keefr22 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Excellent job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Most definitely a Quattro! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Noble Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Looks great!! Decals came out really nice 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Super decals, good to see Michele's name on there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Thank you gentlemen, you are most kind. 8 hours ago, PatW said: Super decals, good to see Michele's name on there! Thanks. Yes, the most important detail. Five more of her quattros are coming, sooner or later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 The wheels are ready to be installed I think. I'm also slowly fitting details to the body. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 The wheels and tyres look great and the shell is coming along nicely well done 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Andy J said: The wheels and tyres look great and the shell is coming along nicely well done 👍 Couldn't have put it better myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Yep, I'm still very impressed by those tyres! It's all coming together really well! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 17 hours ago, Andy J said: The wheels and tyres look great and the shell is coming along nicely well done 👍 14 hours ago, klubman01 said: Couldn't have put it better myself. 13 hours ago, keefr22 said: Yep, I'm still very impressed by those tyres! It's all coming together really well! Thanks a lot. I'm quite happy with how the tyres came out. I'm not sure they are the 100% correct pattern for this car at this year, but I looked at Pikes Peak car tyres, possibly Peugeots, of the same era when they were modelled. The windscreen was fitted. And the first side window. Soon followed by the rest. Almost at the last possible moment I realized that I should use the "quattro" rear window on this car instead of the plain one. It's very difficult to make out from the references I have access to. The rear wing and oil cooler fitted. It's time to make sure everything is clean inside and join body and chassis/interior. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Noble Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Looking very nice!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Really top class work! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Many thanks gentlemen. Body and chassis has been joined and the last details fitted; mudflaps, front under cover, tow hooks. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Stunning looking body shell and the chassis is very neat. Not far to the finish now! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Very realistic model. Well executed. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper645 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Just read the entire build. Fantastic job. I hope you also have the time to complete the rest of the Quattro fleet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Hamden said: Stunning looking body shell and the chassis is very neat. Not far to the finish now! Thanks a lot, it's pretty much finished now; 10 years later... 2 hours ago, Pouln said: Very realistic model. Well executed. Love it. Thanks a lot, glad you like the work. 34 minutes ago, Cooper645 said: Just read the entire build. Fantastic job. I hope you also have the time to complete the rest of the Quattro fleet Thanks a lot, I'm continuing with the three older ones now, hoping to get them through as well. Time will tell. So there are only the wheels left to fit. Not much to dwell on. Alignment while the epoxy cures. After the glue had fully cured I put some weight into the tyres as usual, and this is what it looks like in the end. I thought about some weathering but nothing is decided yet, I will continue with the older quattros and see what I feel like later. No, I don't know why this had to wait 10 years... 🙄 I will sort some more photos for the RFI-section a little later. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Looks stunning as is and the Pikes Peak cars would not have been that dirty just a bit dusty anyway. Nice workmanship and superb paintwork as always with your work, looking forward to the rest of your Quattro collection now! Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Looks superb and the wheels and tyres are awesome. Great work on this one very enjoyable to follow 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Absolutely lovely quattro! Personally I never weather my car models preferring them to look like they are at the start of the event. But I've no doubt if you do weather it, you'll make an excellent job of that too! looking forward to future quattros....!! Keith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 What a fabulous build Sir! Well worth the 10 year build. I'm relieved that another also realises the Beauty and Brains of Michelle, following the RAC Rally around at the time in the company of Lancia fans was worthwhile every time one of them shot past. Having missed all the earlier conversions I had high hopes for the new kit I hope somebody does a new Transkit for the Pike's Peak car. Those tyres look superb for 10 year old 3D Printed items, somebody was at the cutting edge! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Noble Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Looks stunning!!! Enjoyed following your build 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Hamden said: Looks stunning as is and the Pikes Peak cars would not have been that dirty just a bit dusty anyway. Nice workmanship and superb paintwork as always with your work, looking forward to the rest of your Quattro collection now! Thanks a lot Roger, you are most kind. A new thread is coming up soon as I will try to get a few more quattros finished. 5 hours ago, Andy J said: Looks superb and the wheels and tyres are awesome. Great work on this one very enjoyable to follow 👍 Thanks a lot Andy, glad you like the work. I'm quite happy with the wheels, better than I hoped actually. 3 hours ago, keefr22 said: Absolutely lovely quattro! Personally I never weather my car models preferring them to look like they are at the start of the event. But I've no doubt if you do weather it, you'll make an excellent job of that too! Thanks a lot Keith. Weathering race cars is a difficult call. It can look great when done right, but done wrong it's just a spoil. I'm always wary of doing it, but when I do it I usually like it. But soon you also have to make a small diorama base, for it to come together... 2 hours ago, SleeperService said: I'm relieved that another also realises the Beauty and Brains of Michelle, following the RAC Rally around at the time in the company of Lancia fans was worthwhile every time one of them shot past. Having missed all the earlier conversions I had high hopes for the new kit I hope somebody does a new Transkit for the Pike's Peak car. Those tyres look superb for 10 year old 3D Printed items, somebody was at the cutting edge! Thanks a lot! I hold Michèle Mouton in very high regard, I so much wish that she would have claimed the 1982 world championship title she so well deserved. An amazing driver indeed, right at the very top! Now with Beemax releasing the Sport quattro soon, so they say, we might very well see a conversion set of decals and wheels for the 1985 Pikes Peak car. Let's hope for it. If not we might have to attend to it. 1 hour ago, Steve Noble said: Looks stunning!!! Enjoyed following your build 👍 Thanks a lot Steve, I'm very happy you enjoyed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Top car, top driver, top model. It's the mutt's nuts! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Noble Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) As you know a lot about Audi Quattro's I was wondering, seeing a new release in the pipeline from Beemax Platz/Nunu would this car be the same as used by Michelle Mouton in the 1984 Rac rally? I'd really like to build it if so. I know obviously it was in a different colour scheme on the '84 Rac.. Edited July 13, 2020 by Steve Noble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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