1978 Volkswagen Golf GTI

[randx0]

When Amt released this kit I was pretty excited  . I thought it was the original AMT rabbit as the box art was so close . I received this kit as a birthday gift when I actually saw the box and opened it up I was a little disappointed.  Not because this kit is bad but rather it wasn't what I thought it was . Honestly the subaru brat , vw scirocco , Meyers Manx etc . The OG rabbit seemed a logical expectation .  I wanted the amt kit  to build a desert racer based on the hot wheels Hare Splitter . That's still the plan but this kit became the rough draft and a slump buster and a reason to try something new . 

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

20 minutes ago, randx0 said:

When Amt released this kit I was pretty excited  . I thought it was the original AMT rabbit as the box art was so close . I received this kit as a birthday gift when I actually saw the box and opened it up I was a little disappointed.  Not because this kit is bad but rather it wasn't what I thought it was . Honestly the subaru brat , vw scirocco , Meyers Manx etc . The OG rabbit seemed a logical expectation .  I wanted the amt kit  to build a desert racer based on the hot wheels Hare Splitter . That's still the plan but this kit became the rough draft and a slump buster and a reason to try something new . 

This is going to be good. The fender flares are super. How did you make the flares?

[randx0]

19 minutes ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:

This is going to be good. The fender flares are super. How did you make the flares?

Those are the kit flares , all I've done to the body is paint it . 

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Okay thanks.

[espo]

I like the roof rack. I don't think that's in the kit. 

[randx0]

57 minutes ago, espo said:

I like the roof rack. I don't think that's in the kit. 

Thank you .  I scratch built the rack out of brass . 

[slusher]

Nice scratch work on the roof rack!  Really cool paint..

[stitchdup]

Cool paint, just the sorta thing you see at the late model vw shows. Just needs some silly wide bbs wheels now

[oldcarfan]

This kit is the old ESCI Golf kit from the 70s-80s. I just entered one of the ESCI versions in this year's Cannonball. I also have the AMT kit and compared them and they just cut down the sprues to fit in the smaller box. I too bought the AMT kit expecting something totally different.