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Old 01-04-2015, 08:10 PM   #91
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Re: Ford Escort RS1800

Glad you guys are enjoying the build.

Here the diff-guard plate, as the Rally Prep Manual refers to it has been fabricated and installed on the rear axle.


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Old 01-10-2015, 12:51 PM   #92
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The kit provides no head light detail. It has you gluing the lenses directly to the flat surface of the grill surround. So I ordered Reji's resin trans-kit as well as the photoetch set. The resin kit provides a head lamp bucket. Strange thing is the resin part it too large to fit inside the photoetch grill so I had the make my own.



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Old 01-10-2015, 12:54 PM   #93
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Here I have fabricated the front strut braces for the inner fender. They should be vertical but the kit's front suspension geometry is off and I chose not to attempt to correct it.

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Old 01-10-2015, 01:32 PM   #94
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The improvement work you're doing here on a "simple" plastic kit is really impressive and mind-blowing !!
I really like, some inspiration to find for my Vatanen kit, even if I will never go so far in improvement.
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incredibly nice model.
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Re: Ford Escort RS1800

Seems a shame to paint it tbh.
It'll look fantastic even unpainted with the modifications clear.
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Thanks guys, glad you are enjoying the build.

Here I have fabricated the radiator support.


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All excellent work, this will be a real masterpiece when it's finished
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Nice work again =)

If you want, you can improve your radiator with a small surgery




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Nice work again =)

If you want, you can improve your radiator with a small surgery

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Thanks Kimmo. I haven't done any detailing to the radiator itself yet. Is your picture the kit radiator? What modification did you do? Looks like a new cap.
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Front strut mounts.


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Really coming along nicely!
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Thanks Kimmo. I haven't done any detailing to the radiator itself yet. Is your picture the kit radiator? What modification did you do? Looks like a new cap.
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I did use the kit radiator as a base (there is not much left). I made the top and bottom end of the radiator using evergreen plastic strip , and for radiator it self is crazy modelER radiator etch.
The cap i found Ford Escort etch set, made By fellow modeller here in Finland.


Add a small rod to your Front struts
there is a nut not a bolt in the middle of strut



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Old 01-12-2015, 05:53 AM   #104
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Thanks Kimmo. I am going to drill the nut and use a small brass rod as a pin to locate the part. I want to keep it a separate piece until after painting. I should have been smarter and drilled a large hole in the reinforcing plate before I installed it. Something to improve upon next time.
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I should have been smarter and drilled a large hole in the reinforcing plate before I installed it. Something to improve upon next time.

yes something to next kit =) Maybe you can engrave a groove around the strut??
do not forgot the three bolts arround of the strut.


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