VW Golf V5 [Die 56k!! Die!! :p

Whadduup' ya'll???
A little bit of story (i'll try to talk only a little!)...
I once told some people that I don't get too much replies on my threads...One of them said that he wanted to take a look. I showed him,then he said... "Of course you don't get replies you dumber,you don't post much enough pics...
I learned to use photobucked like,4 minutes behind,so I uploaded lot's of pics!! So let's see if I get replies...

Oh,and lookie what I bought today! :p
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04623.jpg
Ok,i know it's a shop...But some darn rare things pop sometimes. if you look with some attention,you can see a Veilside 1/12 skyline...For 9000 yen. :p It's quite expensive,but,for a 1/12 model,what we can't do???
[Five year old boy talk]Someday...I Dream to have the double of this collection...[/Five year old boy talk]

The model:
Doesn't has too much flaws..Or mold lines. It has a quite good modelling,really looks good... I once heard that this model is rare. Is it true?? 'Cause I got this brand new one really cheap!!!
The body,after the sanded mould lines and primered...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04628.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04629.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04630.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04631.jpg

This is the paint that i'm using... Is it acrylic or Enamel?? You'll see thy i'm asking this if you browse a little bit...(I was trying to figure out how to use the macro of this darn camera)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04635.jpg

Light coat!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04637.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04638.jpg

Looks crappy,eh? Take a look after few coats...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04639.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04641.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04642.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04643.jpg

If this is acrylic,WOWZIO!!
Yes,it shines a lot!!!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04646.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04647.jpg

These pics doesn't do justice,Scroll a little more,but even the other pics doesn't do justice... It's sooo smooth!! Looks like the modelling Gods help the newbs like me after they do the homework and finish their models!! (Yes,I finished one!! :D:D:D)



Indoor pics:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04648.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04649.jpg
Trying to show the shine:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04651.jpg
The reflection of my finger on the paint...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04653.jpg
Reflection of one Kanji (Wich I don't know why it stands for...:p) on the paint
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04656.jpg
I didin't even polished! Oh well...Some alien should have got the control of my paint,and made it spray well,So it kinda wasn't me. :cwm27: J/k.
Now I won't get replies because I posted too much pics...:screwy:

Comments and feedback apreciated!!

The paint is lacquer. Flat top is acrylic. Gunze doesn't sell enamel paint. Looks like a nice kit... another to my wish list...:rolleyes:
I just wish that the models stores in Taiwan where more like the one in your pic.

Oh...Now i'm sad. I wanted it to be acrylic...Wait a minute!! Lacquer on little bottles?? Holy cow.... :p
EDIT: Is that Super Clear Flat???? It looks like lacquer to me,because it is as thick as the paint!! And the bottle looks the same...

that kit is rare, and that is a great start too. i would love too see it done.
oooooh and i love your hobby shop. you should organise some kits for me, hehheehe.

and because its a vw build you will definately get some more replies from me.

Good job so far :thumbsup:

Even if it already shines I would clear coat it or polish it a bit. It will give you an even better result.
This kit becomes rare only because it's not produced anymore. I shoud buy one more to build it stock.

Do you no how much i ahte you atm, in Australia all we get is lousy Tamiya and Fujimi, AMT Revell but there is no AOSHIMA!!!!!!! I WANT AOSHIMA! its so unfair, i just sat there with my mouth hanging out over the picture from that shop..if i actualy found a store in Aus with 1/10th of Aoshima kits i would actually go buy everyone there....oh btw nice start!

dude, in South Africa we dont even get Fujimi....only the crap tamiya kits, probably all the leftovers

Oh...Now i'm sad. I wanted it to be acrylic...Wait a minute!! Lacquer on little bottles?? Holy cow.... :p
EDIT: Is that Super Clear Flat???? It looks like lacquer to me, because it is as thick as the paint!! And the bottle looks the same...
Same bottling= same type paint.
And it's gloss.. check a little left to the color of paint.. GLOSS :p
So far Gunze has 3 types of bottling. 1.Flat top + Hobby Color Labeling= acrylic. 2.Top that you have there+Mr. Color labeling.(with a knob maybe?? figuring how to discribe it lol)=lacquer 3.Flat top with small label (Blue or black colored caps)+ Super Metalic labeling (It's about 1 cm Taller than the other 2.. not including the knob part)= Metalic lacquers.
Gunze lacquers spray surprisingly well, I use them a lot. They're the cheapest type of good quality paint that I can get.

HTH,
Steve

Nice model, I wish we had as much Aoshima kits as you got in that shop here in Holland

great colour!


Nice model, I wish we had as much Aoshima kits as you got in that shop here in Holland I wish we had any Aoshima kits here in Russia:iceslolan

Heya'll again!! Thanks everyone for the kind comments!! The feedback was completely unexpected! Thanks again!

I just didin't replied before because I wanted to reply with an update...Wich was kind of hard. But today,I woke up and decided to try to finish the damn thing.

(Oooh,and about the model shop,I wanna make you guys "happy" :p That is just an section of the modelling sector of a shopping center. There was still the military models,the planes,the boats,and the supplies!! The REAL Hobby shop has 3 sections or more just on cars :grinyes: )


So,onto the updates.
A long time ago,I primered the chassis...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC04661.jpg

And then the disaster happened. I was wetsanding the model,I sanded the A pillar,and some paint was removed!! So I had to give it some more coats.
I applied them today,it was such a nice day outside...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05470.jpg
I gotta say. I LOVED this paint!!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05471.jpg

And I painted the chassis too!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05472.jpg

And then,I cleaned the AB,and putted some German gray on it,and sprayed in the interior...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05473.jpg
And to the interior parts...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05474.jpg

After the paint dried,I went inside to put it togheter..
And I noticed: In the German Gray bottle of ACRYLIC paint it's written FLAT. To my surprise,look at the dashboard...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05475.jpg
IT SHINES!!! (well,it doesn't shine as much as the bodyparts,but it shines!!)
What the heck have I done wrong? Was the thinner I used? Hmmm...
Well,so many people complaining about their acrylic not shining,and I get an paint wich is written flat,and the paint shines! AHHHH! (That doesn't mean I didin't liked the result! :icon16: )
After few *cough* minutes,I finished the chassis...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05476.jpg
Here's a mock up:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05477.jpg
How'zit for a stance?
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05478.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05479.jpg
I Dont know if its noticeable,but I lowered it.

And,right after it,I started the interior,and finished it.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05481.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05482.jpg
(See in the picture above: the dash still shines!)

And here's how'zit right now:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05483.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05484.jpg
Look into my eyes...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05485.jpg
...And say if my exaust is clean. :icon16:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05486.jpg

And here's one observation to anyone that is going to build this model: Pay attention in the speedometer decal!! It has PRND321 writted on it!! And the car has a manual shifter on it! :rofl:
Damn,I'm really enjoying this one! This week I will not go to school,so expect updates!! I didn't order PE dust,and some of them landed on the model!! So i gotta sand them off....

Thanks for visiting! Comments appreciated...

that is one nice build you have going there. you have a really nice stance, but the tires seem a bit large for the rim/wheel well. if you could find some nice mesh 17"rims with low profile tires, it would sing like the angels!

you are doing great, and thank you for building V-DUB!!!!

edit:
here in the U.S. that kit is none to rare, but quite abundant. most of the time it can be had for around $10-15 (US). but it is none the less a fine kit.

Looking good!

and thank you for building V-DUB!!!!

V Dub? Sorry for my ignorance,but what the heck is a V Dub? VolksDUB?

you'll get a kick out of these VW commercials. they are freakin' hillarious, and it will explain the V-DUB thing.

"Time to un-pimp zee autah....AHH SHNAHP" (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=70722051211331357)

"Vee just dropped it like iss haut...V-DUB, representing Deutchland (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4148631406490319111&q=volkswagen+commercial)

Let me hear you say "Vahht"...Holding it down on the engineering tip, Yahh (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yug4d__Ya5I)

NOOOOOOOOOOO!! NOT THE HONDA!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!! NOT A CIVIC!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Shplaft,the demolition ball hits it...)

I alredy had watched the first one,and I laughed so hard...These other two were sooooo funny too! :rofl:

Ah,I just Pimped my V-DUB! Wait a minute,I will upload the pictures in photobucket and you'll see it!

Well,I don't have any mesh rims,so I had to use the ones I had...
(Sorry about the pics,i'll try to take better ones later,because the camera that I used wasn't really liking me...

(Look at my bagged Soarer!)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/HPIM5595.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/HPIM5596.jpg
This pic went better...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/HPIM5598.jpg
Touring Car style,y0w!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/HPIM5599.jpg
Drag car style,y0w!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/HPIM5600.jpg
Comments appreciated!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

These ads are too funny. Never saw them here in Belgium :lol:

Thanks for the comments!
Here are some minor updates:
I bmf'ed the headlights: (Don't worry if they look like they have swirls: it's just the reflection!)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05537.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05538.jpg

Oh,and look what came with the kit! I never saw something like this before on a kit! :
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05539.jpg
Cool,eh? :p

Now,a little story. While I was vacuumin (?is it right?) my room,I sucked one side mirror inside the vacuum. DAMN!
Then I tought I had one mirror. So,the thing happened: I lost the other one,I don't know how. So,I had to make new ones.
The Hasegawa Civic mirrors would fit nicely,but they are just too small!
And the Fujimi CTR mirrors are in the right size,but they don't have supports!
As a good little modeller,i tried making them! :naughty:

The grey mirrors are the Hasegawa Civic ones: As you can see,I sawed a part of the mirror off,and let the support alone: So,we got a support! And the white things are the Fujimi mirrors:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05540.jpg

Ater a little bit of work,I had sawed both mirrors,and puttied a part of the CTR mirrors,to make them look a bit better:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05541.jpg

And this is the almost finished piece: Still needs some putting,sanding,priming,and painting! But that's just some minor work...:rolleyes:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05542.jpg
As you can see,some putting and sanding will be required to make the support to fit onto the body! But,what the heck! :uhoh: :rolleyes: :cwm27:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05545.jpg

Sorry for the blurry pics!

Comments and suggestions appreciated!

EDIT: Oops,sorry,some pics were missing! But everything is uploaded now!

those GTR rims look really good on there. they might need to be narrowed a bit to get them under the fender lip. the headlight buckets look great with the BMF.

keep up the great work.

Thanks man!! But really,I don't think i'll change the wheels...If I find some wheels that fit it quite nice,i'll keep 'em! But thanks for the suggestion!

Small update: I clear coated the body...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05546.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05547.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05548.jpg

With a bit more of sunlight:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05549.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05550.jpg

Just a little indoor pic...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/2442830190593/DSC05553.jpg

I will apply Super Clear later,that is just some regular shine Clear Coat..So i'll see if the super clear makes difference from an regular clear!
I know,there's some good old orange peel,but that will be wetsanded after it's dry!

Comments and criticism appreciated!!
Thanks for viewing!