Model kits recommendations

[Luc Janssens]

1 hour ago, MatasKershys said:

what is venture number? do I need it when setting up my account?

No, is only necessary if you have a business and will resell the merchandise.

[stitchdup]

Some kit recommendations for euro cars.

the tamiya new beetle is nice. it doesn't come with an engine but there are vr6 engines on ebay to fit it.

revell mk2 golf comes in a few variations. I would recommend the us boxing with2 cars on the box as it has a reiger body kit included. also if you want to do a late model with the big bumpers scaleproduction do the bumpers

fujimi mk3 and 5 golfs are curbside but they have an engine plate in the mk3. the mk5 are curbside

tamiya mk4 golf. can be hard to find and expensive but a nice kit all the same

fujimi mk2 golf curbside and it looks chopped, has the wrong wheels but handy for race liverires

amt mk1 scirocco, really nice but needs some extra work in the engine bay but may look small next the rest

fujimi audi 80 curbside again but nice enough for what it is

tamiya audi quattro available in race and rally with engines.

italeri audi quattro race only but not bad. curbside again

revell audi r8 v8 coupe and v10 roadster kinda simplified but builds up well.

belkits skoda fabia and vw polo are both very nice kits but are curbside but theres enough detail you wont notice the lack of engine

beemax/nunu/aoshima audi UR Quattro very nice kit but agina curbside like above. Theres a new version on the way that is more like the road version but again no engine

nunu audi r8 race car curbside but should be a nice kit

imai mk1 scirocco very basic, more toy than model and not near as nice as the amt, but its 1/24 scale and will need a lot of work. I'm thinking to use a mk1 golf to build it with more detail

[dbostream]

2 hours ago, stitchdup said:

it doesn't come with an engine but there are vr6 engines on ebay to fit it.

Who sells these? I searched but could not found any.

[dbostream]

10 hours ago, Luc Janssens said:

One problem tho, cuz now that the UK left the EU,  import taxes made a return.

Here's a good Belgian store (online & brick and mortar)

Domino.be - model making at its best (dominomodel.com)

I must be blind I cannot find shipping cost,  do you know where to look?

[stitchdup]

1 hour ago, dbostream said:

Who sells these? I searched but could not found any.

iceman collections sells them mate, he's working on a r32 version too

[Luc Janssens]

8 hours ago, dbostream said:

I must be blind I cannot find shipping cost,  do you know where to look?

You can always email them for shipping rates

[Faust]

If you want to see some car kits and engines, you can check the reviews on my site. I generally build kits with full engines, when possible. 

Cars | The Sprue Lagoon (wordpress.com)

You can see I have mostly US stuff, but the Ford Sierra from Tamiya is nice, and fully engined. 

I have the AMT Capri II, Scirocco and of course the various Revell Escorts and Golfs to recommend if you want Eurpoean full-engined cars. MPC made a great, GREAT '82 (I think) Supra, and if you like Euro trucks there's the AMT Courier and MPC Dodge D-50. 

The BRAT kit, recently reissued, is a cool kit, but the engine is incomplete, as you can see from my articles on it. 

For some more JDM, the Tamiya NSX and 280Z have opening engine bays, too. For something different there's the 1/32 EXP/LN7 (see my Out of Box Reviews | The Sprue Lagoon (wordpress.com) page). 

The Revell Germany Golf Mk.1/Rabbit is insanely well-detailed, as is their line of Trabants! If you want something else, the Transporter/Joker has a full engine I think. 

Don't forget the Bandai 1/20 Piazza - it has a full engine and is quite a cool looking kit of a largely forgotten car!

Hope some of these suggestions help!