Latest Project: Ford Focus WRC '01

Here's a quick pic of my latest finished project, Tamiya's Ford Focus WRC '01. The kit went together without any problems as expected, there are the usual upgrades such as proper seatbelts, metal aerials and bases and the Studio 27 photo-etch upgrade kit (well worthwhile).

Hope you like it.

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Steve

Next project: Peugeot 206 WRC 2001

Lookin awesome! I love setting for the picture, suits the car perfectly!

:eek2: Focus looks awesome.Love the seeting.Looks very realistic.Great job.

I will e-mail some more pics to Jay for the gallery in the next couple of days.

Steve

TWO WORD : W O N D E R F U L M O D E L !!

another great WRC in your collection steve !!!

now i wait with impatience the way my favourite car will look in your hand !!!! THE 206... hum 2001...EVO 1 or EVO 2 with trankit renaissance ? (i wait the new tamiya 206 evo2 with impatience too )

Hope to see progress work at me return...tommorrow it s holliday time for me..


Originally posted by Steve Gibbins
I will e-mail some more pics to Jay for the gallery in the next couple of days.

Steve

Wow, It looks like a picture of a real car. Good job!

Steve,
Great Job!!
Ironically I am about to start the same car and even have the same upgrades as you to use(Studio27 belts and the photo etch etc.), is there anything I should look out for in building this, any tips? Anything you can tell me I would be most grateful to know:D
Thanks,
Ray

WOW ! very nice ! I have one to bouild now... Did you use Blue Telephonica for the rear of the car ? I can't find any here... And how did you mask the car for the blue/white ?

Simply awesome :eek:

wow, very nice looking car, very realistic looking. :)

oh no, I just noticed something.....I can already hear P-Man saying it too........panel lines......lol:dogpile:

A surprise build, eh? :huh: Nice work! :D

We need to get you interested in building a couple dioramas. So far I'm thinking Le Mans pit garages and a nice Rally staging area. That way you could show them [in groups] all off in one overwhelming display. :cool:

Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated.

Freakray, panel lines I have thought about before but I often think sometimes they look too thick and VERY easy to mess up so I don't bother, nothing really to look out for when building though, goes together very easily.

Vric, I used TS-51 as Tamiya recommed, it is a spot on match for the blue decals for the front bumper, masking was quite awkward though, sprayed the whole car white first then placed masking tape around the area where white and blue meet, then I cut out the side stripes along the edge of the colour and taped them in place temporarily and then carefully cut along the edge of the decal, removed the decal and the masking tape below the line I had cut leaving tape on the area to stay white. The rear was not quite so easy as the stripes are in several pieces, here I had to guess a little but by cutting out the pieces and holding them roughly in place you can see where you need to mask.

Jay, Diorama's!! I've got another cabinet to fill full of models nevermind building rally stages/service areas and pit lanes and garages!!!

Steve

Class as always :)
Good to see another model from you...i always like to see the cool jobs you do on them.......but why tease us with only one pic;) ;) ...lol

Hi ,
nice and really good paint and decals set....
This is a great modeler......... Nice to meet you.....
You did the best.....
Laurent:rolleyes: :finger:

Onw word, AWESOME JOB!!!! Make that two words!

Nice Job on it.

Another fabulous job Steve.
To bad it's just one picture. :(

Wonderful, incredible, awsome !!!!¨
CONGRATULATIONS,
looking forward to see the next project !!!!

Steve

Excellent job and u always take great pics too.