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Old 26-10-2009, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by combi van man
did some work on my p100 last nite but was to late to put comp on so here they are
doors marked up & cut

then fixed together


then added abit of filler.so now it just sand & paint.another 1 to knock of the to do list soon i hope lol

that is going to be some model mate
what are your paint plans for it?
cant wait to see it finished
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Originally Posted by escortnutter
that is going to be some model mate
what are your paint plans for it?
cant wait to see it finished
cheers mate,im not sure on the colour yet,mite go for matt black with a few orange decals.
like what u have done withe rs1600i splitter.how have u made it?
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have bin doing my mk2 aswel.was going to have a big engine in it but just went for a cossie lump again as i like the look of them & used solder to make the bars
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now ive started making the bulk head back up


also been busy doin the s1 but just the kit still.
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the p100 is looking good as expected
hows the mk3 estate coming along??got any futher with it?
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Originally Posted by mentalistdave
the p100 is looking good as expected
hows the mk3 estate coming along??got any futher with it?
cheers mate,it not me that was doing the mk3 estate but ive just brought another escort today so the old 1 mite get choped up abit.

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Originally Posted by alangti
yea it should be arriving this thursday i can get all colours there will be most colours available except grey silver and black from the first lot as dave is getting half of these colours as he asked first its just like dusty fibre's that you apply glue then sprinkle the fibres over then blow off the excess when dry pete has done a few if you want any mate let me know as there is all colours available just let me know what you want they come in small jiffy bags

ill get yours posted off straight away dave when they arrive
The colours im after are black, red & grey. Where do you get it from?
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Originally Posted by combi van man
have bin doing my mk2 aswel.was going to have a big engine in it but just went for a cossie lump again as i like the look of them & used solder to make the bars
some pics for ya




now ive started making the bulk head back up


also been busy doin the s1 but just the kit still.
looking forward to seeing this one finished aswell mate again great attention to detail
copied the rs1600i spoiler from the original made a cast and they have come out top notch well happy with them.
i dont have any use for them but thought i would try them along with some other bits.
Old 26-10-2009, 06:16 PM
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Combi van can i ask you mate what you use to cut the models up? The cuts are so clean dremel?
Old 26-10-2009, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by escortnutter
looking forward to seeing this one finished aswell mate again great attention to detail
copied the rs1600i spoiler from the original made a cast and they have come out top notch well happy with them.
i dont have any use for them but thought i would try them along with some other bits.
thanks mate
cool stuff mate,its worth giving things ago,is the cast in two parts then just like when fibre glass bumpers are made?
thay look well good

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Originally Posted by Mk1eck
Combi van can i ask you mate what you use to cut the models up? The cuts are so clean dremel?
junior hacksaw & dremel
Old 26-10-2009, 06:36 PM
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that mk2 escort and p100 are amazing mate cant wait to see them finished
Old 26-10-2009, 06:42 PM
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fantastic work on the sierra and mk2, glad you give the solder a go, looks 10x cleaner than the plastic! nice one
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Originally Posted by petey.
fantastic work on the sierra and mk2, glad you give the solder a go, looks 10x cleaner than the plastic! nice one
yeah it does mate,glad you put that link up about the solder,im going to add more to the roll cage aswel
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cheers alan,im goin to need another display unit for all my projects when they done,will be nice to see them on display
Old 26-10-2009, 07:09 PM
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Ide love to get one of those 1/18 Clio Williams & a R5 GTT in 1/18.

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Originally Posted by escortnutter
if anyone has one spare get it across to me and ill do one.
your right it will be pretty simple and wont damage the original as you can see in the pictures!
I do have a spare UT EsCos engine but ive part shaved it down to fit a Mk3 Escort, not totally tho.

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Old 26-10-2009, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by combi van man
cheers
i no what u mean about the series 1 kit, it's actually harder than it looks trying to get the arches right.
her's how far i am at mo.
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Old 26-10-2009, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by combi van man
thanks mate
cool stuff mate,its worth giving things ago,is the cast in two parts then just like when fibre glass bumpers are made?
thay look well good
1 piece mold mate , tricky but worth it as you dont have to join anything together.
theres one on its waty to dave and rscossiegaz in the morning.
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Originally Posted by thebigmacmoomin
I do have a spare UT EsCos engine but ive part shaved it down to fit a Mk3 Escort, not totally tho.

Andy
i have found one mate i knew i had one somewhere so ill get started on it this week.
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Originally Posted by escortnutter
i have found one mate i knew i had one somewhere so ill get started on it this week.
lucky you said i was just aabout to rip apart my cossie which has never been opened up before!!
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Originally Posted by escortnutter
1 piece mold mate , tricky but worth it as you dont have to join anything together.
theres one on its waty to dave and rscossiegaz in the morning.
if there happy and you make anymore im sure you will have a long list of customers straight away lol
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Originally Posted by mentalistdave
i no what u mean about the series 1 kit, it's actually harder than it looks trying to get the arches right.
her's how far i am at mo.


dave that looks awesome mate hav'nt to this day seen a s1 cab with kit the grill looks ace too buddy how did you do it
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Originally Posted by thebigmacmoomin
The colours im after are black, red & grey. Where do you get it from?
no worries mate there will be red from the first lot but all the black and grey is spoken for already there from a re-trimmers my mate owns he is ordering them
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Originally Posted by alangti
dave that looks awesome mate hav'nt to this day seen a s1 cab with kit the grill looks ace too buddy how did you do it
agreed its going to make mine look kack being as its not even got spliter and skirts
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Originally Posted by mentalistdave
i no what u mean about the series 1 kit, it's actually harder than it looks trying to get the arches right.
her's how far i am at mo.

its worth it in the end tho,its looking good matekeep at it
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well i thought i would do it properly this time as some of the coments before about the other cab " xr3i bits stuck on it"
the grill is just the original cut/sanded down.
i want some 1600i wheels if anybody got any spare . was thinkiung of putting a deep dish version of them on this but i aint got any.
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Originally Posted by escortnutter
1 piece mold mate , tricky but worth it as you dont have to join anything together.
theres one on its waty to dave and rscossiegaz in the morning.
awsome stuff.how many you planning on making?
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well people i have been busy modifying my own cars today lol sadly not 1:18 but vicki bought me forza 3 yesterday and its awesome i bought a focus rs and a scoob 22b both totally standard so i fitted a cage removed 1 seat tuned the engine to the max and added some decals and front splitter to my focus

heres how they look now








heres some in game shots



and how the focus looked previous




sorry for the off topicness lol
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Originally Posted by alangti
no worries mate there will be red from the first lot but all the black and grey is spoken for already there from a re-trimmers my mate owns he is ordering them
When theres the black, red & grey in stock again, i'll have some.

Did you get pics of the hotwheels cars. Need a few more to do. Need some Norev 307WRC's aswell in matchbox size for parts.

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Originally Posted by mentalistdave
well i thought i would do it properly this time as some of the coments before about the other cab " xr3i bits stuck on it"
the grill is just the original cut/sanded down.
i want some 1600i wheels if anybody got any spare . was thinkiung of putting a deep dish version of them on this but i aint got any.
i give pete mine of my 16i bud dunno if he is gonna use them worth a ask
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Originally Posted by combi van man
awsome stuff.how many you planning on making?
should be able to do a few mate .
trying to get quite a few different things together and that way it will keep the costs down as i will be able to cast them all together.
any ideas on anything else let me know!
will sort people on here out at cost and anything left over will go on the bay!
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Originally Posted by thebigmacmoomin
When theres the black, red & grey in stock again, i'll have some.

Did you get pics of the hotwheels cars. Need a few more to do. Need some Norev 307WRC's aswell in matchbox size for parts.

i aint had time to get up in the loft yet mate sorry i actually forgot i will at some point this week get them out and have a look i dont have anything like the 207 with wheels like that though buddy ive got 1 1:43 model left with wheels like that though its the carlos sainz focus
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Originally Posted by escortnutter
should be able to do a few mate .
trying to get quite a few different things together and that way it will keep the costs down as i will be able to cast them all together.
any ideas on anything else let me know!
will sort people on here out at cost and anything left over will go on the bay!
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Originally Posted by alangti
that mk2 escort and p100 are amazing mate cant wait to see them finished
Agree, there both gona look awesome, top work gents
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dave is this the stuff you use?im not sure which 1 as the so many
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MILLIPUT-Stand...item5ad44f2d69
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Originally Posted by combi van man
dave is this the stuff you use?im not sure which 1 as the so many
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MILLIPUT-Stand...item5ad44f2d69
yere thats the stuff .it will make it hell of alot easy to make kits as i said before u can get it to nearly the finished shape in 1 go.if u got some patients.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_2242wt_991
this is the stuff i ordered.
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im going to get some & give stuff agocheers mate
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dave will 1 pack of that putty be enough to make the wide arches for my mini as ive just bought some lol
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Originally Posted by combi van man
im going to get some & give stuff agocheers mate
right with milliput i have just done the back arch and skirt in last hour.
the basic shape is near enough there!!
definitely worth getting!!!
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thats me done for tonight will start other side tommorrow eve!!
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Originally Posted by alangti
dave will 1 pack of that putty be enough to make the wide arches for my mini as ive just bought some lol
yere it goes a long way .dont mix to much togeher as u will end upwasting loads..


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