Ford Escort RS1800

Thank you for the kind comments gentlemen. Here are the final pictures before I add the rally graphics.

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Sorry about the fly on the roof :)

Almost a shame to decal it.

Almost a shame to decal it.

I said the same prior to primer.

Best built Esci/Revell mk2 I've seen. :runaround:

Tremendous work. Been a big follower of your thread. Picked up some very interesting techniques. Still think the wheels are the "piece of resistance".

regards Rick H

Very beautifull build,but is there a monster on your car,on the roof at the last picture

HI JC.

Cant wait to see decals :rofl::runaround:

You have really made it :cheers:

Any progress with the decals mate? It's been a great effort so far and I'm sure everyone would like to see the finished car.
PS the blue looks very dark for an Eaton liveried works car.

Sorry for the delay. My work bench is a mess right now. I am working an a couple of Shelby Cobras. I will make time to get the decals applied - soon. The car isn't quits as dark as it looks in the pictures. Here it is under natural light.

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So where are the photos of the Cobras? :p

So where are the photos of the Cobras? :p

Haven't posted them on this forum, wasn't sure a Cobra would be on interest. I'll start new threads on them.

Amazing and so clean work jc!

Hi there !
Just wondering : did you eventually put decals on this beautiful build ?

I was wondering the same as Chris. Did you actually finish this great build?

My friend Ford Escort mk 1 made some new decals for the car but sadly I have yet to apply them. Other projects have been occupying my time but I hope to finish the RS1800 soon.

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With the help from a friend who created an excellent set of the decals, the very long journey of this build is finally finished!

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Hi JC,

Nice to see that you finnished this one :ylsuper:

Hi JC,

Nice to see that you finnished this one :ylsuper:

Thanks for all your help with this build Kimmo.

Thanks for all your help with this build Kimmo.

Hi JC,

you're welcome, I am happy when I can help :cheers:

Fantastic build! Very well done! I am really happy that you finished this model! It is, as always, very inspiring (as your transkit and build was very inspiring for my Porsche 914 build) and shows that you can actually get some great results from an old kit. I am really impressed! :smile:

Very nice model. Well done.

Thanks F1Tommy.
Corrado - your Monte Carlo 914/6 tuned out great.

Just seen this now.. That's a beauty JC.
Best Build of this kit I've seen and the thread is both informative and a tutorial.
That's the best thing about modelling on this Forum, the discussions and reference material people present with great builds on the back of that.
Cheers.. Well done

Thank you Punch for the comments and your help with the build.

Hi, I know a lot of time has last from the end of this WIP thread, but I hope you could help me anyway.

I'm going to build the same model (Ford Escort RS 1800 mkII from Montecarlo rally of 1979) and I'd like to ask you where did you found your references. It seems you had access to old drawings a d pics of that time which are really hard to find on the web.

Finally a question on the rear axle position of the model: I've made a first test to check everything is ok but I've found the rear wheels to be really far from the centre of the rear wheel arch!!! Did you had the same issue? If yes, how did you solved it?

Thank you for any help you will be able to provide me.
Regards

PS: your ford model was really well done!!! Congratulations!

Hi, I know a lot of time has last from the end of this WIP thread, but I hope you could help me anyway.

I'm going to build the same model (Ford Escort RS 1800 mkII from Montecarlo rally of 1979) and I'd like to ask you where did you found your references. It seems you had access to old drawings a d pics of that time which are really hard to find on the web.

Finally a question on the rear axle position of the model: I've made a first test to check everything is ok but I've found the rear wheels to be really far from the centre of the rear wheel arch!!! Did you had the same issue? If yes, how did you solved it?

Thank you for any help you will be able to provide me.
Regards

PS: your ford model was really well done!!! Congratulations!





I collected reference material from several books and the internet. Several forum members also provided excellent information about the car. This thread will provided a lot of information to help your build.

As for the rear axle, I didn't use the kit wheels so I don't recall having an issue. However you can extend the axle to get the wheels properly located in the wheel arches.

I guess he ment the wheelbase and not the offset of the tire/rim.


You remade the whole suspension anchor points so you adjusted it naturally but obviously the kit suspension for the rear isnt centered good enough.

I guess he ment the wheelbase and not the offset of the tire/rim.


You remade the whole suspension anchor points so you adjusted it naturally but obviously the kit suspension for the rear isnt centered good enough.


Exact! Wheelbase and ground clearance are completely wrong... I'm trying to work it out but it is not easy... thanks

I used the kit parts for the basic suspension and scratch built many additional parts. I don't recall adjusting the position of the rear suspension however.

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Congrats.

Hi guys,
It took me 4 months of modifications, parts building, detailing and.... a continuous stream flow of bad words I'm not reporting here (!!!), but I've finally done it!!!

To be fully honest I have to thank you afxracing for your well detailed WIP which has been part of my references for this work.

I've posted the full WIP on my usual Italian forum...here is the link

https://www.modellismo.net/forum/showthread.php?t=133011

[AUTO] Ford Escort RS 1800 - Montecarlo 1979

I hope you'll appreciate it!
Thank you again

Hi guys,
It took me 4 months of modifications, parts building, detailing and.... a continuous stream flow of bad words I'm not reporting here (!!!), but I've finally done it!!!

To be fully honest I have to thank you afxracing for your well detailed WIP which has been part of my references for this work.

I've posted the full WIP on my usual Italian forum...here is the link

https://www.modellismo.net/forum/showthread.php?t=133011

[AUTO] Ford Escort RS 1800 - Montecarlo 1979

I hope you'll appreciate it!
Thank you again
Fantastic work!! Congratulations!
Just a question: is it possible to get that wheels? They are really good!!

Fantastic work!! Congratulations!
Just a question: is it possible to get that wheels? They are really good!!

Thank you Jesus!

For sure!
They have been designed, tailored on my model and 3d printed by my friend Claudio.
You can find him on Facebook through this post:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/633246303408103/permalink/4311477738918256/

Fantastic work!! Congratulations!
Just a question: is it possible to get that wheels? They are really good!!



Thank you. You can order the wheels/tyres here.

https://fireballmodels.info/

https://fireballmodels.info/images/fmr-049_parts640.jpg

Thank you Jesus!

For sure!
They have been designed, tailored on my model and 3d printed by my friend Claudio.
You can find him on Facebook through this post:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/633246303408103/permalink/4311477738918256/
Hi, how can order this wheels? How can i contact to Claudio? Is he Claudio de Bellis?