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Hello All:

Here’s my entry for the Burns/McRae/Park tribute build. It’s the Ford Focus driven by McRae in 2001 Monte Carlo Rally. Although he retired from the rally that year, the color scheme of the car really strikes me, and IMO it’s one of the best looking liveries on a Focus.



My original plan was to build the kit box stock, with enhancements from Studio27’s photo-etch set. However the photo-etch has been discontinued for some, so it’s quite difficult to come by. After searching for it in my LHS and online hobby shops with no success, I may just build it box stock yet again. Does anyone know where I can get it?

Here’s my progress so far:





I filled the side vents with putty and then primed the body.











After that, I painted the body with Tamiya’s pure white, masked and painted with Telefonica blue. Not the best masking job as you can see from the pics above, but since those flaws will be covered with decals later anyways, that’s not a major issue.

Comments and criticisms are always welcomed!

Thanks for looking