Colin McRae 2001 Ford Focus WRC

[ng_nmda]

Hello Everyone:

Here’s the completed Focus WRC 2001 (progress thread can be found here). I originally entered the Burns/McRae/Park tribute build with this car, but disaster struck during clearcoating, and some decals were damaged as a result (namely the Pirelli decal on the right side of the rear bumper). Therefore the model was shelved until earlier this year, when I decided to finish it off. It’s pretty much box stock, with the addition of Modeler’s seatbelts, Hobby Design’s tire valves, and MSM Creation's Ford emblems. Onto the pics:



























Comments and criticisms are always welcomed!

Cheers,

Nam

[gipsykings]

very clean job..congrat..

[haas-al]

Looks like very clean job.
Some critics: front lamps doesn't look very real. I think you should do black outline on them. It will improve overall look.

[Viccario]

Looks really nice! Did you have any issues with the decals, they look tricky to apply, did you use any softener etc. And finally what clear did you use? I have heard that Tamiya decals react badly to Tamiya clear.

I have read you progress thread now which answers my questions! Should have read it to start with!

[ng_nmda]

Thanks for everyone's comments!

haas-al: Thanks for the criticism! I did consider painting the front lens surrounds black, but since the lens themselves fit tightly (actually needed to use quite a bit of force to push them into place), I fear leaving some black scratch marks on the front bumper. Will do that on my other models though.

Viccario: That's ok. Some of the decals were tricky to apply, and I used Tamiya clear for this model, which turned out to be not so good of a choice

[hrmodeler]

Very nice work!