Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Glued the rollcage and made a gap in the floor to give room for a nut.
Here you see the nut on the floor of the car.
Removed the rear window frame and made some space behind the doorhandle.
Glued the window frame back in but this time a bit "lower".
Assembled the rollcage. Green arrow indicates were the protection used to be.
Completed the seats.
Completed dashboard.
Left inside panel.
Build up of the interior. Most of it exactly as in the build-manual!
Body was painted white then black to kind of match the decals.
First decals were placed on the body. Fitment is not the best though...
Decals on roof and bonnet were added. Painted a small piece orange on both sides to match a non-fitting decal.
Right side decal is on.
And the left side decal is on as well.
Pfff, 2 long evenings of decalling and still not done (or completely satisfied). Red arrow indicates one of the parts that needs extra decals becaus of "mis-fitting".
Finished the airscoop using a self printed decal for the blue and leftovers for the red stripes
Body is almost done now. Red arrows indicate self-made decals.
Painted the windows using the templates in the kit.
Lights were painted using Alclad Chrome.
Added a couple of extra decals to compensate for the mismatching decals. Every arrow points to a single decal!
Rear window was finished.
All 5 wheels were painted black.
Rear wing was corrected with a small strip.
Body was given a gloss clearcoat for protection and then a semi-matt coat for effect.
Body was given a gloss clearcoat for protection and then a semi-matt coat for effect.
Some work done on the interior. Handbrake was replaced (right green arrow).
Protection for the bottom of the car.
Suspension was glued into place.
Inside view of the body.
Rear window with number decal and rally-sponsor "Brother".
Openings in roofscoop were painted black and scoop was put into place. Also laid down "Hoonigan"-decal on windshield.
Front light-units painted and put into place.
Light covers were painted. Rear ones with clear red, front ones were partly done with Alclad chrome.
Rear lights put into place.
Front light covers done as well. Also note the grill which was finished.
Added the belts to the seats.
Finally I could put the seats and rollcage onto the chassis.
Added windscreen wipers(1), front grill with Ford-logo (2) and mesh over the cooling exits (3).
Rear wing with home-made decals as the decalset was worthless...
Rearview mirrors with home-made decals.
Notice the 2 missing parts in de decals.
Printed the 2 missing parts and added them. Looks a lot better now!
scratch build rear windows glued into place.
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29 March 2014, 19:00
Tim van DooremalenAdded a couple of new pictures to this album showing the progress so far.
14 April 2014, 17:35
Tim van DooremalenWould you believe I barely did any extra detailling? Most of it is straight from the box 🙂
14 April 2014, 17:50
Steve WilsonWhen I say detail work, I'm meaning...
For instance in the fifth pic, the inside of the door, the application of the decal without creases or bubbles is well acheived. The application of paint is flawless, giving a satisfying look to the work so far.
It's your attention to detail, rather than applying extra aftermarket detail, that I'm actually speaking of.
From the pics, I judge it's a well executed (so far) peice of model building. 🙂
14 April 2014, 18:28
Tim van DooremalenThanks! Great to see other builders can look beyond aftermarket detailing 😉
14 April 2014, 18:31
Steve WilsonAftermarket detail is OK!!!
Used correctly it can enhance a look, such as radiator grills, for instance...
But it can also be overdone, it can be taken to far.
I prefer scratch building a lot of my extra detail work, it's cheaper as well.
Some aftermarket stuff is more expensive than the kit, that's why I like the MFH kits so much, everything you need to build them, is in the box!!!
14 April 2014, 18:42
Tim van DooremalenAdded a couple of pictures with progress on the body, including the first decals.
7 May 2014, 17:21
Tim van DooremalenAnother picture was added showing a bit more progress on the decals.
10 May 2014, 10:07
Steve WilsonQUOTE>> Fitment not the best though <<END QUOTE:
On the plus side though Tim, from here on my computer, they look pretty good to me...👍
But as your the builder (we ourselves are our own worse critics) I respect your view...
You know best!!!
Is it one large decal in pic 12, or in sections???
10 May 2014, 10:17
Tim van Dooremalen@Steve, the rear section is made up of 3 decals (not including the right rear fender). When I'v done the rest of the decals I'll make a few pictures with some pointers to show were the fitment problems were.
10 May 2014, 17:12
Steve Wilson@Tim, I thought it would be sectioned, but you done it so well...
I can't see the joins and I did try!!!🙂
10 May 2014, 17:20
Tim van DooremalenThe 2 big side decals are on as well. Not was bad as I was fearing before hand... although painting the orange part really was a good decision 🙂
11 May 2014, 14:44
Tim van DooremalenAnyone knowing the song "I'm Going Slightly Mad" by Queen? That's how I felt when I was decalling the front of the car. Not a single decal would fit. Literally every one of them I had to cut in several parts trying to get them to fit... I'll try to post some pictures tonight.
14 May 2014, 07:44
David LengyelI know the song and your experience is exactly the reason why I am afraid of large decals.
14 May 2014, 07:52
Steve WilsonTim...
Again, looking at it on the computer, it doesn't look bad...
I'd say you've done a great job, the hard work you put in has paid off👍8)😄
14 May 2014, 18:51
Tim van DooremalenFinally had a bit of time to work on the Fiesta. Added 5 more pictures.
21 June 2014, 17:48
Steve WilsonGreat progress Tim...
Very nicely done, like the scratch effect on the under floor pic 29😄 tops!!!
21 June 2014, 17:53
Tim van DooremalenFinally finished most of the interior and started added the small bits to the shell.
19 July 2014, 14:27
Tim van DooremalenMade some progress on the rear wing. As the decals for this are worthless I ended up painting the green parts and overlaying them with my own made decals. These were based on the decalset but only had the black "dots". Same procedure was used for the rearview mirrors
30 August 2014, 15:12
Tim van DooremalenThis one is finished! See article in project for the pictures of the result!
16 September 2014, 17:29
vincent coynelooks great a lot of detail
do belkits give you the ford logo with the kit or do you have to buy it separately
16 September 2014, 17:45
Tim van DooremalenWhy wouldn't they give you the Ford logo? Besides, I used an aftermarket decalset 😉
16 September 2014, 18:14
