My MKV WIP

Not a huge amount of progress but it's getting there.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/hobbies137.jpg?t=1205383843
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/hobbies141.jpg?t=1205384354
I hope to have the 1st coat of paint done this weekend. I'll post more photos once done.

Good to see one not being done box stock. Those wheels look really nice on it!

That looks cool. It would be nice project

Looks really cool!

nice wheels:grinyes:

Nice!!! the wheels suit the car! Good Luck finishing the car!!

Thanks guys. I've got the ride-height set, & the chassis masked off for paint tomorrow morning so I hope to have it,(the chassis) done & pieced together by the end of the day. And, by the end of the weekend the 1st couple coats of paint laid down..I'll post a few more photos tonight as well.

yea yea yea!!1
MK V rules!!
i love this car,and i´m working on mine ASAP :D
keep it going!

Yeah, I love this kit. Fujimi did a great job on it...

Realy liking the rims on it :)
Good luck with the build!:D

Those wheels kick butt!!!!!
Are they the box stock wheels or aftermarket?
Man, those look mean.

Nice looking project. Car look like it would look good in white.



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Those wheels kick butt!!!!!
Are they the box stock wheels or aftermarket?
Man, those look mean.
The wheels are from the Tamiya Porsche GT2 kit. I trimed them down to fit the smaller Pegasus tires...
http://www2.gpmd.com/image/t/tams4247.jpg

I'm actually going to paint it Euro 1 gray. (Though now I'm thinking I might paint it silver...) I'll post some updated photos tonight of the Chassis & the test spray of the Euro Gray...

Here's a few updated shots. I didn't get to paint the body yet but did finish the chassis for the most part.
Used these photos from vwvortex as reference.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/MK5GHL2.jpg?t=1205869491
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/242.jpg?t=1205869522
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The Fujimi directions call for flat black on almost all of the chassis and as you can see there is quite a bit of aluminum and body color in the fender wells.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/hobbies122-1.jpg?t=1205869639
I used baremetal foil for the heatshields and will re-paint the engine pieces aluminum like the front crossmember. I think I'll re-paint the exhaust a darker shade of aluminum as it gets lost in the foil..
I also finish the brakes, and did a black "wash" of the wheels so the bolt holes would be more realistic.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/hobbies136-1.jpg?t=1205870323
And heres a shot of the Euro 1 gray test spray
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/hobbies102.jpg?t=1205870417

I was worried you'd used the wheels as they come out of the box and put the wide ones on the back of a FWD car. It looks good so far. Are you going to tone down the aluminium coloured parts on the underside of the chassis?

Also, is your test spray body from the AMT GT90 kit? Would you be able to PM me some more photos of the body and the rest of the kit?

It is a "staggered" set of wheels,that's the look I was after.(though they are trimmed dow to the same width) No, no plans to tone down the aluminum heat shields, (they aren't that bright in person, it's the lighting from the camera.) I do plan on re-painting the exhaust so it stands out more against the shields.
Yes,The test spray body is AMT's Ford GT90 concept snapfast kit.
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/ehobbies-com_1993_4186324
I've got a couple more shots of the body but it's a simplified snap kit so very littel detail. (I can get some more shots of it when I get home from work if you want...

Damn, I'm moving slow on this build. Thought I had the ride-height set but it's not even so I've spent too many hours
trying to get it right, so I've taken a break and moved on to the interior.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/hobbies144.jpg?t=1206916058
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/hobbies145.jpg?t=1206916090
I still have to re-mask everything and paint the black areas,also plan on bare-metal foil on the trim peices as well as a black-wash on the seats to add some depth. I'm not totally sold on the Racing seats as they are narrow for the interior tub. Let me know what you think.

I think it looks right, keep the seats! also, what are the red thing at the bak of the interior?

The grab handles for the center console.(right in front of the stick-shift.

I haven't posted in awhile. (Haven't mad any porgess.) Here a some up-dates
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/hobbies214.jpg?t=1212974418
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/hobbies217.jpg?t=1212974469
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/hobbies914008.jpg?t=1212974513
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Layed down the 1st layer of paint today. I'll let it dry for a week or two before color sanding and sparying another layer+clear. That'll give me time to decide if I really like the color. (A bit darker than I'd wanted.) In the mean time I'll spray the window trim, grill peices and finish the head/tail lights...Let me what you think about the color...

Well, I haven't posted any updates in a while.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/hobbies914007-1.jpg?t=1215898979
I've since, sprayed a lighter grey, felt the details got lost w/the darker grey
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/hobbies286.jpg?t=1215900095
I also picked up Tamiya's Master weathering kit and detailed the exhaust a litte.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/random/hobbies914014.jpg?t=1215900166
I hope to get a final coat on the body this weekend.

Looking really good! I like your interior!

Finally chose a color, Tamiya light gunmetal. Final coat is on.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/hobbies004-3.jpg?t=1218923458
Here's a quick moch-up. I want to wait a couple days to spary clear before I finish the rest of the trim that'll be black. I'm not sure if I want to do the center of the wheels black, I'll decide on that once the rest is done.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/sbvwfanatic/Wheels/HOBBIES/hobbies001-2.jpg?t=1218923330

Looks lovely. Too bad it's not real.

Yeah, no kidding....Thanks...