Andee Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Hello my friends, The time has come for me to end this year, but not before I present you the last model that I managed to complete these days. It is about the well-known Golf GTi mk1 from Revell. The quality of this kit is excellent, according to Revell EU. Although metallic silver does not particularly delights me, I decided to preserve the historical truth and chose this color for the model. On the other hand, the wheels are not the original ones, which seemed awkward to me and made the ground clearance too high for the image I had in my mind for the GTi. I managed to adapt some wheels from another Revell kit, namely Chevrolet Impala '67 - the lowrider version. They seem much more suitable to me, they look a bit like BBS and give the model a smaller ground clearance. I tried to add more details to the engine compartment, but even though they are all there, not much can be distinguished I made spark plugs, acceleration cable and gearbox cable, battery cables, injection system pipes, windshield washer hose. The only detail I am not satisfied with are the headlight lenses that Revell made too thick and too convex, thus distorting the look of the headlights. In reality, the headlights have an almost flat glass. I hope you like it, at least as much as I enjoyed building it Happy new year ! 🎉 Edited December 29, 2023 by Andee tags added 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 It's looking real good, Congratulations! You did everthing right for the MKI Golf GTI. You kept it periodwise in an quite original colour, added some good looking wheels and installed an upgraded exhaust system. Marco F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andee Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 thank you, Marco, for the appreciation! I didn't think anyone would notice the muffler 😄. Indeed, I cut the plastic exhaust pipe and added a metal tailpipe for added authenticity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 That looks very good. I must say I particularly like the last photo too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 That's one heck of a result, outstanding! You've really done it justice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 That's a really great model, beautifully finished and with exactly the sort of aftermarket wheels that find their way onto cars of this type. A REALLY impressively detailed engine bay too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andee Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 thank you, Neddy! I tried to keep as much of the original details as possible, I studied many pictures of the car and that's how I learned that the GTIs all came with a black tailgate around the rear window. Maybe I should have painted the red ornaments of the grid, instead of using the decals, I hope they last over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Brings back good memories of owning a Golf GTi. SUPERB finish and one heckuva Beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbourne124 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Having owned many VW mk1s I would say you did an amazing job! The pigment of the silver that you used is splendid! What paint did you use? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andee Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 Thank you, Jbourne ! I tried to get as close as possible to the original color of the car and found that Tamiya TS-17 Aluminum Silver fits best. Then I applied Mr.Hobby UV-cut varnish. The model looks much better in natural sunlight, I hope to be able to take some photos in the sun as soon as possible. I think you had a lot of fun with this car, documenting the details for the construction, I realized that for its time it was a very well put together and high performance car. Not to mention the low weight, the wheels positioned almost in the corners, a kind of go-kart . Even the interior was modern & lovely . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbourne124 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 @Andee it was the closest thing I’ve ever driven to a street legal go-kart, 10 years I drove my 1976 rabbit(golf) and it’s ten years I look back on fondly. It had it issues but, boy there is nothing like going fast in a slow car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Smith Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 A very nicely finished model that looks really good in silver. Your photo of the model on the IKEA wood board reminded me of a poster picture that I saw a number of years ago. I was a picture of all the parts of a real VW Golf (I think) all laid out flat on a floor pictured with one large Allen key. The caption of the picture read something like 'If IKEA were to supply a car would it look like this?' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Great work. My first car back in the early 80s - except mine was a 4 door. She used to go like a rocket! Happy days. B R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andee Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 thank you, Paul! I would pay now for a ride in a car like this! I sometimes come across an old car, but very well maintained, and I always greet the owner on the go 👍🏻👌🏻. It's cute when I see them smiling with satisfaction. I appreciate the people who manage to keep old cars in circulation or have such passions. Soon the car I have will become "retro". I laugh with my wife that we will go with her to retro mobile shows 😁. It's a 2008 ford focus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 11 hours ago, Andee said: thank you, Paul! I would pay now for a ride in a car like this! I sometimes come across an old car, but very well maintained, and I always greet the owner on the go 👍🏻👌🏻. It's cute when I see them smiling with satisfaction. I appreciate the people who manage to keep old cars in circulation or have such passions. Soon the car I have will become "retro". I laugh with my wife that we will go with her to retro mobile shows 😁. It's a 2008 ford focus. You laugh, but I have taken mine on a couple of classic car navigation runs. It's a 2007 Focus (ST). 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Looks lovely, great to see an early Mk.1 GTI, silver paint looks fantastic as does your engine bay . Great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Sharp model, love the red stripe on the grille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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