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

[rod_k2]

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!

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. 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...





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)


Light coat!



Looks crappy,eh? Take a look after few coats...





If this is acrylic,WOWZIO!!
Yes,it shines a lot!!!



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!! )



Indoor pics:


Trying to show the shine:

The reflection of my finger on the paint...

Reflection of one Kanji (Wich I don't know why it stands for...) on the paint

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. J/k.
Now I won't get replies because I posted too much pics...

Comments and feedback apreciated!!

[cyberkid]

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

[rod_k2]

Oh...Now i'm sad. I wanted it to be acrylic...Wait a minute!! Lacquer on little bottles?? Holy cow....
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...

[gtidude]

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.

[deedlit]

Good job so far

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.

[anopanjo]

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!

[gtidude]

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

[cyberkid]

Originally Posted by rod_k2

Oh...Now i'm sad. I wanted it to be acrylic...Wait a minute!! Lacquer on little bottles?? Holy cow....
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
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

[M-Tuning]

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

[Mr. Me.]

great colour!

Originally Posted by M-Tuning

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

[rod_k2]

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" 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 )


So,onto the updates.
A long time ago,I primered the chassis...


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...

I gotta say. I LOVED this paint!!


And I painted the chassis too!


And then,I cleaned the AB,and putted some German gray on it,and sprayed in the interior...

And to the interior parts...


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...

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! )
After few *cough* minutes,I finished the chassis...

Here's a mock up:

How'zit for a stance?


I Dont know if its noticeable,but I lowered it.

And,right after it,I started the interior,and finished it.


(See in the picture above: the dash still shines!)

And here's how'zit right now:


Look into my eyes...

...And say if my exaust is clean.


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!
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...

[rsxse240]

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.

[BVC500]

Looking good!

[rod_k2]

Originally Posted by rsxse240

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

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

[rsxse240]

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"

"Vee just dropped it like iss haut...V-DUB, representing Deutchland

Let me hear you say "Vahht"...Holding it down on the engineering tip, Yahh