"MANX"

I've always wanted one of these kits so the re-issue has been hugely welcomed,

......as usual I can't leave well enough alone so I'm building this my way,



Tyres are from the AMT Phantom Vicky kit, front rims are out of the Hasegawa VW ute with an added outer lip, Rear rims are made from 3 separate parts and have Maisto diecast Beetle rims with a custom rim to fit the big tyres and the Hubcaps are also from the VW ute kit. Engine will either be a detailed VW or Turbo Convair 6 cylinder!

.....this is my inspiration for the build, mines just going to be a modern interpretation of it.

Very cool, Paul. Great job on those wheels, they've turned out really well.
Either engine will be cool.

Loving it!! I'm keen to grab one of these now, cant wait to see how this turns out mate.

Those rims look awesome Paul.

Should be cool when built.

Cheers

AJ

that's going to be a wild one got to get a coupe of them too

Great work on the wheels - they look very cool indeed!!

I gota feeling that we will see lots of these on comp tables all around the world , lookin great so far .

Looking good Paul, love the wheels, I'll be watching this one for sure.

I agree with the other guys - the wheels look real nice.

Thanks for the comments guys

...I've got a little more progress done, chassis is painted satin black and the metal checker-plate flooring is installed. The front axle is painted gloss black and needed slight mods to fit correctly!

Floor looks sensational!!!! Neat as usual Paul!

Very nice...though most Manx chassis' never looked that good. A mate of mine built up his Manx on the chassis of my first Karmann Ghia...which was a rust bucket. The chassis looked like something from Mad Max by the time he got done metal patching...hmmm...I think I am getting an idea for one of my Manx models.

Now Im sad Tom....you killed a Karmann Ghia.

It was suicide, Checkmate! A 1958 Karmann Ghia that sadly saw too many Michigan winters when they used salt to de-ice roads. My 2nd car was also a Karmann Ghia and that one is now fully restored and running the streets of Chicago.

great work on the floor pan.

I'd like to finish this build off but I've misplaced some Convair engine parts, anyone got a spare one from the Parts Pack kit?

https://ozautobuilders.forumotion.com/t7428-wanted

I bought an AMT Convair kit hoping the engine was shared with the parts pack, but it ain't   

Engine looks interesting.

This is looking to be one sweet ride. These manx kits are so versatile with the modifications you can make of them. I'm looking forward to see what else you do to this model. Nice work.