I have always loved the Lancia Delta HF Integrales and this is the first one I've ever built. The hit is by Italeri and in so, is not the same quality as the Hasegawa one, but it's also a lot cheaper, so I figure I would build this one first to hone my skills before I takel the later.
The kit is not as detailed as the Hasegawa one, in so it has no photoetched parts, no engine (even though the hood is detached), not even disk breaks! But, in its defense, the driver's side door opens
The decals are by Cartograf, and are gorgeous, almost no "sides" to them and are very easy and forgiving to apply. I thought about doing some detailing, but other than some wire mesh, I really don't think it's worth doing more on this one. That, and, well... I'm currently broke.
Here are some pics...
The box...
The body is pretty rough and needed a lot of cleaning to get rid of flash, mold lines. The only sink marks were on the door which were filled in and sanded.
The grills on the bumper are plain plastic with no holes, so I've cut them out and am going to replace them with metal mesh
Here's the body all cleaned up and ready for primer.