Airfix 1/32 Ford Escort
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Re: Airfix 1/32 Ford Escort
That's a good looking driver, is he straight out of the box or did he require a lot of work?
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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Re: Airfix 1/32 Ford Escort
Straight out of the box Splash. I don't think there's anything I could do to make look any more cool. Just look at that hair!
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I not going to get in his way!
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Great work, he looks like Bodie...
Just have to have the theme, when we mention The Professionals..
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Ah nostalga. Thanks for that Jagewa.
Anyway. On with the build. The wheels are on, although I'm thinking I should have saved them till later.
The underside is finished.
Interior is next.
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The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!
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2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
Overall 176:47
Anyway. On with the build. The wheels are on, although I'm thinking I should have saved them till later.
The underside is finished.
Interior is next.
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2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
Overall 176:47
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Re: Airfix 1/32 Ford Escort
Nice work although the rusty exhaust looks like it could need replacing soon.
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Re: Airfix 1/32 Ford Escort
It's coming along nice.
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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Thanks Tim, Splash.
Bodie is primed and ready to drive off. He's a bit impatient because the car doesn't even have a body yet.
I'm giving the interior a cream kind of colour.
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The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!
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2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
Overall 176:47
Bodie is primed and ready to drive off. He's a bit impatient because the car doesn't even have a body yet.
I'm giving the interior a cream kind of colour.
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The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!
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2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
Overall 176:47
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Re: Airfix 1/32 Ford Escort
I've been working on my Triumph Herald more than this one this week so not much progress to show.
Currently the body is in my bathr... er, spray booth.
The fit of the front grill looks really bad so this could turn out pretty badly. Time will tell.
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The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!
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2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
Overall 176:47
Currently the body is in my bathr... er, spray booth.
The fit of the front grill looks really bad so this could turn out pretty badly. Time will tell.
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2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
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You're a brave man spraying red paint in a white room, could end up looking like a bloodbath.
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Re: Airfix 1/32 Ford Escort
A good reason for Narayan to give those corners a good scrubbingJamesPerrin wrote:You're a brave man spraying red paint in a white room, could end up looking like a bloodbath.
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Re: Airfix 1/32 Ford Escort
Here's how it looks today. I might just get this finished in time. I hope so anyway.
That's a dry fit of the body by the way.
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The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!
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2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
Overall 176:47
That's a dry fit of the body by the way.
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2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
Overall 176:47
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That looks like it will be ready for the owner to pick up shortly. Look forward to seeing this one finished.
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Were you able to get those body parts on by the deadline, you were so close to finishing?
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Unfortunately this was close but I just missed the deadline. It still needs some touching up done and to be honest the finish is not that great. Gutted I missed the deadline as I've never missed a group build finish before.
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Narayan
The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!
A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
Overall 176:47
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Narayan
The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!
A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12
Overall 176:47