1992 Kenya Rally Winning Toyota Celica

[ctruss53]

I built the 1992 Kenya Rally winning Toyota Celica from Tamiya.

The kit is box stock except I added photoetched seat belts and LeMans Decals.

This was my first attempt at making a dirty model. I used Vallejo paints to add the weathering. Dusting on Tan, African Dust, and Engine Smoke with an airbrush. I masked off where the wipers can reach, and I smudged the side windows clean as if someone quickly wiped them off.

Enjoy.

[1959scudetto]

Very nice model of the dusty car, Chad - you only have to add the license plates.  (Were mandatory, as the cars were driven in normal traffic on public roads  during the connection stages between the special ones).

I will keep your pictures for my buidling own version (in my stash) - especially for the Safari rally there are 3 possiblities: Clean (before the start), dusty or heavily mud-covered if you goofed with paint and/or the livery :-)

Edited February 16, 2023 by 1959scudetto

[ctruss53]

2 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Very nice model of the dusty car, Chad - you only have to add the license plates.  (Were mandatory, as the cars were driven in normal traffic on public roads  during the connection stages between the special ones).

I will keep your pictures for my buidling own version (in my stash) - especially for the Safari rally there are 3 possiblities: Clean (before the start), dusty or heavily mud-covered if you goofed with paint and/or the livery ?

I didn't even think about the plates. The decal set didn't include them. But I have enough JDM kits I could have borrowed something.

These safari rally cars didn't usually get muddy, so I went with dusty.  haha

[Bruce Scully]

A great looking build , nice work on the weathering .

[1959scudetto]

2 hours ago, ctruss53 said:

I didn't even think about the plates. The decal set didn't include them. But I have enough JDM kits I could have borrowed something.

These safari rally cars didn't usually get muddy, so I went with dusty.  haha

Sometimes they did: Toyota Celica (Safari rally 1993) - from the rallyewebshop.com site:

[ctruss53]

16 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Sometimes they did: Toyota Celica (Safari rally 1993) - from the rallyewebshop.com site:

Dang! Water in the desert?  haha

 

[TonyK]

Great looking dirty car! Just right.

[ATHU]

Excellent build, love the realistic weathering!!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Darbo]

Great weathering!