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Thanks. I primed the body in Tamiya grey, masked the body and painted the fenders white. Then masked the fenders and painted the rest of the body Tamiya French Blue. There are actually a couple of areas where I applied a white decal, like where the aero pieces meet the fender, because the seam lines between the parts didn't look so good. I use spray cans, but I have thought about moving to an airbrush. But with something like this, I don't know that an airbrush would do any better. Still would have masking to do, and cleanup of overspray would probably still be needed.

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Thanks for the comments, guys

Thanks for the encouraging comments, Rich. I recently bought the 1/12 Lancia Stratos from Italeri. Looking forward to building that sometime this year.

Ford Fiesta WRC M-Sport World Rally Team - ADAC Deutschland Rally 2018 This is the Belkits Ford Fiesta. I wanted to build this specific livery, which I found from Decalcas. The decals were excellent, but very, very thin and tended to roll up - so extra care had to be applied. Once they were laid down, they stuck pretty well without having to use a decal softener, something Decalcas doesn't recommend. I prefer to build cars with engines, so I took a chance and ordered the engine/bay transkit from KMP. It was great, very well engineered. The hardest part was cutting open the hood on the body to make way for the engine. It fits well in the model. Lot's of fiddling with decals, and with masking for the paint. I'm glad this is done. Difficult for me, but a good challenge.

Incredible work, Rich!

Thanks for the comments, guys

Thanks!

I had this in WIP but it's now completed. There are some interior shots because once the body is on, you can't see the details. Usually, my decaling skills are pretty good, but this one was a real challenge especially around the fender and bumper curves. Kinda wish I had painted it in stead of decals. But, live and learn. Love the Belkits, even though they have no engine. Next kit will be the Ford Fiesta, but I got an aftermarket engine from KMP so that should be fun.

Decals are a real challenge with this one. Lotta hair dryer!

…moving along

Some more WIP. Kit comes with some nice masks. I used a sharpie and it worked out pretty well so far

Thanks Patrick

WIP. The the interior from the kit has a lot of detail, I added some pieces from the Hobby Design kit. Couldn't find an aftermarket engine which would have been nice. One thing I did learn that really helped was to use double stick tape for the seatbelts and wheel tie-downs. Much cleaner than using glue. More later as I start on the body.

Thanks for all the comments, guys. Appreciate it.