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Resin VW aircooled engines?


dubstar
10-21-2010, 05:17 PM
Does anyone make resin copies of VW aircooled engines/trans? 1200 or 1600 or in fact anything....

MidMazar
10-21-2010, 11:00 PM
Negative, theres only limited vw engines. Revell mk2,esci/amt rabbit mk1, tamiya beetle and a few others. Fujimi mk3 golf has a one solid piece engine 2.0 and vr6.

blubaja
10-22-2010, 03:55 AM
I have no idea which engine, or how accurate it is, but the 1:24ish Bburago diecast Beetle Cup kit has a crude engine block. It looks good for a starting point. I'll get some pics up later:)

drunken monkey
10-22-2010, 04:27 AM
The Revel Gran Turismo kit (1:25) comes with two choices of engine, one of whihc I believe is a VW 1200cc engine.
Not sure how complete or accurate it is though.

How different were the VW 1200/1600 engines (underneath the Porsche shrouding) compared to the ones in the Porsche 356 cars because there's also the Fujimi Enthusiasts Porche 356 kits to scavange from for a 1:24 if they're similar enough.

rsxse240
10-22-2010, 04:52 PM
Revell/Monogram air cooled kits, most of them had motors and trans, though they aren't THAT great, they do build a convincing motor with the right amount of detail.

Tamiya Karmann Ghia and I believe it's a 66 beetle both have great engine details.

deedlit
10-24-2010, 01:55 PM
Tamiya Karmann Ghia and I believe it's a 66 beetle both have great engine details.

:1: Tamiya makes the nicest Vw aircooled engine of all the kits I have or have ever seen.

dubstar
10-24-2010, 10:11 PM
I've got a Tamiya KG, but didn't want to cannibalise it for this project. Hmmm. Time to give resin casting a go?

drunken monkey
10-25-2010, 01:51 AM
oops

completely forgot about the Tamiya VWs.

Anyway.
If all you're after is another engine, it is probably going to be quicker and cheaper to just go source a new kit.
The idea of casting your own parts is nice but sometimes, all it does is put off the actual model building process.

MidMazar
10-28-2010, 09:04 PM
The new reissued revell bus also has an engine.

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