AUTO - Rally Cars

Hey nicholma, nice work. I've got this kit too, as well as all the other Lancia's they've done. I decalled mine up - in hindsight I should've done the paint, as the decals didn't play nicely at the back where they come off the mudguard flare. What colour red did you use? Unless the decals are the wrong shade, it appears the Marlboro red back then was on the orangey side. My Klein books seem to confirm that to a certain extent.

The more I look at the finished car, the more I like these Stratos kits. They're a pain to get the chassis inside, but they do come up nicely. Their 037 gets the chocolates too. I must dash. I'm salivating that much, I think I'll make a start on Markku's red/black Pirelli car he won the 78 San Remo with.

Did I see somewhere on this thread, Tamiya are going to do the 307? That'd be nice, but geez enough of the pugs already. How about a decent Xsara, or even a Skoda. McCrash getting that Fabia up to 2nd last week before his retirement has to be good for their profile.

Cheers

Shaun

BTW nice work on the 1/12 Safari version. Bet that was a dream to work on

well, just like w/ the F1 project, i'm letting this one (tamiya corolla wrc) sit

in the box while the rattlecan paintjob cures, i sprayed semigloss black

on the suspension parts &  white primer on bodywork & chassis...

auggh, i really want 2 work on one of these things but i know they

really need 2 sit & be left alone... time 2 go back & finish  something else,

maybe, or do that little pug 205 while i'm waiting ...

 

frosty

Just to report some progress: busy with the Subaru's rear suspension. What was a bit funny for me is slight size mismatches between the Tamiya PE front brakes and their own platic parts! Very slight though and the problem was not replicated on the rear brakes as well.

And why not!

I hear that Haseqawa are releasing a Safari 240z in 1/24th. I built their 1600 SSS which was a great kit so a 240z would go well with it. Hopefully some aftermarket stuff will follow to allow all the 240z Safari winners to be built. (Must finish my Tamiya 1/12th Safari 240Z though!)

Very nicely done, Mark! Very impressive...

If you guys are getting going again, I'm busy (just started) with a 04 Subaru as well! So I'm in... The F1-WRC GB'ers reunited!

I'll keep you company frostygirl and slowly do my 1949 Monte Carlo winner - Hotchkiss.

Howver here are some photos of the Stratos. As usual I found a great picture of the car in action just after I had finished! Now most pictures of a Stratos show the head lights up, the 2 photos I have of the car in the 1974 San Remo show them down so it is correct. However the rear tyres are too wide. It appears from the 2 photos that the rear wheels were the same width as the fronts however I had to run with what is in the Hasegawa kit. The other error is there should be no diver's side wing mirror. The front lights under the bonnet edge should both be rectangular as well but the kit didn't provide 2 sets of rectangular and my spares box didn't have any either.




Shows the front lights that both should be rectangular




Beside the 1/12th Stratos by the company whose name escapes me. I built that kit about 20 yers ago and I still think its one of the best 1/12th kits I've built - for enjoyment at least

Now I'd like to do the 1973 Tour de France version which has a squared off nose, rudimentary rear wing and basic roof mounted air deflector.

QUOTE: Originally posted by nicholma QUOTE: Originally posted by chaparral 2F Can I get in this group build I would like to do a Audi Quattro. Let me know if it is not too late. Rene' And Frostygirl ... I think originally it was to be over the wrc season which finishes in a week or 2. But why not keep it going? If people are interested then keep it rolling on. ..

well allrite then !
let's keep it going.... i'll do the tamiya corolla WRC in 1/24 , i think .
thanx 4 having me !

frosty

SeeBee

Nice job. If you hadn't mentioned it I wouldn't have immediately picked up the windscreen and inside wheel rims! Many was the time I had a windscreen looking like that as we fumbled to turn on the wipers before driving off the road!

Only need to decal the Stratos now and do a bit of touch up. Hopefully this weekend will see it all finished.

QUOTE: Originally posted by chaparral 2F Can I get in this group build I would like to do a Audi Quattro. Let me know if it is not too late. Rene'

And Frostygirl
The originator of the GB seems to have fallen by the wayside. I think originally it was to be over the wrc season which finishes in a week or 2. But why not keep it going? If people are interested then keep it rolling on. I have a couple of others on my bench on the go as well but will concentrate on the F1 GB for the next couple of months.

Hey, if there's life out here again, here's the pic from the dirtied Focus. Will put up a clean ones first as a reminder...


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went to...


Fully aware of some silly mistakes, but it was my first attempt a muddying a car. So inside of the rims and wheel arches did not get the proper treatment, plus I forgot to mask off the wiper blade tracks. Will do better next time!

i 4 one have been checking out this thread as new
developments occur, so don't think that u r working
in a vacuum, guys !
since there's no finish date in the 1st post, does that
mean u r still accepting new builders ?
i have the tamiya corolla WRC kit (catalonian ver.) in 1/24
& a heller peugeot 205 (T16?) in 1/43 i would do if the end
of the build is coming up soon...
otherwise, i'll just watch as the cars fly by !

frosty]

Can I get in this group build I would like to do a Audi Quattro. Let me know if it is not too late. Rene'

QUOTE: Originally posted by SeaBee Strange how Tamiya avoided making Citroens thusfar... (?)

that is odd, becouse Peugiot and Citroen are the same company

Tamiya are bringing out a 307 Rally car soon

great models in here

Could not find it! Posted pics on Auto forum...

This GB is not dead yet Even if I'm the only one still doggedly determined to finish

I finally managed to mate the chassis to the body - took 4 attempts as you have to pull apart the bottom sills to allow the chassis to slide in. Each time something (seat or rear bulkhead or a brace) became dislodged but persistence pays in the end . Now I'm on the home straight and just need to apply the decals, lights, mud flaps etc. Hopefully complete by the end of the weekend. . Pictures to follow

Just checking in! I know that I haven't posted in a while but I haven't forgotten! I dug the Toyota Corrolla WRC out from the abyss this weekend and blew the dust off it! I may not get to do much this week but I do want to have some progress by Labor Day. - Calvin

Getting there with my Peugeot finally. All parts are painted, just some wheathering to do. Body is decalled and clear coated. Painted trims, panel lines and frames but the frames and panel lines turned out to be sort of crappy. Well, Joel, it's your first car - everything can't be perfect... I've put the harnesses together and started glueing them to the seats, turns out to look great, and detailed up the dash board. What's left of the interior is the gear paddles and straps for the spare tire. Then it's off to decalling the windows, mount the hole shabang together and give it a thorrough wash.
Hopefully back with pictures soon.
/Joel

Sorry can't help with the colour Seabee.

Managed to get the 1:1 completed on time and finsihed the first event (220km os closed public roads - all sealed) with no accident or mechincal damage - what a blast. Next event early July then back to modelling.

Hey, I had a whole weekend (second in a row!) at work. Could not touch a model. Maybe tonight I'll carry on a bit. Got an F1 to decal before getting ready for the new MotoGP GB.

For you rally experts: I saw a documentary a little while ago on which the Subaru (2005, admittedly) blue seems a lot lighter than in the past. And not so metallic. I have the 04 subaru in stock and was wondering whether the prescribed Mica blue is still the correct colour. Any comments on that? Was it just the film it was shot on, or did the colour actually change? And if so, what colour will be best to use?

Evening all

Not a lot of progress, roll cage still not built but it has to be finished by next weekend, all the other bits required for the interior are done. Lights have to be mounted and the tow points redone, then its just a case of applying the decals. So actually doing a 1:1 isn't much different to a model

This afternoon due to "inclement " weather I hid away and pulled out the Haseqawa Focus and got stuck in to the body shell, sanded away the mould lines and worked on the front spoiler/bumber area. A bit of filler was needed around the brake duct inserts.

After that I pulled out one of older 1/43rd rally kits manufactured about 1984 and started again on the body. Its the 1949 Monte Carlo winner (or '48?) a Hotchkiss. Its (the kit) by the French company CCC. The resin is soft but brittle and previously the roof above the wndscreen had broken and I'd repair it but it still needed a bit of clean up. There was quite a bit of pin holing in the underside but Tamiya filler quickly put that to rights.

Tomorrow - well the weather is meant to be fine so I'll have to go back to the garden steps

I was looking around my kit cupboard the other day and pulled out my Rothmans Escort and Mikkola's Safari winning Mk1 Escort, the works Metro M6R and the Rothmans BMW M3 - all 43rd, got very very close to putting the Escorts on the bench to start preperation but looking at the 4 already on the bench and they were reluctantly put back - how many times has that happened!!

I'll post the pics (yeah-yeah, I hear you all go!) even if it's just for the two of us, Joel! Maybe Mark can have a giggle at it as well. At first I sorta looked at it and thought it to be a flop, but now it looks much better.

Just bought the 04 Subaru (goodness knows when I'll get to building it...) and it looks quite a nice kit. Maybe my mud-application will have improved by then.

No I'm still here too but all my pennies are going into a 1:1!!! A spray can of matt black may only be a couple of dollars (and that's what I need to progress) but I need an intercom, driving lights, rally trip meter, complete the roll cage ...... and the first event is just weeks away. I haven't given up and now have another project to do some time - a model of my own rally car. It may not be in WRC mode but at least I'll be doing it again after 25 years away.

10 days and It seems you and I are the only ones left SeaBee......and you're finished...
/Joel

Still here! Still *blush* haven't taken photo's of my completed model (post-mud).

I wonder how long it will take for someone in this GB sees this post Please post a note so that I can see you are still visiting! So I don't build for nothing...
/Joel

some progress

Finished the decalling and I've also attached rivets on the plates behind the doors. Unfortunately the decals cracked when they were applied over the rivets so I'll have to touch that up with paint before clear coating.
I made new decals around the rear light housings. The supplied ones were a bit large and didn't look too good, the new ones are better but not perfect.
I've cut some styrene sheet to fill out the gaps in the wheel housing, painted them in body color and on the picture below test fitted them without glue. The ones for the front will get some desert yellow to recreate the kevlar shields that the 1:1 Peugeot has.
Here's some pics. Enjoy!











best regards
Joel

Good lookin' stuff, both Joel and Mark! Having finished my effort just before leaving for a training course a while ago, I keep forgetting to take some pics (of the muddy version) and post it.

well, when I read my own post above I figured I had to get a grip and show some progress, after all, the new airbrush arrived almost a month ago. So here are pics of the decal job on the hood and some pics of the underside. I've started to finish off the interior parts and the wheels (wich got a too heavy weathering today...perhaps I have to weather up the whole car after that).
Hopefully I get my hands on a new window set soon so I can finish this build off and get back to my bikes









Hope you all like it
best regards
Joel

Great paint job Nicholma! Seems really crisp and fine.
My work has, again, come to a complete halt. Hate myself for it and the worst part is that when I get back on my feet I always want to start a new project instead of finishing up my old ones...
/Joel