Volvo 850 Turbo Estate

My new project is the Volvo 850 Turbo Estate also know as a station wagon. Volvo engineers created this as a racecar for the British Touring Car Championship and they were very successful with it. Here's a video of the car at Goodwood Festival of Speed several years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ8c8a8oEUs
My plan is to build this as a everyday hauler in red with a pearl clearcoat with a black interior. Right now, I don't plan on adding anything extra to this build.



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Not something I see you building. Not that its a bad thing, that said I'm still looking forward to seeing the build

Well Dirk, I do have a tendency to build a few odd subjects from time to time. Been thinking about building a Tamiya Korean War F-51 Mustang or a modern FA-18 Super Hornet that I don't have decals for. We shall see. Meanwhile...

I painted the 850 Turbo Estate this afternoon with Tamiya TS-86 Pure Red. When this has dried sufficiently, I'll clearcoat it with Tamiya Pearl Clear.



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Please don't misunderstand what I meant. No disrespect intended.

No disrespect received! I do know what you mean exactly! I do like to build something a little different from time to time and many people don't seem to understand why I am building something that seems to be odd to them.

I detailed the wheels with some black Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color around the lug nuts and on the ends of the spokes by the rim. I added the suspension and the exhaust system and finally the wheels followed by the carpeting.



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I painted the door rub strips with Model Master Acryl Gunship Grey. I'm not 100% sure how to fix the front rub strip where the tape was removed before the paint was dried. I touched up the body with Tamiya TS-86 Pure Red after the pictures were taken.



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I painted the interior with Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black. I started detailing the interior pieces by adding a woodgrain to the center console. I may add some woodgrain to the interior panels just below the armrests.

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I applied the decals to the dash and I handpainted around the lower stack with Tamiya XF-10 Flat Brown and topped with Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange. I did the same on the side panels and used a fine point nail dipped in Tamiya X-18 Semi Gloss Black and dotted the painted area to replicate the burled wood. I added the decal to the steering wheel and man, this decal is tiny. I almost lost it! I almost painted the steering wheel hub to replicate some wood grain, but I changed my mind at the last minute.



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I had painted the lower interior panels with what I thought would be a matching color to the carpet, but when the paint dried, it had changed hue. I masked off the lowers and repainted them with Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black. I went and painted the steering wheel rim a woodgrain color and assembled the rest of the interior.



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It's still a Volvo- but a damn good looking one!

Thanks Webby!

That interior and dash sure jump out at you. I like it

Thanks Dirk! The interior has to jump out if it is to be seen with all of the windows in place. I wanted the woodgrain to continue from the dash down onto the console and cross the doors.

My Volvo 850 Turbo Estate is complete and posted in Completed Models. I would like to thank all those who have viewed and commented on my WIP.