiners holding the cooler on the roof are plastic black, they should be rubber black instead.

Roland Dahl · 2016-09-29, 4:50

(2016-09-28, 21:42)Niklas Buchmann Wrote: ... they should be rubber black instead.

Fixed it. Thanks!

Niklas Buchmann

LEGO 10252 - Volkswagen Beetle by Niklas-B, auf Flickr

Here's a HQ render of the Beetle, free to use.

LEGO 10252 - Volkswagen beetle (rear) by Niklas-B, auf Flickr

**Roland Melkert** · 2016-09-30, 0:54

(2016-09-27, 23:34)Roland Dahl Wrote: [size=medium][size=large]10252 Volkswagen Beetle [Creator][/size][/size]

Very nice renderings.

http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?s=24607
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?s=t08o2500

are missing for me though.

tip: You might want to consider using submodels for things like the bonnet in the future, it makes posing for HQ rendering alot easier.

***Willy Tschager*** · 2016-09-30, 11:59

Nice rendering - would you share your settings? Pov or Blender?

w.

Niklas Buchmann · 2016-09-30, 19:32

(2016-09-30, 11:59)Willy Tschager Wrote: Nice rendering - would you share your settings? Pov or Blender?

w.

POV-Ray.

I don't have a problem with sharing the settings, it's just that my lg_color.inc file is such a mess that it might not be of much help to others. Anyway, I attached the lg_color.inc and the POV-Ray file for others to take a look at.

Roland Dahl · 2016-09-30, 20:26

(2016-09-30, 0:54)Roland Melkert Wrote:
(2016-09-27, 23:34)Roland Dahl Wrote: [size=medium][size=large]10252 Volkswagen Beetle [Creator][/size][/size]

...

http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?s=24607
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?s=t08o2500

are missing for me though.

tip: You might want to consider using submodels for things like the bonnet in the future, it makes posing for HQ rendering alot easier.

Both parts are now correctly imported as unofficial parts into the mpd-file. By mistake I saved these parts not to unofficial parts folder, but to the official parts folder. Seems I have to improve my unofficial parts management system.

I now understand your point regarding the submodels. For the bonnet, the doors and other components I already generated complete groups (not submodels). Here you see for example the upper bonnet group:

[Image: VW_grouped.jpg]

and this is the relevant mpd-file.

BUT: After processing this file with mpd-center for making it OMR compliant, it seems that all groups have vanished somehow!? Here is the same mpd-file after making it OMR-compliant.

Any idea what went wrong?

BTW: The reason that I used groups instead of submodels is that my target was to built the model according to the instructions and the relevant instrcution steps. So for the upper bonnet I grouped main step 170 to 177. The lower bonnet is a submodel within main step 178.

**Roland Melkert** · 2016-09-30, 20:46

(2016-09-30, 20:26)Roland Dahl Wrote: BUT: After processing this file with mpd-center for making it OMR compliant, it seems that all groups have vanished somehow!? Here is the same mpd-file after making it OMR-compliant.

MPDCenter makes comments out of metas it doesn't know about this messes with the group definitions. I think it does that to force the modern comments but it should leave 0 !* lines alone imho)

You can fix it by doing a search/replace in e.g. notepad. Replace "0 // !LDCAD GROUP" with "0 !LDCAD GROUP"

Roland Dahl · 2016-10-01, 7:31

(2016-09-30, 20:46)Roland Melkert Wrote: You can fix it by doing a search/replace in e.g. notepad. Replace "0 // !LDCAD GROUP" with "0 !LDCAD GROUP"

Thanks, that worked! Now the groups haved returned to the mpd file.

Michael Klein · 2016-10-01, 10:19

Such a nice model. I wished James Jessiman could enjoy today what he gave to us. Without him my project Renderbricks would not exist.

LEGO® Creator 10252 Volkswagen Beetle by Renderbricks, auf Flickr

LEGO® Creator 10252 Volkswagen Beetle by Renderbricks, auf Flickr

**Merlijn Wissink** · 2016-10-01, 15:52

Great renders as always! I took a look through your Flickr and there were a lot I had not seen yet. Great work!

I don't want to nag, but a while ago you 'promised' (not actually promised, but I don't know a better word) a render at a 3440x1440 resolution which I can use as a wallpaper Angel

Michael Klein · 2016-10-02, 9:21

(2016-10-01, 15:52)Merlijn Wissink Wrote: Great renders as always! I took a look through your Flickr and there were a lot I had not seen yet. Great work!

I don't want to nag, but a while ago you 'promised' (not actually promised, but I don't know a better word) a render at a 3440x1440 resolution which I can use as a wallpaper

You want the Beetle in that res? Or something else? ;-)

**Merlijn Wissink** · (This post was last modified: 2016-10-02, 10:25 by Merlijn Wissink.)

(2016-10-02, 9:21)Michael Klein Wrote: You want the Beetle in that res? Or something else? ;-)

To be honest, I have no idea what, I can't choose.
All your renders just looks so nice, the Beetle, the Porsche, the Nexo Knights minifigure, the spaceships.

Just make something you personally like/is easy for you and I'll probably like it anyway Tongue

EDIT: now that I think of it, this 'ultrawide' resolution might be perfect for a collection of models, a series or something like that... Just thinking out loud.

Roland Dahl · 2016-10-03, 10:26

(2016-09-28, 21:22)Magnus Forsberg Wrote: Do someone have a good scan of the stickers? I want to complete this model, and make the missing stickers.

I'm curious: How things are going? Any progress regarding your search for a good scan? Hopefully the Beetle Sticker Project is not on hold ....

**Magnus Forsberg** · (This post was last modified: 2016-10-03, 15:17 by Magnus Forsberg.)

(2016-10-03, 10:26)Roland Dahl Wrote: I'm curious: How things are going?

I've been busy re-working old part at the Part Tracker, but I'll move these stickers to the top of my To-do-list.
I think I can work on the picture of the sticker in this review at The Brick Fan.

Which license plate do you prefer?

Roland Dahl · 2016-10-03, 15:41

(2016-10-03, 15:17)Magnus Forsberg Wrote: I've been busy re-working old part at the Part Tracker, but I'll move these stickers to the top of my To-do-list.
I think I can work on the picture of the sticker in this review at The Brick Fan.

Which license plate do you prefer?

Great! But please slow down, there is no need to hurry.

I would prefer the WOB plate which means Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg is home respectively headquarter of Volkswagen.

**Magnus Forsberg** · (This post was last modified: 2016-10-12, 22:26 by Magnus Forsberg.)

15 stickers done. Two more to do.....

All of the stickers are now done. Still needs some postprocessing, but I'll upload them all tomorrow

**Magnus Forsberg** · (This post was last modified: 2016-10-13, 20:46 by Magnus Forsberg.)

All of the stickers for the Beetle are now available at the Part Tracker

[Image: 10252-stickers2.png]

Roland Dahl · 2016-10-13, 21:08

(2016-10-13, 20:10)Magnus Forsberg Wrote: All of the stickers for the Beetle are now available at the Part Tracker

Wow, that's great, thank you so much. But I think the honor is yours to complete the model respectively to add the stickers to the model and post it. Please feel free.

**Magnus Forsberg** · 2016-10-14, 21:22

I'm very hesitant to the idea of making my models available or OMR compliant, so I've never learnt how to work with MPDCenter.
And I don't like, or understand, what LDCad made with my file.

I don't want to mess up your file, so here is a copy of my own version. With stickers.

10252.mpd (Size: 295.43 KB / Downloads: 20)

The real fun is to assemble the model yourself.

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