galaxyg Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Background: A cracking looking WRC car, in a fantastic livery, from the best (in my opinion) era of rallying. And it's McRae. The only thing it really lacks is a championship, and a re-release from Tamiya to stop those prices spiralling further out of control. Pros: Usual high Tamiya quality of moulding. Lots and lots of detail - for example moulded parts of bits of the engine to sit under the bonnet vents, and a jack and wheel nut spanner in the interior. Driver co-driver figures included too. All fits together perfectly and easily except one thing, as below. Cons: The rear windows are a bit tricky. They fit perfectly into their holes, but there's nothing to hold them there. If you're averse to decalling and curved masking, there's a lot of the former (over 100 decals) over some tricky multi-direction surfaces, and some of the latter for that rear blue area. I'd also have preferred the Telefonica/Movistar decal over the roof-rear wing to be on-transparent and spray the blue myself. Verdict: Fantastic, albeit a lot of work, even for a rally car. Build notes: Built over the course of 6 weeks in June-August 2024. I added some seatbelts, a microphone each for the driver and co-driver, some photoetch bonnet and boot pins, the curving pipes behind the x-member behind the front grille, air valves in each wheel and two aerials made from flower-arranging wire. There's really nothing else it needs that you don't already get. The only change I made to the kit was to use the second door mirror on the co-driver's side. It's in the kit but this car at the Monte Carlo didn't have it. However I dislike asymmety, so on it went. 5 or 6 of the decals split into two or three pieces as they came from the backing sheet - certainly due to age. I managed to rescue them all (well, nearly) with some care and luck. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Great looking rally car. Really well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Excellent build - very impressive ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Another fantastic model, Michael! I really enjoy the photography, too. What's next on the bench? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Really nice looking rally car. Very clean paint and decal work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxyg Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 6 hours ago, Nacho Z said: Another fantastic model, Michael! I really enjoy the photography, too. What's next on the bench? Thanks. Already on the bench is another rally car, a 1999 Subaru Impreza. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Looks fantastic, well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Really wanted an RS as a riad car, your build of this rally car is amazing. Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Rally car. Yes! Super result. Fun to see the livery and shape. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Fantastic rally car build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonorandog Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Great job. Rally cars are so much fun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Aw.... I was expecting an after the stage is run job. ? Love rally, working the Prescott Rally next weekend as Stage Captain. Like how you wrote the narrative. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Great job on a replica of an iconic car. I had the opportunity to meet Colin in 2000 when I was working for ford in Germany. Nice humble guy. Great days in racing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Nice build! ,i built the 2002 Tamiya Rally car a couple years ago the color/decals sold me on this kit.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Superb! Just as I remember them as a Rally Marshal in the day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Very nice!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titino Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 Very pretty, well made. The typical Tamiya decal thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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