Funkychiken

Top build, that colour looks great in the photos, probably even better in the sun!

those wheels really set it off, I like the hood too...

sweet ride & my favourite colour….

Thanks Dann! progress! Finally, making some advances on this build, it's starting to come together I used the pencil & Tamiya masking technique for the black edging of the windows - never done it before, and it isn't a great result, but probably the best I've had on a build the Dash is basic, but you will not see much of it in the build, decals in (the recessed holes were a struggle) but I'm calling it done! the rubber strip seals / edges have been completed, it was a combination of hand painting Tamiya X-18 (front & back), and masking and air-brushing them (sides). The front end is done, I guess the grille it would have looked better in black, but I'm not chainging it now, but the mash was included in the kit & kooks like a great scale fit. The ftont headlamps were detailed using hand painted X-18, and a molotow chrome pen, the red & amber were done with Sharpies - which unfortunately ended up with thumb prints in them when I took them off the sprue and filed down the excess.... On the home straight...

Great build and impressive 3d printing! And that picture of the engine bay wow, jam packed!

Exquisite work!

Painting red over grey primer is risky, but your paint colour does pop, looks great...

Great car, love the colour, and it's com8ng along nicely!

I also don't like vallejo primers, they just peel off the plastic... Interesting build, will be following along...

I love the spoke base for the fan in the shots of the factory... And you're right those kit wheels are great... Feeling your pain on the body paint, it's also my nemesis...

Good luck now with the main body spraying!

Maybe you are right! So I've gone and bought another model kit. It's OOP, but it's regularly available on ebay at a reasonable price. Probably cheaper than the cost of stripping the current model anyway. So, I've started the prep the new model & will stick to a paint type this time around! I've already started to sand off the moulding joint lines and wiper blades...

Excellent progress, good luck with the clear coat, that's my nemesis

Great looking kits, enjoy...

This has been sanded back soooo much, it cracked in 2 places, but was repaired and primed with Zero Paints Primer, several coats with sanding in-between It was then sprayed with several light coats of Tamiya Aerosol - I always heat the cans before spraying, and left it 5 to 10 mins between spraying and left it for 4 weeks prior to adding Tamiya Aerosol clear - using the same light coats technique It has, unfortunately crazed... I don't know why. It was immediate. I'm going to try to polish it out, if that doesn't work, i'll probably weather it! this build is quite unlucky...

Started in the interior, the seats have mega sink marks, and no seat backs the interior sides have no detail at all, and no door cards, so I set about making some. It's probably going to be a black or grey interior with very little detail

Great build!

Sweet rude, looks beautiful

Beautiful build!

Great model!

2 very fine builds, love the Focus!

Fantastic looking kit, and great build so far...

I've now sanded and polished out this shell. probably my most successful polish ever. I only burned through in a couple of areas, and it's minor enough not to try to repair. As painted: process was: Tamiya 2000 grit Micromesh 3600 grit: Micromesh 3200 grit: Nuvous Heavy Scratch remover: And then Nuvous Fine Scratch remover: I will detail it, then apply the final clean and wax...

Looks great in that blue