VW Golf MKII GTI

[Tompidom]

Got the paint in for this project about 2 weeks ago. So after i finished up the 2 Ferrari's I could start on this one.

Next to the Porsche 911 this is my dream car.

Got some nice extra's for this one

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And ofcourse a golf can't stay stock for very long, so i started cleaning it.

[Tompidom]

Test fitted the bumper kit

This afternoon i started painting all the parts and the body

Now i have to wait untill the clear on the body has dried so i can start masking it off for all the black accents.

[Jim Whalen]

Hi,

Nice start to the Golf - these were great cars.

Always fancied a 16v version but never could really afford to get one.

Will be watching this build!

[Shelby 427 1965]

Will be watching this very closely for the certain reason of owning one Good luck!

[beeRS]

Nice work. I love the colour.

Does this kit have the 8v engine or the 16v?

[Bastardo]

Nice start The color is lovely!

I have the same kit waiting to be worked on.

[Shelby 427 1965]

Kit has the 16v I believe.

[Jeremy Jon]

Body kit looks clean on there, there was a dark green 16V side carbs 2.0L in town here years ago, sweet look'n ride!!

[gman]

The paint job looks nice- especially considering it is covering red styrene (notorious for bleeding through). You've got a nice shine on a nice looking colour- mind telling us what paint/primer you used?

[om617]

It will look great with the "90 bumpers". As for the engine,it seem like this is the 8valve version.

[Tompidom]

Nice work. I love the colour.

Does this kit have the 8v engine or the 16v?

Well the kits instructions and decals tell me it has a 16V engine. But to be hones I would not know how much valves it has.

The paint job looks nice- especially considering it is covering red styrene (notorious for bleeding through). You've got a nice shine on a nice looking colour- mind telling us what paint/primer you used?

I always use Zero Primer color and clear

Have an update for you guys aswell

Did some masking and painting today

Added some extra colors to the engine bay

Put the decals on the seats and added some belts

Painted the grill black and added the red stripe

Took a picture of how the wheels look on the body

Thats it for now

[Tompidom]

Final straw

[Shelby 427 1965]

Looks bloody cleaner than my real one! Great work

[heinz74]

i like what you did to this kit...it looks great turning it into a semi 1990 model and all that..

but Revell really did a bad job on this subject...i know a lot of the US guys on this forum complain about some US car kits that are way off

but for me this one is the winner ...and than some..

in your case the box art represents a 1986 8v in tornadored ..and even that drawing isn't accurate..and the upholstery decals are not that of an early 8v GTI..(not even close)

the engine is so bad in this and miles of from the supposed 112 hp ev engine code 8v engine..

the body is also much to toylike and the roofline is way of..

this kit was later reissued as a 16v ...and it had the same engine...and THAT is a very big flaw

Fujimi also did a Golf mk2 both a 1986 and a 1988...those are much rarer and expensive but 200% better

like wat you did with it Tom ...hij kan zo naar MIVW volgend jaar

[hjracing]

Great build so far! The paint job and the details are really awesome!

[Tompidom]

Thanks guy's

Its finished

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