lanesteele240 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 This is a in progress kit review of the Similar Ford Focus. This kit so far is junk. Pitfalls around evey corner. At the price point it is offered at, the kit should be much better. The designers should buy a Tamiya kit, study it, then design a kit like it. This kit is for moddler with better than average building skills First the pro's New kit for people that dont get the 1932 ford focus thing. PE kits avaliable from studio27 Cartograph decal sheet Door can be open or closed Window mask PE parts included in kit Cons Kit cost 75 bucks. Tons of flash, ejector pin marks and tooling marks on parts. Poor location on sprue to part connections. They put the connection in the most visual and thinnest area of the part. Very little detail and that detail is covered by the cars skid plates. Poor parts fit. Doors must be open or closed. They are not hinged. What could be done to make it better. Nix the open/closed door thing and open the hood. It is a fricken race car. show the engine bay. Could have reduced the parts covered by the skid plates, hide ejector pins and put sprue to part connections in hidden spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Can you spot the small ejector pin marks. There are only 16 of them on the bottom of the car. A little putty to dispatch them pesky marks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 thanks for posting this, been wondering about these kit, doesn't look to great honestly, but you got to remember the company's about the size of studio 27 or MFH, and this kits way better then the curb side's they ask 250 for, any ways I'm sure you'll do a great build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Kit decal from cartograph will be used where needed but the ken block deals from coloado will cover the outside of the car. I have a set of rally numbers to change the colorado sheets #55 to blocks normal 43. Seats with decal belts Door panels covered with carbon fiber sheet a from KA models. It took 6 gallons on decal soften solution to get the carbon to lay in all the nooks and crannies. Some touch up is needed an a coat of floor wax will finish them off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) Front and rear skid plates had huge location holes to fit with the male tabs under the car. I nixed them and the male tabs. Clovered the holes with putty. after i paint them with aluminum metalizer, i will put some small PE nut heads to give the look that they are bolted on. Some scratches will be added to weather the plates also. I scuffed up the skid plates alittle and hit them with testors metalizer paint. Buffed and sprayed top coat per directions on the metalizer Edited August 21, 2012 by lanesteele240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iderek Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 looking good so far!! keep us updated~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) Did not get a chance to photo the door fit. That was because they did not. I had to hack and wack the car and the doors to get them on. Edited August 20, 2012 by lanesteele240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I can't wait to see more on this build! I was hoping someone would do this build. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 This kit comes with some goofy European jackstands. I chose to have the kit sitting on rubber. I had to putty over the four bugga holes that the stans fit in. The bugga holes were over 1/8 inch and in full view near the rocker panels. Also had to re apply putty on the fenders to make them look better. Some gap issues there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Russell Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 The kit has potential though,it would be easy enough to convert it into an R.S. You are doing a good job on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 This is the front linkage block broke in a rally race. Tried to copy it by fake anodizing my links by first metalizing the part with stainless buff and then tamiya clear blue over top. I snagged an extra decal that was on the sheet not used to give some detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Stole a decal from a sheet of ho scalle train stuff to go on the extinguisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Loving it ! Keep up the great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 The more i work on this kit the more i like it. When i made my first thoughts of the kit, i let other stuff i heard sway me . Still a lot of work filling in holes an pin marks though. As of now i have about 15-20 hours in the kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 I have been hording this guy for a long time. Cant think of a better use for him than to mak him into block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Cant wait to put the decals on this ride. I got to wait three more stinking weeks for the paint to cure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 way cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwdave92 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 nice work. Where did you order the decal sheet from ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Three weeks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timc Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I'll be following this. I have a couple of questions. 1. Could this be done using the Tamiya Focus rally kit? 2. Where to get the Ken Block decals and the set you have to change the numbers? Thanks and keep up the excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 I lucked out and got the kit and both sets of colorado decals in the same ebay auction. ($75) Coloradodecals.com still show this and another set of block decals on their site but it is in portuquese. How long do you guys wait to decal after paint. I dont want to mess the finish up. The decals are going to be high stress enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanesteele240 Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Also. A member of this very fourm built a tamiya 90 something focus with these decals. Do a search for ford focus rally car in the under glass section. He did a great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timc Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Thanks for the info. I might try to build one from thee revell tuner series kit if I can find one and the decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedi'am Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Nice!...Not to high jack your thread but I did one similar with the earlier Focus rally kit...I used the same decals as you...Got them off Ebay...Some of them didnt get put on cause wouldnt work with this body style of Focus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timc Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Forget the revell kit, I'm lookin for a Tamiya kit now.I found the decals on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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