Mark Szeman Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Hi guys! Im new here and this is my first post (fingers crossed ). Its been nigh on 25 years since i last built a model, and wanted to make my brother something special for his 50th birthday. This is an Italeri 1:24 Ford Escort MK II RS 1600 kit, I didn't go with the paint or decals as I was trying to reproduce what my brother had built himself IRL, the RS Mexico version of the MKII. some pics of the model, with some of the real thing at the end. Still getting to know my airbrush and paints, things sure have changed in the past 2 decades Painted with a mix of Tamiya X and LP with dash of Italeri acrylics. Looking forward to reading the critique. Tips on the airbrushing side are very welcome, just couldn't get a nice even gloss for the life of me. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeman Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Looks awesome you have done an amazing job, I have done the same kit in a barn find finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draz87 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Looks like it came up nice mate, just needs a 1/24 garfield on the back window 😎 Draz 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Awesome representation of your brother's classic fast Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Sporty classic Fords are always an eyecatcher. And you made a fantastic reproduction of your brothers real thing Cheers Marco F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 After a long lay-off you've made an great come-back with a class offering, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy37 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 That looks great . I like the wheels ! Does your brother still own his real Escort ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Loving it! Terrific job on that exhaust - a feature not often modelled as you have ie realistically rusty! ATB Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Szeman Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Hey guys thanks for the kind words angles were my friend photographing it @PatW , Thanks! I rushed through this because his birthday was so close, and i got started late. I did this in about 10 days, with just evenings and weekends. But I may do another and give myself more time to get it right. Loving the Zen of filling and sanding, and detailing paint work. @Windy37 , Unfortunately not he sold it many moons ago, but its still out there, I remember seeing some pics of it on a ford forum not long ago, so its still being taken care of thankfully. @Spad , Thanks ! I've done more props than models in the past and used techniques i used on those, an iron paste and rusting solution, was quite chuffed at how it turned out, real easy effect for the look you end up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 22 hours ago, Mark Szeman said: @Windy37 , Unfortunately not he sold it many moons ago, but its still out there, I remember seeing some pics of it on a ford forum not long ago, so its still being taken care of thankfully. If the car does still exist , it's not being used . I checked on the DVLA website & it's not been taxed since 1992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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