I am in the process of finishing this model that came in a box along with the Mini Countryman WRC. I brought the kit to practice my weathering techniques before doing more expensive kits. I found the kit to be fairly good however several parts did break when taking them of the spruce so cutting rather than using the snipers is the way to go. I found that the windows would not fit properly and as when I tried to place the body on the chassis it would not fit properly as the roll cage was hard up against the windows.
I am not doing the decals as I have already done the weathering (1st time I have ever tried this),
So all in all a reasonable kit but it is higher than a level 2 skill level.
I know I made quiet a few mistakes:
- The 'rust' coat should have been done with sponge rather than brush to get the rough effect.
- The Top coat is way too thick.
- The Top coat colour means the mud does not show through as well as it should.
- On small models do not use rock salt but just use normal salt as the rock salt makes the rust patches too big.
But it is a start so I can only improve (I hope)
