VW Golf 1 GTIView: Slideshow Mosaic List 1June 19, 2021Finished model 2February 26, 2020Prepared parts 3February 26, 2020Painted small engine 4February 26, 2020Paints used to paint engine 5March 1, 2020I need to decide how to paint my model. I prefer Mars Red or Bali Green Beige 6April 11, 2020Workshop or my desk. 7April 11, 2020Complete engine. I will add maybe more wires later. 8April 11, 2020New springs. 9April 11, 2020Preparing chassis elements. 10April 11, 2020Cleaning parts with IPA alcohol. 11April 11, 2020I made flat tyres to have better look. 12April 11, 2020Making chassis. 13April 11, 2020Chassis ready. 14April 11, 2020The car is standing on tyres. 15April 11, 2020Fixing decals. 16April 11, 2020Masked sides of interior. 17April 11, 2020Interior from top. 18April 11, 2020Dashboard. Looks nice and almost real. Tamiya paints are good quality. Seats are little dusted to make fabric effect. 19April 11, 2020First coat of paint. 20April 11, 2020Second coat of paint. 21April 11, 2020Tamiya mask and Maskol on the windscreen. 22April 11, 2020Windscreen. Not fixed yet. 23April 11, 2020Polishing windows. 24April 11, 2020Masked windows. 25April 11, 2020I'm not happy with side decals and dust on the gloss lacquer. I ordered spraying booth to have better coats of gloss finish. 26April 13, 2020Front grill and bumper. 27May 1, 2020My workshop. Golf on the table. 28May 1, 2020Different parts. 29May 1, 2020Car after 3 layers of paint. Wet painting. 30May 1, 2020Glass effect after polishing. I used Tamiya Polishing Compounds. 31June 19, 2021Finished model 32June 19, 2021Finished model 33June 19, 2021Finished model 34June 19, 2021Finished model Comments26 February 2020, 10:27Project infoVW Golf 1 GTI34 images1:24CompletedAll albumsView all albums »