Finished VW Golf IV

pettercardoso · #1 09-09-2004, 07:18 PM

Well, this is the Tamiya Golf V5 "converted" to an Euro spec. 1.4 Confortline. You can check the progress thread here.
It's a very basic build. I only modified the wheels, dash and removed the small mounting point on the front grille for the V5 symbol.
Anyway, here are the pics.

Constructive criticism is highly appreciated

GT-Alex · #2 09-09-2004, 07:23 PM

Basic but very clean build ! Almost look like the real one.

StephenDeli · #3 09-09-2004, 07:37 PM

Nice job Pedro it looks really nice. That paintjob is like a mirror!

alphalanos · #4 09-09-2004, 07:41 PM

looks great. one little thing...i would have sanded off the lisence plate mounting thing. those two holes. otherwise perfect

pettercardoso · #5 09-09-2004, 08:12 PM

Oops, I forgot to mention one thing! The license plates will be, also, a 1/24 replica of the real thing (a tribute to my friend's car). I'm still waiting for the laser-printed licenses....eheheh

Thank you for the comments anyway!

Pedro.

suiteR · #6 09-09-2004, 09:47 PM

Nice work!!
I built the Tamiya kit before and notice that it has different wheels from yours? Hv you changed it??

DasWiesel · #7 09-10-2004, 03:15 AM

Veeery nice built! The wheels would interest me, too. From Tamiya´s Beetle or scratch?

chaos · #8 09-10-2004, 04:25 AM

Nice clean build! Great work!

Jay! · #9 09-10-2004, 04:48 AM

I love the way you've done the side markers. Top notch!

It seems to me that the rear end is lower than the front, at least looking at the wheel-arch gaps... Though I guess the wheels are turned in the pics...

I might recommend a tiny dot of silver paint for the keyholes on the doors/hatch.

Superb paint work!! Whatever you did to get it, keep it up!!

sjelic · #10 09-10-2004, 04:52 AM

Very nice looking "normal" car, only thing I couldn't help noticing are the brakes (they are definitly not 1.4 brakes) but hey it could be tuned 1.4

I love the paint job, real killer

pettercardoso · #11 09-10-2004, 06:45 AM

Thank you all for your comments. That is exactly the kind of things that I like to hear

About the wheels: I just filled the gap between the double spokes of the original with putty and sanded smooth. Nothing fancy

Yes, the keyholes would benefit from that silver dot Jay says....I seem to forget something in all my models, I guess those tiny dots are one of those things

The side markers have nothing to it...I cut the part from the tree, clean it up as usual, and glue it on place with a little silver paint. That's it!

And now that I look more attentively to that last pic, I see that I should have polished a little more..That orange peel is not very nice...Oh well...I'll live with it

Again, thank you all!

Pedro.

deedlit · #12 09-10-2004, 06:48 AM

Very nice

Clean and shiny

Your pics look like a factory catalog

Eric Cole · #13 09-10-2004, 06:50 AM

Looks very good.... very realistic look to it. I like it.

Martbee · #14 09-10-2004, 07:13 AM

Don't even know what a classic 1.4 is !! We don't have it here (Canada)... we have the basic 2.0L, the TDI (1.9L), the 1.8T (4 doors) the GTI (still 1.8T but 2 doors) and the VR6 (normal or 4 motion) (ho, the R32 is comming soon). But your built is just beautiful, clean and lifelike. I think your friend will love it... I do and I'm a pretty big VW fan... even if I don't know what's a 1.4 !!!

pettercardoso · #15 09-10-2004, 09:06 AM

Well, here in Portugal we have these low displacement engines due to our tax policy. Our Golf IV range is/was:
Gas
1.4 (75hp) , 1.6 FSI (100hp) , 1.8T (150hp) and R32 (241hp)

Diesel
1.9 TDi (105hp, 110hp, 130hp, 150hp) and the newly introduced 2.0 TDI with 140hp

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