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Post by stitchdup on Jul 1, 2017 5:37:12 GMT -7
I'll be building the belkits mk1 escort rs1600. No pics just now due to photobucket but will be posting new ones later. I will be staying box stock except for possibly swapping the wheels to some from the old revell mk2 escort. It looks to be a good kit and as I haven't seen any built yet I will do a build review as I go. I believe it is the roger clark version I am building and remeber very well watching him race when I was a kid, though not in this car. It's a curbside kit so that should hopefully mean I have time to get it finished. The decals may be a challenge as I dont usually use them but will give them a shot.
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Post by DeeCee on Jul 1, 2017 6:05:46 GMT -7
Looking forward to pics when you get them happening mate, i like the old Escorts......... the cars look good too..  |
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 1, 2017 13:13:16 GMT -7
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Post by Big D on Jul 1, 2017 13:39:59 GMT -7
Good one to build Les.
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Post by poet on Jul 2, 2017 6:29:52 GMT -7
Nice Les! I'm going rally as well.
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 2, 2017 9:30:49 GMT -7
Nice Les! I'm going rally as well. We'll get the mud flying |
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Post by lowlife on Jul 2, 2017 11:13:25 GMT -7
Looking good Stitch, been wanting to get hold of one of these for a while !
Looking forward to this as I've not seen any built yet either....
For the price I'm surprised there's no engine, assumed you'd get a little crossflow in it... sSig_DOH
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Post by Jay's Mini Scale on Jul 2, 2017 12:06:05 GMT -7
Man I also been looking for one can't Wait to see its turn out
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 2, 2017 12:12:35 GMT -7
Looking good Stitch, been wanting to get hold of one of these for a while ! Looking forward to this as I've not seen any built yet either.... For the price I'm surprised there's no engine, assumed you'd get a little crossflow in it... sSig_DOH it would be nice if it had an engine but hopefully will turn out nice. there's a place in germany doing a engine and bay conversion though, both the lotus twink and the rs twink, and italeri are rereleasing the esci mk2 rally car again this year so it's another option, as well as the tamiya lotus 7 for the crossflow. I have a few of these and one is going to be a rover v8 thundersaloon |
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Post by aussiemodler on Jul 3, 2017 1:38:17 GMT -7
Gotta love a good escort I had a mk2 2.0L (square light) 2 door back in my younger days, wish I'd never sold it. I WILL be watching and picking one of these up soon. |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 4, 2017 8:12:40 GMT -7
Oh yeah! Aren't these one of your favorite kits, Les, the Escorts? I'm sure it's going to look great!
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 5, 2017 12:49:23 GMT -7
Cheers guys, well got a little progress to day and got everything in primer. I need to redo one front wing as some dirt got in the primer but if it's nice tomorrow I should get the paint on. Now a little question, I am using the decals so should I polish the body before applying, so I can clear them later?   |
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Post by DeeCee on Jul 5, 2017 14:15:54 GMT -7
Love the shape of these Esky's mate, very nice, but i can't give advice on decals as i have proven a dozen times.... i have no clue with them.. frantic
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Post by Big D on Jul 5, 2017 14:20:07 GMT -7
Polish the body first Les, the decals will glide right on.
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Post by vcv8273 on Jul 5, 2017 16:41:19 GMT -7
I always polish first, will get a lot better looking finish, then decals then the clear
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 5, 2017 19:24:37 GMT -7
I see everything blue.
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 6, 2017 2:01:12 GMT -7
My camera does that when I take pics in the shade, not sure how to stop it either |
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Post by DeeCee on Jul 6, 2017 2:22:24 GMT -7
My camera does that when I take pics in the shade, not sure how to stop it either Take pics in the light..... maybe...   |
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Post by aussiemodler on Jul 6, 2017 12:20:24 GMT -7
My camera does that when I take pics in the shade, not sure how to stop it either Take pics in the light..... maybe... There is always one  Coming along nicely. |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 7, 2017 8:06:53 GMT -7
rolling
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 10, 2017 13:56:11 GMT -7
I always polish first, will get a lot better looking finish, then decals then the clear Sounds like good advice. Just one question so I don't mess this part up. You do have to wash the body after polishing/ decaling to get the clear coat to go on with no problems..............correct? No smartallic here....just an honest question. |
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 10, 2017 14:08:23 GMT -7
My camera does that when I take pics in the shade, not sure how to stop it either Take pics in the light..... maybe... You have your camera lighting preference set on "fluorescent" lighting. There should be settings for Incandescent, Flourescent, Daylight, Cloudy.....etc. You'll get it all ironed out when you find those settings in your camera. There should also be a setting called "D-Lighting" in there somewhere depending on if you have a little higher end camera than a "point and shoot". All of my photos seemed really dark ALL THE TIME back a few years ago and then I discovered that setting and it brings out more light / detail and reduces shadowing. Check it out.....it should be in there somewhere. |
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 10, 2017 15:10:42 GMT -7
Take pics in the light..... maybe... You have your camera lighting preference set on "fluorescent" lighting. There should be settings for Incandescent, Flourescent, Daylight, Cloudy.....etc. You'll get it all ironed out when you find those settings in your camera. There should also be a setting called "D-Lighting" in there somewhere depending on if you have a little higher end camera than a "point and shoot". All of my photos seemed really dark ALL THE TIME back a few years ago and then I discovered that setting and it brings out more light / detail and reduces shadowing. Check it out.....it should be in there somewhere. I just have it set on auto for the light settings, it's ok most of the time but really good out in the sun. It's kinda weird how it does the blue tinge, I think it's down to ultraviolet or infrared not getting through the filters. Maybe I should just give up and read the instructions (if I can find them, lol) |
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 10, 2017 15:57:23 GMT -7
lol. I hear ya on the instructions. I lost mine. Even on auto you can still set the lighting function in settings. All the auto does is auto focus and automatically adjust some of the tinting. Your lighting selections are a separate adjustment.
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Post by Jay's Mini Scale on Jul 11, 2017 19:49:49 GMT -7
Looking good my friend
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Post by stitchdup on Jul 12, 2017 9:35:57 GMT -7
I've not had much building time recently due to nice weather and other stuff happening but I did get back to the paint today. I gave it a few more heavy coats of white primer (it was brighter than my white paint) and it's had multiple coats of clear so will need a lot of polishing before I apply the decals, and then many more coats of clear.   I've also got all the bits that are black or silver/alu painted black but some will need satin and matt coating as I did them all in gloss Edit- this time the pics were taken in the light, the blue may be down to the camera trying to make it show better |
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Post by DeeCee on Jul 12, 2017 13:50:37 GMT -7
That looks very smooth mate, it is a great base for a sweet paint job.
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Post by Jay's Mini Scale on Jul 14, 2017 15:45:14 GMT -7
Yes I agree it looks nice and smooth
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Coming along nicely.
