sbvwfanatic

Great idea for a post. This build is 9 years old, was final assembly when while pulling the lid off my zap-ca, it spurted out on the paint and rear window. I was so upset it sat in a box until last year when I finally sanded down the effected areas to re-spray. This one 8 years old. AMT Scirocco w/scratch build 16V running ITBs. And this was supposed to be my quick build to get me motivated to finish the VWs That is now 2+ years old Modern heat extractor hood Needed modern chassis And motor...

I picked up these Aoshima SSR's for a pro-touring look. The centers are now painted flat black.

C1 has a few options... http://www.c1-models.com/wheels/ Eightyone also have some options that might work for you http://www.eightyone81.com/category/products/rims/ And some of my favorites are from Scaleproductions http://www.scaleproduction.de/index.php?cat=c10_Wheels-Tires-1-24-Wheels-Tires-1-24.html&cPath=10&page=5

They are scale 18"s by C1 http://www.c1-models.com/wheels/

Not exact, but may be an option

Clearly scale just came out with these. Perfect timing...

Spotted a McLaren 12C Spider, yesterday, driving through my neighborhood. See quite a few exotics in Santa Barbara on a regular basis but the Mclaren is a rarity.

Nice work.

Though not listed on the site, you can get 16"-17" low profile tires. They are a little stiff but work well. http://www.eightyone81.com/ And From scaleproductions, these are of better quality, you're just going to pay a little more for shipping from Germany. http://www.scaleproduction.de/index.php?cat=c10_Wheels-Tires-1-24-Wheels-Tires-1-24.html&XTCsid=eb81nba8uvi33hdcr7iko39if6 Here's a comparison of scale productions tires compared to kit tires And here's there staggered set.

Thanks for sharing. Look forward to whats next.

Got a little work done this weekend but was thrown off when one of the neighbor hood kids spotted me in my garage, asking where my daughter was and if she could play. As kids are curious, asked what I was doing? Me: working on my model cars. Her: Your what? Me: My model cars. Her: You mean toys? Me: Yes, (laughing) toys. But then she starts picking up pieces from my work table, some w/recently glued/painted, asking what they are.... Tried to drop a few hints, politely, not to touch and that I wanted to be left alone, (I get so little time to build) but she didn't get it. So I had to stop working on my build, close the garage and act busy so she would go away. Funny, but frustrating at the same time. Maybe next weekend.

Thanks gang. The wheels are Aoshima SSR Professor MS3's w/Tamiya Tires.

Thanks guys. Most of the difficult work is done. I should be able to make much more progress in the coming months.

More Chassis work. Again the Shelby kit came through. The puny Shelby disk breaks on the left, happen to fit perfectly, snap right on, and with the exact offset for the Aoshima wheels I finally decided on. Glued them onto the back of some parts-bin Fujimi disk breaks. And quick mock up of the wheels. The wheel centers painted flat black and the disk breaks painted yellow like the valve covers. The car will be a light gray and I like the yellow gray contrast.

More mock-up of the motor/chassis. I recessed the cowl and will add more detail as the build moves along. Not sure I like the stacks silver/aluminum. And I tried on the ARC valve covers. Some paint on the motor. I had the headers on to test fit against the chassis but I actually like them white. I think I'll paint them flat white then use Tamiya weathering kit to add some heat detail. And the stack painted black. It's harder to see them but I like the black better. I'll add fuel rails etc to bring more detail to the party.