geetee66 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) As a break from 50's chrome, I decided to build this after I saw a slammed, stanced VW. This kit is nice to build and goes together well. The rear lights went in without glue ?. I flared the arches and gave the driver an aftermarket seat and plumbed the fuel injection system. The number plate on the dashboard, seems to be a typical feature on these kind of cars in the U.K. At least, it is in West London. I know it's not to everyone's taste, but I embrace the whole spectrum of car culture. It's all about personal expression through vehicles, in my book. anyway, I hope you like it Edited May 13, 2018 by geetee66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublin boy Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Not a fan of stanced cars Guy, but it's very nicely finished. The paint and espcially the black trim are very nice. Shay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Looks like a nice clean build. I'm too old to understand the stanced wheels but it is a well done model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlueTube Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 You've captured your theme very well. Well done! Regards Brian Kroon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 As a recovering 1:1 VW guy this is fantastic. It would fit in nicely at any number of Euro shows in England Well done sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermann Kersten Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Everyone's taste or not, you have build a nice and good executed copy from the real one. Well done! Hermann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Well done Guy, it looks great. I like the Hellaflush style roof decal and yellow is a colour and a half! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janne Herajärvi Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Looks great! and where i can find that type of sticker bomb decal? I would like to use it in some of my future builds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjanderson Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Great looking VW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 12 hours ago, Janne Herajärvi said: Looks great! and where i can find that type of sticker bomb decal? I would like to use it in some of my future builds.. Thanks for the positive comments, guys! Janne, the stickerbomb decal came from modelcars.de (eBay) I think it was about €10. I've just checked and they don't seem to have any in stock, but it's worth a look anyway. They've got some unusual decal sheets, which could spark a few ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 21 hours ago, Ich_Will said: As a recovering 1:1 VW guy this is fantastic. It would fit in nicely at any number of Euro shows in England Well done sir. Thanks, Will. I spent a fair bit of time on google images, researching the look I was going for. Nice to know a VW addict gives it the thumbs up ? I suspect the camber makes them handle a bit strange, but I think it looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Great looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I love this. Even though when I was in the VW scene I laughed at stanced cars. The build is bang on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_ashman Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Great Work! Looks awesome, love the sticker bomb on the roof! Always nice to see (& build) something different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) Just a heads up on the roof decal. I found various images on a Google search and downloaded to Word, sized it in the Word document and printed it on both clear and white backed decal paper from the Crafty Computer Company. Edited May 16, 2018 by PatW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 3 hours ago, PatW said: Just a heads up on the roof decal. I found various images on a Google search and downloaded to Word, sized it in the Word document and printed it on both clear and white backed decal paper from the Crafty Computer Company. Good tip, Pat. Anyone wanting to do this, remember to seal the printed decal paper with some clear. Or the ink will blur when you dip it in water ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 11 hours ago, geetee66 said: Good tip, Pat. Anyone wanting to do this, remember to seal the printed decal paper with some clear. Or the ink will blur when you dip it in water ? Yes Guy. All instructions come with the decal paper packs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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