Rockstar x Kuhfarben Rallycross Golf
Status: New built
Date: 21-Apr-2016
Comments: 19
This one took a while! I've had this body for nearly 18 months and I originally bought it as a runner body for a TT-01 Toyota 86. I decided early on I wanted to do a Rockstar livery so I masked and painted the yellow, black and gunmetal last spring. Since then it's sat in a box as other cars have jumped the queue.
I wanted more of a Tarmac Rally / Rallycross look than the 24hr circuit racer of the original body so I removed the rear diffuser, trimmed the arches, added the roof scoop and swapped the mirrors and rear wing for WRC style items. I got a set of Rockstar stickers off eBay and made some of the others - Eneos etc. I reproduced the window frames so I think I used seven or eight of the hundred plus stickers that came with the body.
For the interior I used the RHD cockpit set as this places the driver further back. The LHD set puts him about 1cm too far forward. The driver is loosely based on Tanner Foust - the grey suit with yellow accents.
Rather than the basic TT-02 chassis I’ve been using recently I wanted to do something with a high spec one. I looked at the TRF-419 but the blue didn’t go with the black and yellow of this body, but this TB Evo.6 Black Edition was a perfect match. I’ve done a few things that most owners of this chassis would never do - remove the rear toe-in with another 1XB block, which I had to paint black as the kit items are black and are not available as spares, and removed the front bumper to make space for the intercooler. I also fitted dummy brake discs and the wheels are 26mm rather than 24mm.
For the electrics I chose all Tamiya items identical to the chassis box art. The car was almost ready but after fitting the electrics I decided that the zip tied wires were not going to cut it so I bought the tools to shorten the servo wires and a beefy soldering iron to do the motor to ESC wires. The soldering is not the neatest but it all works fine.
Details:
• Grille cut and meshed
• Eneos logo painted on grille mesh
• Removed rear diffuser
• Cut back rear arches
• Roof ariel
• WRC rear spoiler (Suzuki SX4)
• WRC roof scoop (Suzuki SX4)
• Race mirrors (BMW M3 GT2)
• Golf GTI cup wheels painted gloss black
• Styrene roll cage
• Exhaust
• Towing eyes
• Windscreen wipers
• Intercooler
• 3D bonnet pins (Wrap Up Next)
Chassis - Tamiya TB EVO.6 Black Edition
• Rear toe in removed with 1XB suspension mount (painted black to match)
• Tamiya TBLE-01s ESC
• Tamiya TBLM-01s 10.5T motor
• Tamiya TSU-06 low profile servo
• Tamiya TRU-07 receiver
• Tamiya LF2200 Li-Fe battery
• Shortened servo wires
• Deans connector on ESC
• Shortened motor wires soldered to ESC
See the 'If you liked' link for more pics and info on the chassis.
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Love this livery
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WRC spoiler and cut arches
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WRC roof scoop and race mirrors
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Driver based on Tanner Foust
Driver close up
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Eneos logo painted on grille mesh
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Wheels painted gloss black
I like the cage in this one
All Tamiya electrics
Shortened wires for the tidy look
If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
All Tamiya electrics box art build
Comments
HornetRacer 1971
Stunning car! Well done Truck!
scoobybooster
This is simply the best looking Golf livery ever here! Absolutely stunning! You spent some serious $$$ on this one, with this gorgeous TB EVO chassis. Supernice model!!!
ECUpparilloT
Fantastic work - perfection as its best, really great work! Congrats and be careful with any movements, lol
Wandy
There is a reoccuring theme going on here when commenting on your showroom entries but....this one really is your best yet. Simply awesome.
appleby20
Only 2 Golf24 in the club and one has to be yours 😡
Just joking, yours is beatiful, really well done. I wish one day I can get thar level of detail. The spoiler fits better than the original.
Truck Norris
Thanks guys! @appleby20 haha! Sorry!
I found a spoiler that fits even better - the Focus WRC 03, but I only have one of those and I need it for my Focus. If I can find another I will use it for the next one of these I do (got another unpainted Golf body waiting but will do some others first).
pininy
nice work! i really like the color@! sexy! lol
scollins
Awesome!!!!!!!! man- I am really impressed with how you detail your kits!!
Crash Cramer
Holy WOW, theme indeed, they are ALL NOT TRUCKS, oh and they are stunning pieces of work too.
Now, about that order of metric hardware and tire decals....
_miga_
best Golf ever! with such cool paintscheme and a perfect fitting chassis! love it!
lupogtiboy
Another one of yours added to my favourites list! You really do have the magic touch, this is simply amazing!
SRB Bloke
Amazing car, great work as usual....
SpZero
awesome work super stunnung,
Puffdog
Lexan shells and touring cars have never interested me...until i saw this and looked thru your showroom - spectacular is all i can say. The detail is amazing and the stance of the cars...look so real!
GreatDane
Great looking Golf24. What wheels are you using (and off-set)? I like the wheels are flush with fenders.
Truck Norris
@GreatDane Thanks! The wheels are off the 51339 Golf GTI Cup, painted black. They are the same as the Impreza 2007, JACCS Accord and probably some other cars too. the offset is the standard +2 but the chassis has a wider track than the TT-01 (probably as it's meant to run 24mm wheels not 26mm) so I didn't have to use any spacers like I normally do.
cavaliersri
Spectacular!
johnny4cross
Awesome!
Obi1knobbly
stunning mate!
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