Volvo V50 brass 1/28

[MrHelZa]

No, there is nothing wrong with your eyes. I am, really, I mean really, making a brass model of this boring and slow estate family car that no-one could ever even think making a model car of. But, this differs a bit from what you are thinking now. Here´s the idea: Only the body. Nothing else. And with a little bonus, this time even without two fighting kids, a labrador retriever in the trunk, shopping bags from hypermarket and a yapping wife!

Yeah!

© Jim Ellis Volvo of Marietta Parts

This is the best picture to show what I am thinking. Just imagine those parts combined without doors, hood and trunk door and that´s about all it´s gonna have.

Today I started making the mold. I will first do the outer parts(first picture part numbers 3, 7 and 8), then continue with floor and engine room and ehh, well, then I guess it´s done!

Hope to get you some pictures soon.

Cheers, Elias

[Foxer]

Now, that's ambitious!

[crazyrichard]

whow

[Maindrian Pace]

Really?

[FASTBACK340]

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[Skypower]

This is gonna be Epic!!!!!

[1930fordpickup]

Now way a hand built model could be boring. This will be a fun watch.

[charlie8575]

Allright! And a Volvo wagon to boot!

Never been a big foreign car guy, but I always liked Volvos, dread the repair bills, which is why I never owned one.

Charlie Larkin

[Tompidom]

Very cool and ambitious project! Looking forward to seeing some more.

[PappyD340]

Ambitious indeed, I'm off to the kitchen to get popcorn and coke so I can follow this one, be right back!!

[CJ1971]

Can I ask, why? Why just the body? What's the point? If you're just doing all the panels/body, it's not really going to be a proper model, right?

[MrHelZa]

Hi again!

Thanks to you all for your intrest!

And Cliff, I fully understand your confusion. Honestly, I actually don´t know how I would answer you. I got the idea a long time ago from structural pictures of Volvo V50 and fell in love to her immediately. I can´t tell you a clear reason to that why I only make the body. This just would lose its deeper meaning for me if I made the whole car. I hope you understand what I mean.