Honey I Shrunk My Scoob

[oobster]

As some of you may know I have a hobby - I collect 1:18 scale models of cars. I tend only to collect models of the cars I would actually purchase if I had the cash – I have loads of old Fords (Mk2 escorts etc) and over 20 Porsches. Since my wee daughter is now just about at the crawling stage most of the models are now in our loft, back in their original boxes. And there they shall remain until Neve is old enough to appreciate them!

Anyway – I digress. About 2 years ago I started looking around on the model forums to see if there was anyone interested in making me a 1:18 scale model of my Impreza, since I knew I didn’t have the skill to do it myself.

I got in contact with a guy from Edinburgh - he seemed keen, and after sending him some money he started emailing me pictures of his progress. Unfortunately after a few months he lost his job and split up with his partner, so he lost all interest in my model.

Disheartened, I left it for a nearly a year before I tried again, and this time a guy called Firoz from the Netherlands was interested. I sent him the money to purchase the model to be used as the base – an AutoArt 1:18 white STI, which only comes in the JDM guise with the rear wash-wiper.

This model was chosen as the base because it already has the front bumper STI sideskirts that my car has, along with the high-level rear bootlid spoiler that matches my road car.

I sent Firoz pictures of my car and we discussed via email what could & couldn’t be done – some mods on my road car would be easy to transfer into 1:18 scale and others he wasn’t confident about. We kept in touch via email for 10 months and he sent me regular updates of his progress, and at the start of this week I received the model below!

Ok, close up the detail isn’t quite perfect (nor did I expect it to be for the price I paid for Firozs’ time & materials) but it’s probably as close a representation of my road car as I could ever expect. The only thing I would add to it (if I knew how) was the tinted windows, which Firoz didn’t do.

Although Firoz did 95% of the work (spraying the entire shell 22G Subaru red, adding the front lip spoiler & the roof spoiler, mudflaps, white wheels etc) I added the sunstrip, the reg. Plates and the front mesh grille.

Some pics of the base model

Adding the front lip spoiler

Moulding the spoiler on the roof

Some before and after interior shots

Painting the wheels white

Painting the shell and assembly started

[oobster]

Some shots of the model completed in the Netherlands

[oobster]

Finally some pictures I took tonight after adding the reg plates, sunstrip etc

Comments (like "yer aff yer nut") welcome!

[st3ph3n]

That's really sad, but at the same time monumentally cool.

[Midnight21]

I think thats really great I dont go to that extreme but do have a model of most cars i've owned (except the scooby!!!!) Well done

[micra_wrc]

that's really cute

good representation too.

i'm going to digress as well and say omg, cant believe your wee girl is crawling

[RA Dunk]

patience of a saint are the words that keep rumbling through my mind right now

ok, yer aff yer nut then

[the squiggle]

Brilliant

Awesome stuff to get it that close

[tommo9375]

I like it,but think you need to see a doctor as well!!!

[boris b]

Mad as a box of frogs...

Looks great tho.

[G.Mac]

Mr Oob ye have too much time on yer hands, anyways looks as if all that time and effort has paid off!!

graeme

[gus the bus]

Andy,

That is quite simply superb!!!!!

Fancy doing all ten of my Subaru's???

[thewelsho]

Nuts yeah, but super-cool! Love it!

[craigdmcd]

Shame I didn't know about this earlier, as my mate is a Scottish Champ at building model cars, although in 1/24 scale. I'll dig out some pics of the work he has done. When it comes to building cars that are a bit different, I generally do the sourcing of the parts, and he does the hard work.

[frank c]

Where's the best place online to get a model Impreza ?

[craigdmcd]

What type of Impreza and what scale are you looking for Frank?

[frank c]

What type of Impreza and what scale are you looking for Frank?

Preferably a Blue Classic along the lines of my STi RA....size ..eh not too big (not sure tbh), I don't want to have to keep it in the garage right enough

[colzo]

Dedication, nice one oobster.

[empty_heed]

looks like a quality specimen of intricate hobbying, oobster looks good you must have the patience of a saint

[fai17]

Really good but really sad too...

Do you want the number gor my doctors?