Tamiya Peugeot 206 WRC 2001

[galaxyg]

Background:

The French do make some very nice rally hatchbacks and I like the look of this WRC car a lot with its silver/red Total livery. Shame the road version of the 206 is so horrible. I bought this particular version of the kit as it included a driver and co-driver - slightly less faffing with seatbelts and buckles. I chose to make this as Marcus Gronholm's car, despite him not winning with this event or the championship that year. The car at least has a 1 on the door.

 

Pros:

Lots of quality mouldings, perfect fitments and detail as you'd expect from Tamiya. Decals were very easy to apply.

 

Cons:

It may be user error but I found the rear wing didn't locate very well, and the top part of the rollcage didn't sit well either. The painting instructions for the driver/co-driver helmets are incorrect if you choose Gronholm/Rautiainen. The steering wheel needed a little drilling before it'd fit over the shaft of the steering column.

 

Verdict:

Very very good. It builds into an excellent replica of the real thing.

 

Build notes:

I've added a P/E bonnet and boot catches, some seatbelts and a few other details around the interior. Mostly it's built out-of-the-box as what's in the box is so good. Body is Tamiya TS-17 Gloss Aluminium and parts of the sills are sprayed red rather than decalled. The only red decal down there are the ones on each door. Clearcoated with Mr Hobby Premium Gloss. Built over the course of two months from Feb-April 2022.

 

[Toftdale]

Great build and the figures definitely add a certain something.   Plus there's no indications of the fitment issues you had on the rear wing.  Looking forward to see what you build next. - Andy 

[Windy37]

Excellent build of a rally classic from a golden era of the WRC . Looks good with the occupants inside too . Amazing to think this is from 21 years old ago ! 

 Gary . 

[Fnick]

That's a great little rally car. Shame there isn't a road version kit of the 206 as my wife had one and she absolutely loved it.

 

The figures are very good and and to the realism.

 

Nick

Edited April 9, 2022 by Fnick

[Spiny]

Excellent result as we've come to expect from you. Like the others I can't see any evidence of the issues with the rear wing.

[kapam]

Superb!

I have the kit in my stash, but would be hard pressed to get a result as awesome as that!

Totally well done (pun intended 😀)!

[Vesa Jussila]

Looks nice. Really inspiring build.

[Mike]

Nice job.   You only realise how small it is when you see it on top of the box