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peebeep's Escort Twin Cam
Topic Started: Jan 4 2012, 12:14 AM (714 Views)
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This is what I will be building:

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The Renaissance decals cost more than the kit, although I got the kit at a very favourable price. The decals are beautifully printed, I hope they work as good as they look!

Harriet says I need some wheels and tyres. I think the wheels might be passable for Vatanen's car, but slick tyres? Nah!

The box contents look completely intimidating, so I put them away again I know, I'm a wuss. My mate The Wookie built a really nice model out of this kit, so I'm going to have to find some bottle from somewhere. :taz:

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Beowulf Shaeffer
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great kit, i wish they would reintroduce it cos im sure it would be a steady seller, wish i could find another at a sensible price

the prob i found with the wheels is that they sit too far into the arches

dont be intimidated by it, its just a heap of plastic like a plane kit, have fun :D
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To quote Mr T in the Snickers advert .......
Get some nuts ! ! :tease:
Show us what you got Boss ......I mean the box contents :grins:
That looks a very smart kit ....got me :pop: ready .

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Well, the pursuit of knobbly tyres has so far drawn a blank. If anybody has any leads, please let me know.

This project is quite dear to my heart as I used to be the proud owner of Mk II Escort Harrier, which was equipped with full X-pack bodywork, Stage II 1700 X-flow with fast road cam, quick steering rack and obligatory straight through and very loud pipe. Oh and a set of Cibies that could fry eggs - they certainly fried enough relays!

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Beowulf Shaeffer
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http://www.model-cars.org.uk/

try contacting this guy.....he has all sorts that he dosnt list on his site

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Thanks, message sent!

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Beowulf Shaeffer
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its weird....ive got the Revell Corolla WRC....checked it and thats got slicks too....mind you, so did the Tamiya Celica rally car i did <_< go figure.........
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Any luck with nobbly tyres Boss ? :D

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Not yet, but I have a couple of leads. I'm also attempting to clean up my act by sorting a KUTA completion before moving onto something fresh.

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Jan 8 2012, 08:48 PM
I'm also attempting to clean up my act by sorting a KUTA completion before moving onto something fresh.

peebeep

I should try that myself to be honest ....Ive got a "few" :whistle:

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Here's the gubbins from the box and I've made a bit of a start by assembling the engine block. I've been looking in vain for the radiator fan, but there isn't one!

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The body shell and add-ons will be cleaned up and primed with Alclad white. I'm going to have a search around for ignition leads and rad pipes.

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peebeep
Jan 19 2012, 09:02 PM
I'm going to have a search around for ignition leads

get down to hobby craft......look for coated jewelry wire.....comes in different gauges and is coated in a variety of colours. i bought one spool about 3 years ago, used it for all sorts of things, not just ign wires, still got half a spool left, only cost a couple of quid

i used black for this hi boy, cant remember what i used to scratch the dizzy,....think it was the hollow tube from a cotton bud

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another alternative, that i dont do any more since finding the jewelry wire, is to strip down a dead usb cable. all the wires are obviously coated and coloured. the downside is that they can (but not always) look too big for 1/24 (but great for 1/12 bikes :D ) and sometimes do not lay how you want them to

i did this dragster ages ago using usb wires

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cheaper than buying after market cables :lol:
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Great tip, although Paul at Little Cars will hate it! :D

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