Scalper Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Interesting kit. This will look wicked I know it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I like where this is going. Ive been wanting to get one of these. I had a 1988 Escort GT and I wish I still had it. It was under powered by today's standards, but it was a blast to drive. Cant wait to see this completed.I had a black '83 GT. Yep a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Cool project Brizio, hope you can get the body straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 We had an '89 GT,fun little car for what it was,we liked it Should be a cool build,looking good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I like what your doing to this kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 I like where this is going. Ive been wanting to get one of these. I had a 1988 Escort GT and I wish I still had it. It was under powered by today's standards, but it was a blast to drive. Cant wait to see this completed. Thank you Jeff! Agree very fun to drive! Interesting kit. This will look wicked I know it Thank you Andre! I have an idea in mind, I hope doesn't make Escort's owner mad... Cool project Brizio, hope you can get the body straight. Thank you Gene! I was able to straight it up, and looks better. We had an '89 GT,fun little car for what it was,we liked it Should be a cool build,looking good so far! Thank you Stephen! hopeful this week I can do some progress on it. I like what your doing to this kit Thank You Dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 I did the inside of one door yesterday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Did some work on the dashboard. Cut and glued the glove box in the open position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I have seen some of your earlier builds and this one is no worse than any others I have seen. You do a great job turning a not-so-good kit in to a gem. This is really great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 I have seen some of your earlier builds and this one is no worse than any others I have seen. You do a great job turning a not-so-good kit in to a gem. This is really great Thank you Gaute! I did not had a lot of time to work during the Holydays, but now I'm back... Body painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Bring back the memories of the 80's Escorts/Lynx/Tracers that ran through the family livery. 5 in all. I bought my sisters Tracer from her, what a fun car it was. Had the Escort GT engine in it. Then my niece needed a car so I sold it to my oldest sister for kid. She wrecked it not to long after . The color you chose is close to the Lynx my sister bought new in 82. I built one of the Revell kits back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallsie Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) This is the xr3 big sister, series 1 turbo. Had this one for about 3 years before upgrading to a Sierra coswoth both gave you happy grin when hitting the loud pedal Edited January 6, 2016 by Smallsie Sorry for the poor picture quality as these were scanned from the old Polaroid cameras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Nice work! Thank you Stephen! Bring back the memories of the 80's Escorts/Lynx/Tracers that ran through the family livery. 5 in all. I bought my sisters Tracer from her, what a fun car it was. Had the Escort GT engine in it. Then my niece needed a car so I sold it to my oldest sister for kid. She wrecked it not to long after . The color you chose is close to the Lynx my sister bought new in 82. I built one of the Revell kits back then. That car was almost a family member. Sad about the wreck, but I hope no one was injured. About the color I was undecided between silver (like Sennas's Ford) or light blue, this one I had a can son light blue it is. This is the xr3 big sister, series 1 turbo. Had this one for about 3 years before upgrading to a Sierra cosworth both gave you happy grin when hitting the loud pedal I bet... A friend of mine had a Sierra Cosworth ex rally car, but road legal, white with blue interior, what a monster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 The underbody painted and washed. I also added 3 flat tires, and a floor jack... The car will not run... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Door painted Body meet the underbody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodaSaurus Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Always thought it a shame they did not include a RHD dash in these for us British modellers as Revell did with the E-Type (XKE to you fellows in the US ) I had one of these on my stall for years due to it being LHD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I went to the Mother In Law's, She Who Must Not Be Named! over the holidays and I do indeed have the AMT and the Revell US versions of this car. I was going to bring them back and grabbed the wrong box. It wasn't all bad though. The box I brought had two of the Revell BRE 510s and two Revell Golfs (Golves? Nah), one the street custom and the other the Valvoline racer. I'll see what I can do with those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I just remembered I bought the two different kit versions with the idea to build a copy of my 1:1 US market 1989 Escort GT. I decided it was beyond my skills to convert it and then not too long after I was behind a Semi truck that lost the entire rear wheel set that holds up the trailer. It bounced and squished my poor little car. Kind of lost the will to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Always thought it a shame they did not include a RHD dash in these for us British modellers as Revell did with the E-Type (XKE to you fellows in the US ) I had one of these on my stall for years due to it being LHD This kit has both LHD and RHD dash. I went to the Mother In Law's, She Who Must Not Be Named! over the holidays and I do indeed have the AMT and the Revell US versions of this car. I was going to bring them back and grabbed the wrong box. It wasn't all bad though. The box I brought had two of the Revell BRE 510s and two Revell Golfs (Golves? Nah), one the street custom and the other the Valvoline racer. I'll see what I can do with those. Both two nice cars! I will check when you post about them. I just remembered I bought the two different kit versions with the idea to build a copy of my 1:1 US market 1989 Escort GT. I decided it was beyond my skills to convert it and then not too long after I was behind a Semi truck that lost the entire rear wheel set that holds up the trailer. It bounced and squished my poor little car. Kind of lost the will to try. Glad you are here to tell what happen, and I hope you did not had injury. You can always build it. Some progress on this build. Door frame And this thing... Rear view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 What IS 'this thing'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodaSaurus Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) This kit has both LHD and RHD dash. Thanks for that Mine must have been the Revell kit then. The cloverleaf wheels were quite detailed and looked an interesting model, never had a real Escort though. The Ford cars from this era were just to boxy for my taste and this was all slats and angles. With the flat tires is this a Basildon banger? (You would have had to live there to know ) Neat feature for a Craylands Basildon diorama by the way Cheers, J. Edited January 11, 2016 by HotRodaSaurus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 What IS 'this thing'? After searching for some inspiration online, but with any luck, this car will be a chicken coop... Thanks for that Mine must have been the Revell kit then. The cloverleaf wheels were quite detailed and looked an interesting model, never had a real Escort though. The Ford cars from this era were just to boxy for my taste and this was all slats and angles. With the flat tires is this a Basildon banger? (You would have had to live there to know ) Neat feature for a Craylands Basildon diorama by the way Cheers, J. Unfortunately I'm using the RHD, if not I could mail you the dash. Flat tire, by the way I'm not using the tires from the kit, too wide. Found some taller and skinnier on the part box. I'm making a chicken coop... Driver door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 The base. For the dirt I used some (used) ground coffee, after painted in a light tan color and washed in dark brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Another picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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