'70 Volkswagen K70L

[W-409]

This started out as 1/43 scale kit by Heller. I found the kit a year and a half ago while visiting in Germany and decided to give it a go. I thought this would be a challenge for myself - Can I build a decent model out of a simple 1/43 scale kit?

The body required a bit of bodywork to fill a couple of sink marks and deal with other imperfections, after that it was painted with Tamiya TS-102 Cobalt Green, followed by Tamiya clear and polishing. Chrome trim was done by BMF, which was especially tricky because of the small scale and because some of the chrome trim were not visible very well after the paint and clear coats.

Interior is straight out of the box, painted with Revell and Humbrol Enamels. Chassis in this kit is very simple, everything is molded as one piece. I just painted the chassis with body color and tried to detail it a little by painting the axles and exhaust with different colors. Wheels are plastic, they were painted flat black, followed by a flat clear coat from a spray can, wheels are silver with hubcaps done with BMF.

Because of the simplicity of the kit, it was pretty straightforward build, especially as the kit didn't have much fit issues either. The kit also has no chrome parts, so bumpers and side view mirror are "chromed" with Revell's Spray Chrome.

Overall, it was a fun build. If you want to see the WIP thread, it's here: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/185071-70-volkswagen-k70l/

 

Thanks for lookin'! All kinds of comments are welcome, so let's make the next one better.

 

 

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[slusher]

Looks great!

[Jim B]

Cool looking little VW. Well done. 

[Ulf]

Very nicely built, I have followed your build thread and the interior was as I remember it from childhood, incredibly plenty of space if with the K70 has neither cardan tunnel or center console. Do you feel ready for any of the others in the serie from Heller now, Leyland Princess? The cars that Heller made in 1/43 are really so iconic that they are worthy of a larger scale.

[W-409]

Thanks for the kind words, they are appreciated!

Ulf, you're correct that this series of Heller 1/43 kits have several iconic cars, and I agree, they would be welcomed as 1/25 scale models, too. While I'm not really a fan of 1/43 scale (as I like to add extra details, this scale is a bit too tiny for my taste, plus that the models look too small in the display case compared to the regular 1/24 or 1/25 kits), this was such a fun build that I think I will be building more of these in the future.

[Spottedlaurel]

Very nice, great to see it finished and such care taken in putting it together.

I would like to get one of these someday, to sit alongside the Princess and Alpine A310 that I've already built. Definitely some challenges with them, but they look good once completed and are a nice way of filling up small gaps in the cabinet.

[PappyD340]

Very nice build!

[W-409]

Thanks Nigel and Larry!

Nigel is correct, these kits seem to have some challenges, but they do build up pretty nice.