VW Golf mk1 GTI ''rabbit''

iceracer1 · #1 03-06-2007, 02:10 PM

This wil be my new project.

A very old Mk1 GTI RABBIT from Revell/Esci.

Very nice this one got an engine

Also the decals are really nice after more than 25 years

and the body:

I also searched for nice wheels. I came up with these:

and a dryfit

I haven't any plans yet but I think I'll paint it silver or white with gold wheel spokes.

Like this:

Kris.

Zonda · #2 03-06-2007, 02:42 PM

The pearl white will look good with gold rims. Goodluck!

rsxse240 · #3 03-06-2007, 10:06 PM

I am quite fond of the bbs meshies. they give it a real German classy look. the TV-R rims are to "JDM YO!" they don't look bad, but I just don't think they fit the car.

I like the white paint, you could paint the wheel centers to match the body. you can only get away with this on white or black, maybe silver.

freakmech · #4 03-07-2007, 12:20 AM

RS's will look more correct on the car in my opinion, though i would search for some deeper dished meshes for this build

, at least for the rears. that is if your looking for the more modern MkI style. All the same im envious as im a MkIV owner and only have a II through IV kit, no MkI yet.

PS, is this build for Vortex Build Off by chance? Looking forward to progress!

iceracer1 · #5 03-07-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freakmech

RS's will look more correct on the car in my opinion, though i would search for some deeper dished meshes for this build

, at least for the rears. that is if your looking for the more modern MkI style. All the same im envious as im a MkIV owner and only have a II through IV kit, no MkI yet.

PS, is this build for Vortex Build Off by chance? Looking forward to progress!

The vortex build is only for mk2's i thougt???

Today cleaned the holes for the wipers and removed the moldinglines.
After that I primed it

I'll use a single wiper.

Kris.

momocorrado · #6 03-07-2007, 04:52 PM

looks great so far where did you get a revell mk1 kit there very rare

I'll use a single wiper.

Kris.[/quote]

iceracer1 · #7 03-07-2007, 04:58 PM

picked him up on www.marktplaats.nl (dutch site)

Paid total 19 euro's including 6,20 euro sending

Kris.

momocorrado · #8 03-07-2007, 05:23 PM

do they ship to the us

deedlit · #9 03-08-2007, 11:10 AM

I also have this kit, I'll follow your thread, this way I'll probably avoid some mistakes.

Looks good so far, in all 4 Dubmodders you propose, I'd go with white paint and BBS rims. That's THE perfect match

bhop73 · #10 03-08-2007, 12:01 PM

It's just my opinion, but those TV-R's don't fit that car at all.. i'd definitely use the BBS rims. Other than that, the white with gold BBS would be pretty sweet.

iceracer1 · #11 03-11-2007, 04:32 PM

Thanks!

Yesterday I painted the spokes gold and painted the body in PureWhite (tamiya)

I only forgot to paint the hood :-P

But I also must paint the enginecompartment so it's not a big problem.

Hope you like it!

Kris.

CeeElle · #12 03-11-2007, 08:16 PM

i love it. looks great so far. MK1 golfs are sweet cars.

CeeElle · #13 03-11-2007, 08:18 PM

i love it. mk1 golfs are great little cars.

energon · #14 03-11-2007, 08:30 PM

If you could find some less chunky tires I think it would look GREAT. Nice choice of wheels, the tires just look oversized for the car. I like these cars, this should turn out great!

iceracer1 · #15 03-28-2007, 04:22 PM

The tyres are not to big in my opinion

This is more oldskool. In real life you also see tyres like these on MK1's.

Allright I worked a bit farther on this one. I wanted to add the striping decals but after more than 20 years the decals were very crappy when I placed them in the water.

So I had to paint it by hand

I think it looks very nice. Just a few small places that needs some work but that will be allright.

Kris.

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