[Tamiya] Ford Focus WRC (Job Log)

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April 2, 2022
At first I thought I was going to make just one, but I decided to work on them at the same time because the two kits are completely identical except for the decals.
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April 2, 2022
First, remove the small irregularities protruding from the surface.
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April 2, 2022
Top: Acropolis version
Bottom: '01 Martini version
The Acropolis version looks like it should be made with two round holes, but I don't really care about the historical evidence, so I decided to skip it.
4
April 2, 2022
Panel-line engraving, sanding, washing done.
5
April 2, 2022
For brightly colored vehicles, it is very important to block light transmission.
The feeling is weak under fluorescent light, but the feeling of the hard and opaque shell is clearly different in backlight or natural light.
So, I painted the inside black. (right)
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April 2, 2022
All white exterior parts were painted black.
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April 2, 2022
Then I painted the glossy white surfacer and finished painting it all the way to glossy white.
8
April 2, 2022
Since the spare tire is usually installed upside down on the inside, there is no detail in the edge of the rim, so I made a step.
But, this vehicle was not overturned, but upright. (In a words, I did something useless)
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April 2, 2022
The '01 car must be painted 'Racing Blue' on the rear butt with the 'Martini Stripe' as the boundary.
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April 2, 2022
And the 'air hole' on the front bumper also needs to be painted.
You can put a decal on the headlamp cover, but I decided to paint it...
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April 2, 2022
In general, it is painted after masking, but I drew directly with an airbrush without masking so that the borderline becomes a gradient.
12
April 2, 2022
The butt was painted in the same way.
Tamiya's manual is accurate, so if you draw it as closely as possible, it will fit in the right place.
13
April 2, 2022
The areas painted differently than intended can be erased with a compound.
14
April 2, 2022
When I cut and attach the 'Martini Stripe', it was painted properly to fit the location.
15
April 3, 2022
As I remember in the past, it was difficult to attach the decals one by one on the left and right, but now it is divided into two parts, so it is easy to attach.
16
April 3, 2022
Martini Pattern done.
17
April 3, 2022
The decal with the Ford logo and racing number turned yellow. So I put it on the window and let it sunbathe.
18
April 3, 2022
So this time I applied the decal of the Acropolis vehicle. This decal has been around for over ten years since I bought it, so it was stiff and brittle, so I had a lot of trouble.
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April 3, 2022
Done.
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April 3, 2022
Martini car done.
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April 3, 2022
Wheel done.
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April 3, 2022
All decals have been applied. Yay~
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April 24, 2022
Put the white underneath...
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April 24, 2022
I also applied the base colors...
25
April 24, 2022
I masked it and put titanium silver on it.
26
April 24, 2022
I should have painted titanium silver, but I forgot.
And I was going to airbrush the under panel, but it was cumbersome to mask, so I decided to just paint it with a brush.
27
April 24, 2022
I masked it and painted it black.
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April 24, 2022
And, I painted everything else with a brush.
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April 24, 2022
After the clear coating of the body shell was finished, I used sandpaper to trim the surface.
30
April 24, 2022
Compounding done.
But, occurred clear paint trouble.
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April 24, 2022
This is not scrach.
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April 24, 2022
No matter how much compounding was done on this part, it could not be polished.
It felt as if the paint had not cured.
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April 24, 2022
The side of the Acropolis vehicle was severely cracked in the clear layer.
34
April 24, 2022
The car's roof remained similar to the orange skin.
35
April 27, 2022
Clear coat again.
But, paint troubles and cracks got worse.
36
April 27, 2022
Anyway, I finished the surface cleaning and compounding.
37
April 27, 2022
Curiously, the clear is double-layered, so the lower layer has fingerprints, and the upper layer is shiny. ?
38
April 27, 2022
The part where the crack was very bad didn't get any better than this.
And after a few days, now the cracks appeared again. ?
I can't add more clears now because the paint is too thick, and there's nothing else I can do, so I keep going.
39
April 27, 2022
As for the grill part, there is a possibility that the decal may come off when the tape is peeled off, so the adhesive surface was minimized.
40
April 27, 2022
Red Arrow: I bought square beads and painted them with the intention of using them for the side blinkers of cars in the 80s and 90s. (Not used this time)
41
April 27, 2022
Tail lamps painting done.
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April 27, 2022
I used Tamiya Panel Line Accen
43
April 27, 2022
The window frames were painted with Vallejo Mecha Primer(Black) using a brush.
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April 27, 2022
The reflective surface of the tail lamp was painted with Molotow Liquid Chrome ink using a brush.
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April 27, 2022
Now, ready to assemble.
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April 28, 2022
Assemble...
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April 28, 2022
Assemble...
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April 28, 2022
I also applied the remaining decals.
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April 28, 2022
Assemble interior.
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April 28, 2022
Assemble interior.
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April 28, 2022
Seat belt detail-up.
This is 2mm line-tape(marking tape, color tape).
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April 28, 2022
Since it is a tape, it is easy to wrap it around the back bar and attach it.
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April 28, 2022
Interior done.
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April 30, 2022
I will using P
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April 30, 2022
inner parts.
56
April 30, 2022
Attach rear glas
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April 30, 2022
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April 30, 2022
Ante
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April 30, 2022
Finish.
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April 30, 2022
Finish.

Comments

11 2 April 2022, 07:34

bossy122
Those Acropolis decals are challenging, to say the least. Nicely done. I used the Hasegawa kit for the gravel set up.

3 April 2022, 05:24

MS K
Thanks bossy122.
Maybe I think your decals are pretty old too. good luck 😉

3 April 2022, 05:39

bossy122
I just looked back at my build.....the drivers rear decal fell to pieces and I couldn't get all the pieces back together very well. Knowing the decals were shit, I brushed Micro Sol decal film over the passenger front fender decal and stupidly got dust under the film and it looked awful. I had to wait a long time to find a replacement sheet. I didn't get those on perfectly either as those big OLD decals over that incredibly uneven area are T O U G H.....as you know.

3 April 2022, 06:01

MS K
When I bought the kit from several years ago, I kept the decals and stickers sealed by food vacuum sealer.
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Acropolis Decal: I sealed it with a sealer maybe ten years after purchase. (damaged)
Martini Decal: Sealed with sealer as soon as I bought it. (fresh)

5 April 2022, 06:49