fantastic little golf! I really like the engine bay details!

Excellent build of a classic hot hatch :)

Thanks Darrell. Good luck with your updates I cant wait to see it. :)

Of all the amazing cars I have seen, this is definitely one of my all time favorites. Great work and clearly great attention to detail :D

awesome, great design and functions!

How come you didn't tell me about this? Sooooo nice.

Lol! I know its sacrilege ;)

Oh no, you can't destroy a VW to built a Ford ;-))

Hahaha it took me a little while but I get it now. Yeah, the import tax was astronomical! ;) Thanks for the compliment. The struts are my favourite part too. You are completely correct about the boot (back door). It’s also a shame the roof line is a touch too high but I am very happy with it overall. Its going to be dismantled soon and turned into an Alan Mann Escort – Oh Yeah!

That's a great Golf, with cool shaping and so many details. Great job on the interior and on the engine functions. But for me the best part is the body shaping, especially the C-pillar, the most important design element on a Golf Mk1. One minor detail is wrong: The part above the taillights belongs to the back door and should open with it. The rest is awesome! :-) By the way: The homologation on Naboo must have been expensive ;-)

Tipi - its not just your moc. They do open but you need to use a little force. I dont like this technique at all. These doors are only one stud wide by the way. I THINK you can use these hinges if you use them 'width ways' (not length ways) but the door only opens to 90 degrees. I usually leave a gap to the rear of the door, and fill it in with two plates (snot I suppose). You might be able to see what I mean if you look at my other larger cars. What car are you building?

Wait... is it just me, or do doors using those hinges not open well due to there incredibly wide width (In other words, mine don't open)?

Wow..!

....I'm speechless. From the stripes in the interior to the door handles, this is one of the most amazing mocs ever! :]

Wow - this... is..... Unbelievable accuracy. I recognized it instantly. And the interior - wow, such a cool interior for such an old legend. Well, yea, I gues it deserves that one. Very nice detailing. And the engine - wow! I'm a fan.

Hahaha thanks guys but i think it is best if we speak in english. I can just about speak english, simple short words are best for me ;) Something about a sidelight??

Aha, bon, apparament nous pouvons aussi mettre nos commentaires en Français. Ca c'est bien! :-) Salutations à vous tous!

Tu m'avais caché que tu parlé français! :D Quand est-ce que tu lui fait un tunig "German" a cette peite Golf? :)

HI .no worries. I already started to identify the various pieces. aditional pictures actually help me a lot especially a view of the ceiling inside, without the bumper and the chassis without the seats. In any case thank you for your help. I leave you my e mail if you want to send me the pictures. was soon

Hi :). Wow, merci beaucoup. Je ne veux pas vendre mon précieux lego. Je vais ajouter plus photos lorsque je démanteler. :) :)

hello great achievement. I'm a fan of golf mk1. you'll be ready to sell? if not, how to rebuild a new one? it is a serious proposal ps : I'm french and I not speak English thank

Great job! Perfect shape.

Great job! Perfect shape.

I have always loved this car for some reson, and seeing you make it in Lego is just so awesome. I love the door handle, I would have never thought of that!

Well done!

It's amazing!

You just have to do a German tuning version now... ;)

This one looks so good AND it has working parts! How cool is that?

Awesome car, awesome replica.

Excellent! I recognize with the first glance that it is a Golf. The details are super. I like the interior particularly. Good work.

wow very cool and realistic replica! keep it up! p.s check out my scania T143 too and tell me what you think!

@ Ape - I would love to thanks :) I will join now. @ Joost - Thanks for taking an interest. I did try that but it looked too square. I wanted a fan effect but I just couldn't get it right. Thanks for your comments guys.

Thanks for your second comment on my Fiat 682/RN2 Bartoletti. This deserves a repeat visit too : ) I did indeed watch the GP, albiet on catch-up - a great race. P.S Are you up for joing Nick, DeTomaso and myself in the classic race teams project?

I am not hiding a comment on you M.O. entry, no, I wouldn't dare to :-) Well, Maybe, but without knowing how to do it better, I think maybe the tail of the bird can take a bit stronger appereance (wider by one or maybe two?). the head of the bird can also take something more, but there I really don't know what to do.

Wow, that is life like, great job here :D

Nice! Very accurate!

Thanks for all your comments guys, I have responded on your pages :). Frank's tablescrap robot is my favourite bit ;).

Great job man! Sorry I didn't comment sooner! Great stuff! =D

Awww man!!! I forgot to say something about Frank's tablescrap!!! Tell Frankie I think his Robot is super cool!!! I couldn't do nothing like that when I was his age!!! Oh, I'm making a MOC showing off my best buds on MOCpages and I'd like you to be in it. What do you say? You in?

Looks like the real thing, my neighbour has a white one, and it has the same trunk, and the same engine, and the turning lights on the front bumper are amazing, i like them!

awesome!

Brilliant! Love all the details...and the robot!

Not bad, would you mind commenting on this please?... http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/285589

Congratulations ! You just won a tie for 5th prize in my 4th car contest; the results are up in the conversation if you're curious who you tied with, and who won the other places :) - Dan

this is awesome!!!!

Thank you all :). I will try and respond on your own pages later.

Beautiful car, I particularly like the rear window and the seats look very nice.

I think I'm in Love!... :)

Nice!

Sorry I couldn't comment on this earlier, but I saw it when you first posted it. Good luck on the contest...I don't think I'll have time to build a new entry.

Pictures are back and it's truly great! I thought nothing could top binocular exhausts, but ice skate door handles are ingenious.

Thanks, not sure how comfortable they would be :)

Ooh I was right! Definitely pleased with the engine, and I need to get me some of those seats for my first car.

This is probably brilliant, It's a shame none of the pictures are showing up

The MKII was my first car. I think even this Lego one has more power then mine had. :-). I haven't said it already , but say now that the engine is very original. in my opinion Lego isn't Lego if there isn't any technical feature. Again very well done!

Thanks, no worries I like honest comments. The mk 2 is secretly my favourite so maybe i subconsciously did that. They also look very similar. :)

Excellent!!! I dare to say that the front mores likes the MKII Golf...

hi Nathanael :). Thanks I always appreciate your comments. You are right, the front part of the roof could be a plate or two lower, but its one of those things - it would either be a tiny bit too high or too low. Glad you like the rest though.

Very nice Golf! Instantly recognizable, with lots of cool details. Definitely a good entry for the 'Dan the man contest'. If I have to mention one weaker part I would say that the roof appears to be slightly too high, but maybe that's just me...

Thanks everyone :)

Excellent, I love the rear shaping and the details like the ice skate door handle! Well done!

Excellent! Great job!

Awesome job!!!!

A very great job, if the car don´t be the studs, ive thought than it was a 1:18 scale car ;)

Great job! Even know I dont like that kind of car.

=O! Amazing Golf! The exterior looks spot on, and the engine bay is great. I like the striped seats.

Nice I like the idea! =D 10/10

This looks just like the real thing. This is superb. Great work

@ Rhys - thanks man. Glad you like it, I am really pleased with those pillars they also support most of the roof structure - not as strong as my usual builds, but i prioritised looks over strength. The engine looks great when it spins, but I'm not very clever with making movies. Thanks for adding my as a fav, I added you a while back :).

For some profound reason, you weren't one of my favourite builders, so I missed this until now :O Anyway, I've rectified that situation now. Like Tom, this is my favourite Golf generation. The later ones look to big and bulky. My favourite part of the exterior has got the be the rear quarter panel. Those rear pillars are fantastic! The bucket seats look very comfortable and supportive, an innovative design. Overall, fabulous work! Well and truly worth 5/5 :)

Thanks everyone :). @ Ape - glad you like the studs:) Yes everything opens but I forgot to add the photo - doh! One of my favourites too. Agreed steering would be great, that's my only bugbear with working at this scale. @ Gabor - thanks, I am considering a few modifications to this moc but time is always an issue. Can't wait to see your new moc.

Sorry, just realised it does have opening doors! Even more of a 5 out of 5 then!

One of my favourite cars added to MOCpages of 2011 - beautifully built, simple studs-up construction and a really nice interior. Maybe steering and opning doors would be nice, but nevertheless easily a 5 out 5. We had one of these when I was little - it was very old and my Dad got rid of it when my brother and I poked our fingers through the doors, such was the rust!

sweet mind looking at this http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/284731

Superb - very real-looking and with loads of convincing details. Love the seats! Good luck in the contest.

Very good again! It is absolutely recogniseable (without the reading of the title). I like the motor and the seats. The steering wheel is also interesting. Do you plan any car for the old rally car contest? I will post my car on Monday or Tuesday.

Well first I was impressed by the outside, it instantly reminds me of the original car. But looking at the interior design, i'm simply speechless! My favourite are the trunk with the sparewheel and the seats. Well done!

@ Chris - hahaha, no I think I will leave that to the expert ;). @ tomaso - Yeah I think Nathanael has wrapped it up, and your's will take some beating too. @Thomas B. Thanks, i dont use the laptop and I try and use the pieces I have. I do use bricklink for special pieces - like the mudguards. Thanks to everyone else too

Super cool! The detail is amazing. Reminds me of my 1985 Jetta I had in college. Do you design using lego Digital designer, or do you mainly work with pieces you have? I find myself designing more and more on the laptop, then ordering the parts I am missing from bricklink. Glad you were able to get this posted

Sweet!

Lol Chris :-D

Awesome Mk1 Golf, this is my favourite Golf shape, all the rest are too heavy! Not sure i've seen one of these on Mocpages before. So many nice details like the seats and engine. Clever technic usage with the radiator fan (not seen that before on a non technic moc). I'm flatered to be one of your faves ;) thanks for the mention! Good luck with the contest, i think we're going to need it from what i've seen so far but i'm sure this will be upv there with the best :)

real nice ..... but does it transform? LOL! oh wait thats my job!

wow! fantastic replica!