AUTO - Rally Cars

Thanks for the heads up nicholma, I totaly forgot about SMS. I've even bought several items from them in the past...duh . I will be ordering their PE detail set and templated CF decal sheets for my 206.

I made my 110 mile round trip journey today, despite the RedSox rally today, and was able to get the exact kit I was looking for. Here it is in all it's glory.



What an awesome kit! It will be a nice change of pace after building up Revells #38 Nascar kit. Every time I open a Tamiya kit I am imediately reminded why I build them almost exclusively...nothing else compares IMHO. This kit has decals for 3 different cars, 2 figures with 3 sets of arms for the driver. It allows you to pose the steering wheel left , right or straight to match the steerable front wheels (very nice touch!). It also gives you a choice of 2 different sets of wheels (5 or 15 spoke). Of course it has a nice set of tire decals along with with the excellent sponsor decals. Sorry, I'm not trying to give a review of this kit...i'm just excited.

It drives me nuts when people complain about Tamiya kits. People act as if these things put themselves together which is far from the truth. Taking a bad kit and making it look good is not fun for me, it just takes time away from building. Tamiya is doing it right...everyone else needs to catch up...anyhoo.

I think i'm going to mount this on a base that has a dirt road with a nice hill. I'm thinking the car will be cresting the top with the front wheels just off the surface as it launches itself in the air. I'll have too "dust" off my weathering skills (pun intended) to dirty it up a bit.

Darren

Darren there is a heap of aftermarket stuff out there. Go to www.hlj.com or www.rainbowten.co.jp Companies like Studio 27, Renaissance, Scale Motorsports, Acu-Stion all produce p/e detail sets and different decal sets

Ok, I think I've narrowed down my selection to this kit... Tamiya's 2002 206, what a sweet looking car. I'm off to the not so local hobby shop (55 mile trip) tomorrow to get me a kit. It just so happens I have a $100 gift certificate too...yeehaa!

I went on the WRC website today and started learning about the series, very cool stuff so far. I've watched some of the races on speedchannel but never knew the rules. Now I'm starting to learn some of the basics.

Does any one know of any good sources for aftermarket stuff for the cars?

Any help would be great

Thanks
Darren

Chris, I agree. Don't despair, there will be joiners! Quite a few of us are busy or have just finished on the race car GB, where there was quite a few rally cars, so the interest is there. And the best fun of it is for somebody like darenbb, who is now going to get exposure to something he might never have done before!

Don't worry if it's slow going initially. Esp once this gets going, a few more might join.

reggie: great idea to put that link in!

QUOTE: Originally posted by ChrisJPB Well, maybe there isn't the interest in rally cars as I thought. I don't want to over extend anybody. If there isn't anymore interest then I think I will pull the plug. Thanks to those that responded.

No I've been away much of the week so didn't see this until this evening.

I'm definately in but won't be able to start until late December because I'm involved in 3 other GB's at present. Perhaps the finish date could be February or March?

I'll probably do the Haseqawa Stratos in Marlboro colours from 1974 and maybe a 43rd something as well.

Count me in. I just finished my race car for the race car group build. I've never built a WRC car before so this should be fun. I'm not sure which one I'm going to do. I'll head out to the LHS this weekend to do some shopping.

Darren

chris, on the contrary, i do believe that there is interest, its just that car builders dont frequent the GB page much. i have put up a thread on the auto forum to direct people here.

Well, maybe there isn't the interest in rally cars as I thought. I don't want to over extend anybody. If there isn't anymore interest then I think I will pull the plug. Thanks to those that responded.

Seebee, I do a bit of hunting on eBay where I have found a lot more than the 206. I have quite a few kits from Tamiya, Hasegawa, ESCI, Gunze Sanyo, Heller, and Protar.

I'm in no hurry about this build subject and I am happy to have found some folks with the same interest.

*Phew*... I have not built a WRC car in ages, since they started producing almost just 206's of late! But I will try and join you guys on this one. Like with Reggie, I'll have to juggle a few things - most importantly moving house at the end of Nov, which means no building till most likely mid Dec for me...

Maybe that will give somebody time to bring out some 03 or 04 Focus decals so I can mod the 02 one I have in stock.

i think i will be in, however, i do not know what i will be building, neither do i know when i will start.
balancing ultimate frisbee, softball, modelling and a moderately normal social life is not easy.
but im definitely in