AUTO - Rally Cars

Tamiya's loss, Seabee. Maybe they are waitng for a Japanese make of car to win the WRC again.

Creative... Me...? Yeah right!! Good news is that my move is on for next week, so I will most likely be able to get started on this somewhere shortly - depending on how unpacking goes!

Will be an 02 Focus.

Yeah, Nicholma, that 04 Subaru is making me giggle as well. It seems there is a PE set for the kit coming from Tamiya as well.

Strange how Tamiya avoided making Citroens thusfar... (?)

I hear that Tamiya are coming out with a 2004 Subaru from the Japan Rally and Haseqawa are doing the 2004 Focus - 2 more for my "to buy" list

Welcome Aboard Joel

I am collecting the info people are sending in and will be updating the first message in this GB with the participants and their projects.

I like the brothers Panizzi. Nice choice

Anybody out there creative enough to come up with a GB badge?

Hi! Count me in as well as I can't find time to finish my build in the Racing car group build that ends next week.

My car is a Peugeot 206 WRC from the rally of Turkey 2003. The ride was driven by the Panizzi brothers and the livery only featured in a couple of rallies.
I'm bashing two Tamiya Pugs. Started the 2003 version but needed suspension and wheels from the 2002 winner version. Also got a transkit from Renaissance with decals, dash and wing and I've ordered rivets and aerials from Sakatsu and PE set from Studio27.
I have allmost finished the chassis and wheels and I am currently working on the interior parts. Hopefully I'll get some progress pics posted soon.

Here's the original livery:


best regards
Joel

Count me in. I just wont be able to start till after xmas. This will be mine from a Tamiya 98 Safari kit with the Rennaissance converversion kit for opening doors etc, Studio 27 decals, SMS carbon decals.

cHeers
Tony

If it's a rally car then you are good to go.

i just read the first page and saw that the gb has already started!! thats cool, but i said i wanted to build a corolla wrc, but i dont have the finances atm to buy one. but thats not the prob, coz i have a wrx wrc in my stack :) the thing is that i dont wanna build it as a rally car, but as MY car... i wanna add some c/f decals (bonnect, maybe interior) personalised number plates and some other minor mods.
so is it possible that i stay in th gb with my rexxie? it still is a WRC, but for rallying the streets of sydney ;)

darren: very nice!! post some more pics when ur done, yeah?? and ive only built one wrc b4, but i noticed the same things bout the clear parts...if u paint em u cover up all the detail!!!!! and i mean all, u cant see jack, i was kinda happy when i broke the part trying to put it together hehe
chris: email sent!

QUOTE: Originally posted by ChrisJPB Mark, How many rally car kits do you have? Just curious.

About twenty five 1/24th and about 50 or so 1/43rd and about 30 or so unbuilt kits, again mostly 43rd.

Darren an very nice build so far. I'm sure you'l enjoy the interior.

Chris...the 206 is coming along just fine, thanks for asking. Unfourtunately i'm a much better builder than I am photographer, so it can take a while for me to get pics posted. I end up taking quite a few pics just to get a few that I like.



I painted the body Tamiya chrome silver (X-11). After 7 or 8 coats of clear I got a decent gloss to it. The decals were pretty straight forward. The red trim was a bit challenging, with a little micro-sol and heat they snuggled down quite nicely. I still have a bit of work to do to finish up the body but that will be later.



I've got the under side of the chassis done. Not much to see once you install the rock guards. Curiously Tamiya molds all of the guards in clear, but calls out paint for them. They don't mention the option of leaving them clear to view the driveline and suspension. I'm almost tempted to leave them off. Lots of nice detail hiding under there.

My favorite part of most Tamiya kits is the wheels and brakes. I love the fact that you get decals for the brake caliper, wheel and tire. A quick wash and clean build up give awesome results. To me these are the focus of the kit. It's what draws my attention first.

Today I move on to the interior. The figures are what worry me the most. I've never done one in my life. Looks like lots of good looking details will be seen on the inside...I'll post more pics when I've made more progress.

Darren

Hey Everyone,

I have not received any emails as to who is participating in this GB. I would like to keep track some what. So if those who would like to participate please email me with a name and rally car they plan to build I would greatly appreciate it. Also I will be making changes to my first post as we go along. You can check it for updates as such.

Darren, how's the 206 coming along?

Hi tominator,

No need to buy a Lancia 037 kit. Read my first post to this group build. I'm going to change the requirement to rally cars instead of WRC rally cars. This GB is meant to be fun and interesting, not a financial burden. As for what is a GB? GB's are: "A portal to all the current group build projects--members getting together to build specific subjects, share their experiences, and help each other." I look forward to your inputs.

Cheers,

yea i dont mind that car as a badge..ill see how much it costs for the backorder(im on a budget!)

so basically we just build the kits together and talk bout it as we go along?

GB badges anyone?

Mark,

How many rally car kits do you have? Just curious.

Also in the current issue of Scale Auto Enthusiast, in the Bench Racer section, is some great ideas for racing seat belts.

Tominator, if you're going to do the WRC Corolla check out the articles in Scale Model Internatinal April 1999 (a bit ho humm) and TMMI Aug/Sept 1999 (good). Both still available on back order I think. I was doing this model for the Racing Car GB and then discovered the TMMI article and decided to stop and duplicate their build. I've got the Haseqawa Safari kit which is nice but not quiet as good as the Tamiya I think.

Hi Tominator,

Welcome! Read the first post for details. The Tamiya WRC Corolla is a good kit and I would love to see it.

hey can i join this gb? ti think rally cars r the bomb!!his is my firtst so could someone give me the rundown plz? how does it work?? cheers

id probably build a tamiya toyota corolla wrc coz ive had my eye on it for quite a while....
and xmas sounds like a good time to start....

Yes Chris I did see them a couple of times, along with the Quattros etc. Great machines, loud fast and spectacular. I even competed against a Stratos once (shows how old I am!!) and we were beating him comfortably in most stages but the one stage he started the car immediately ahead of us he was late and missed his start so the one chance for us pass a Stratos was gone

Mark,

What an excellent website! Just brilliant! I have added it to my favorites. Being from NZ I am assuming you have seen the actual cars racing.

As for a time line for this build I could change the time to start with the 2005 WRC season which starts Jan 21 through Nov 13 2005 if that works? Since I found these forums I know how easy it is to over commit. Just an idea. Also are there any talented folks with ideas on a badge for this build? I look forward to a great GB and Darren's 206.

Thanks again, Mark

Cool! I'm glad to hear that I'm not going to be the only one participating. It does look like I'll be getting a jump on the rest of you though.

So far I've got the body and chasis painted gloss aluminum. I've also got the body decaled and ready for clear coat. I'll set this aside and begin assembling the chasis this weekend.

I'll post a pic sometime this weekend.

Darren

QUOTE: Originally posted by ChrisJPB I plan to do the Gunze Triumph TR7 rally car and the Hasegawa Lancia 037 kit.

Chris if you're looking for some detail photos go to www.carclassic.com click on their race cars button then rally cars or on Lancia at the home screen. You will find a number of 037's available for purchase (why get the model when you too could have the real thing at argueably a reasonable price!!) and each has a range of photos showing extensive interior, engine, suspension and exterior detail. For anyone building some of the older rally cars this site can yield an amazing amount of detail photos.

Me too, also will be in, but only only starting in Dec - after unpacking, etc...

if its a christmas start date, i im in, assuming i get other projects done.

If starting day could be around x-mas, then I think you can count me in as well. The type of car will be either a Subaru Impreza, a Toyota Corolla (I drive one of those myself) or a Ford Focus.
I'll check out tomorrow of my usual hobbyshop has one of those in stock.

Yep I'm definately in Darren but can't start until around Christmas because of the number of kits on the go already.

Hi Darren,

I plan are participating. I plan to do the Gunze Triumph TR7 rally car and the Hasegawa Lancia 037 kit.

Here's some pictures for motivation:

http://www.modelersite.com:90/gallery/LanciaRally_2004-6-11/LanciaRally_2004-6-11.htm

Has this GB fallen apart due to lack of interest? If anyone other than myself is planning on participating please say so. Otherwise I will move on with my own thread in the auto section.

Thanks
Darren

darren, i could not agree with you more on your stand on tamiya kits. as i type this i have a tamiya RC kit getting built, and ive already done 2 goofs, and thats *with* their usual high-quality instructions. i shudder to think what i would do if i was building a kit with non-reggie proof instructions ! anyway, i am presently kinda caught up with alot of projects, so the finances for a new kit wont come before next year. thats soon enough for me !