VW GOLF

[syd-baines]

this is my next build, i dont know yet wether i am going to build it sootb. or if i am going to put a little extra detail in looking at the instuctions and the parts it looks possible to put more detail in

[syd-baines]

i have got the engine built and fitted it in the engine bay and put it on the chassis, doing the running gear at moment, the fit of the parts is not bad a good bit of clean up is needed as there is a lot of mould lines on the parts

[montessa315]

Looking good.
I have been looking at this model in the LHS.

Are all the parts in the engine bay separate or is the battery and water bottle moulded in.

Alan.............

[syd-baines]

thanks Alan all the parts are separate in the engine bay the battery and the water bottle is also separate parts, Revell do two versions the one i am building with the soft top which you can build the top up or down, they also do the GTI version which is the saloon

[montessa315]

Cheers Syd.

Looks like this will definitely be a future purchase.

Alan................

[syd-baines]

i have built the chassis and put the wheels on, the VW logo and the wheel nuts was done with a black sharpie pen, i have put red flocking on the floor to represent carpet i am in the process making some templates for the seats as i am hopping to put some leather look clothe on them, i am also toying with the idea of putting some brake lines and handbrake cable on the underside of the chassis, i don`t know yet if that will happen just a thought at moment

[syd-baines]

got some more done to the vw put leather look cloth on the seats and added some piping to them and fixed them to the floor, got the door cards to do now then the inside will be done
the seats

and fixed to the floor


and on the chassis, the floor is not yet fixed to the chassis

[ShaunW]

This seems to have slipped in under my radar, Syd. Looking good so far. The Mk I Golf was a good looking hatchback IMHO before the car put on width and weight!

[syd-baines]

finished the vw i did not put the brake lines or the hand brake cable on the extra`s i did was to put some red flocking on the floor and some black flocking on the rear parcel shelve covered the seats in leather look clothe and also the folded down soft top and put piping on, the seats is not the original colour but as the cars still on the road will have been restored some restore them to their own colour sceme which is what i have depicted here

[celt]

It looks in better nick than the real one I had,well tidy indeed.
Regards
celt

[syd-baines]

thanks celt

[Clashcityrocker]

Nice one Syd.

Nigel

[ShaunW]

Great work, Syd, that turned out very nicely. I see an example of one of these cars quite often locally and it's in decent nick as well.