afx Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 Wow what a stellar build. I love those old Escorts. Can't wait to see how it turns out Thanks Steve. I can't wait to see how it turns out either.
afx Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 JC, some really fine work, you're a trooper man (that took determination and stamina), the grill looks great. Thanks Gene. Yea I can be a bit tenacious at times. Wasn't the most pleasant of task but sometimes you have to do these things.
dino246gt Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Awesome details, I just LOVE this kind of project, thank you for sharing, it looks fabulous!
afx Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 Awesome details, I just LOVE this kind of project, thank you for sharing, it looks fabulous! Thanks Dennis glad you are enjoying the build. I have been working on a lot of little things. I'll try to formulate them into some sort of an update soon.
afx Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Dash is complete. Nothing special but it does looks a bit better in person than the photos. Edited March 5, 2015 by afx
Speedfreak Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Nice JC, How do you do your gauge faces, with wash and tooth pick? And what's under the shift boot a piece of sprue?
afx Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Nice JC, How do you do your gauge faces, with wash and tooth pick? And what's under the shift boot a piece of sprue? The gauges are decals Gene. The instrument cluster decal comes in the kit and the photo-etch panel is from the Reji set. I flowed some Future over everything to create the lens. The small individual gauge again is a decal and the photo-etch ring is from Replica & Miniatures "Wizard of O's" set. I position the photoetch ring over the decal and place a drop of Future in the center, once dry this glues the ring in place and create the lens. The gear shift has a molded in mounting pin under the boot. I created the shift lever with a straight pin that I saved from a dress shirt packaging. I scratch built the ignition switch, the big red object next to the steering column. The switches on the center panel are flattened and shaped metal wire. Edited March 5, 2015 by afx
Art Laski Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Everything looks great, JC! Undoubtedly the best rendition of this kit I'll ever see.
afx Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 Everything looks great, JC! Undoubtedly the best rendition of this kit I'll ever see. Thanks Art. I have been following your Midget build - nice work.
Speedfreak Posted March 6, 2015 Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) JC, That ring around the small gauge looks really good. I have some of those in a couple of sizes from MCG, will use them. The straight pin shift lever looks in scale, nice job on the whole dash set-up. Edited March 7, 2015 by Speedfreak
Randy D Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Hi JC, I can see why you wanted to use that grill, looks awesome !!! The switches are very cool, nice touch. Randy
afx Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Here are the seats. Both will eventually be painted black. The gray Driver's seat on the right comes from a Hasegawa Lancia Stratos and has been modified. The middle seat is the Co-Driver's modified using the kit part. The seat on the left is as it comes in the kit. Edited March 8, 2015 by afx
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Really enjoying seeing this one come together. I loved these things when they were new (1:1), and all the extra effort you're putting into this less-than-stellar kit is certainly paying off.
mustang1989 Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Dash is complete. Nothing special but it does looks a bit better in person than the photos. Now that's what I'm talkin' about!!!! Yeah!!! Edited March 8, 2015 by mustang1989
afx Posted March 8, 2015 Author Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Really enjoying seeing this one come together. I loved these things when they were new (1:1), and all the extra effort you're putting into this less-than-stellar kit is certainly paying off. Thanks for following Bill. Glad you are enjoying the build. I had an '85 Escort GT nowhere near as cool as the RS1800 but still a fun car. Edited March 8, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 8, 2015 Author Posted March 8, 2015 Now that's what I'm talkin' about!!!! Yeah!!! Thanks Joe.
afx Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Work continuing on the interior. The door panels are too short in the kit. I split them at the top of the door cards and added some .030 strip (almost 1 scale inch). Created an opening in the rear seat panel for the oil lines to pass through into the trunk mounted oil tank. Decided to go with the resin steering wheel in the Reji kit as it is more accurate. Modified the hand brake and the fire extinguishers. Edited March 16, 2015 by afx
afx Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 When possible I like to mount the chassis during final assembly without having to use glue. Here I have glued .080 angle inside the body and a cleat on the back of the door panels. I spread the body and the cleats snap in on top of the angle holding the chassis firmly in the body.
afx Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 Almost there JC!!! Gettin' there Joe. One of my least favorite tasks is making seat belt harnesses. So I'm glad to have these sets behind me.
Speedfreak Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Nice job on the seats JC, they look 'really' good. What marterial did you use for the belts? Edited March 18, 2015 by Speedfreak
mustang1989 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Niiiiiiice!!!! Great work JC. Your patience and hard work definitely paid off here!!
afx Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 Niiiiiiice!!!! Great work JC. Your patience and hard work definitely paid off here!! Thanks Joe
afx Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 Nice job on the seats JC, they look 'really' good. What marterial did you use for the belts? Gene, it is adhesive backed woven fabric that is included in Studio27's seat belt set. A challenge to work with!
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