VW Golf IV

iceracer1 · 07-10-2016, 03:21 PM

And here's my new project.

The rare VW Golf IV from Tamiya. A collectors item for the VW lovers! But since I got 3 of them in the pile, it would be time to build one!

The kit is very simplified, but I like these kind of kits for a quick build.

As you can see the original wheels are very boring. I found a nice set of Ferrari F40 wheels and stretchtyres from Scale Production. I think they look awesome, but I know it's not everyones taste. I like oldskool wheels on modern cars for some reason...

I think Samoa Orange will be a fresh color for the Golf.

Kris.

sbvwfanatic · 07-14-2016, 02:17 PM

Love those wheels. Always dreamt of having a set of Compmotives (similar to the F40s) on my MKV Rabbit.

MidMazar · 07-25-2016, 12:26 AM

Always nice to see my favorite gen of the golf being built!........keep us posted.

iceracer1 · 10-04-2016, 12:29 AM

I haven't much done to this build, but so far I managed to prepared the body for primer. First I removed all badges and doorhandles on the rear doors. I also removed the indicatorlights on the fenders. Then I made a new badgeless grille from styrene.

And a few layers of Zero primer.

I also wanted a little bigger wheels. The F40 wheels looked very cool, but I think they look much better under the Lancia Delta Integrale in my stash.

So I didn't searched long for new wheels. My second option for this model were BBS RS 18'' from Hobby Design. The tyres are stretchtyres from Scale Production.

Kris.

da_ashman · 10-04-2016, 07:30 PM

Looking Good!! Love the new wheels!

circuitR · 10-05-2016, 05:17 AM

Looking good, I do like the BBS wheels more

iceracer1 · 10-08-2016, 01:15 PM

Got it painted!

In matt finish it still look cool, but I wanted a high gloss finish. So I used Zero 2K.

Kris.

fafnir · 10-08-2016, 10:30 PM

Wow!that's a nice slick finish.

iceracer1 · 10-14-2016, 10:28 AM

After polishing the body, I masked it off to paint the black for the airintakes and windowtrims. I also painted the windows and installed a few parts to the body. I modified the headlights cause I wanted to have black headlights instead of the boring chrome ones.

I also painted the BBS RS wheels. The centers were painted with Alclad Pale Gold and the wheels are painted Alclad Chrome. Tyres are Scale Production stretch tyres.

And I did some work on the interior. I used Sand Yellow from Vallejo Air. Seats from Scale Production and so are the magazines and the cap.

Only the chassis is left over now.....

Kris.

ChristopheB · 10-15-2016, 08:27 PM

Pretty cool interior with the magazines.

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