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Tim van Dooremalen (TvD)
NL

Ford Fiesta RS WRC

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Glued the rollcage and made a gap in the floor to give room for a nut. 
 

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Here you see the nut on the floor of the car. 
 

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Removed the rear window frame and made some space behind the doorhandle. 
 

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Glued the window frame back in but this time a bit "lower". 
 

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Assembled the rollcage. Green arrow indicates were the protection used to be. 
 

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Completed the seats. 
 

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Completed dashboard. 
 

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Left inside panel. 
 

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Build up of the interior. Most of it exactly as in the build-manual! 
 

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Body was painted white then black to kind of match the decals. 
 

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First decals were placed on the body. Fitment is not the best though... 
 

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Decals on roof and bonnet were added. Painted a small piece orange on both sides to match a non-fitting decal. 
 

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Right side decal is on. 
 

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And the left side decal is on as well. 
 

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Pfff, 2 long evenings of decalling and still not done (or completely satisfied). Red arrow indicates one of the parts that needs extra decals becaus of "mis-fitting". 
 

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Finished the airscoop using a self printed decal for the blue and leftovers for the red stripes 
 

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Body is almost done now. Red arrows indicate self-made decals. 
 

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Painted the windows using the templates in the kit.  
 

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Lights were painted using Alclad Chrome. 
 

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Added a couple of extra decals to compensate for the mismatching decals. Every arrow points to a single decal! 
 

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Rear window was finished. 
 

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All 5 wheels were painted black. 
 

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Rear wing was corrected with a small strip. 
 

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Body was given a gloss clearcoat for protection and then a semi-matt coat for effect. 
 

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Body was given a gloss clearcoat for protection and then a semi-matt coat for effect. 
 

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Some work done on the interior. Handbrake was replaced (right green arrow). 
 

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Protection for the bottom of the car. 
 

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Suspension was glued into place. 
 

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Inside view of the body. 
 

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Rear window with number decal and rally-sponsor "Brother". 
 

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Openings in roofscoop were painted black and scoop was put into place. Also laid down "Hoonigan"-decal on windshield. 
 

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Front light-units painted and put into place. 
 

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Light covers were painted. Rear ones with clear red, front ones were partly done with Alclad chrome. 
 

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Rear lights put into place. 
 

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Front light covers done as well. Also note the grill which was finished. 
 

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Added the belts to the seats. 
 

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Finally I could put the seats and rollcage onto the chassis. 
 

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Added windscreen wipers(1), front grill with Ford-logo (2) and mesh over the cooling exits (3). 
 

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Rear wing with home-made decals as the decalset was worthless... 
 

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Rearview mirrors with home-made decals. 
 

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Notice the 2 missing parts in de decals. 
 

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Printed the 2 missing parts and added them. Looks a lot better now! 
 

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scratch build rear windows glued into place. 
 

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1 June 2024, 08:53 -

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1:24 Ford Fiesta RS WRC (Belkits BEL-003)1:24 Gravel transkit (Belkits BEL-TK001)1:24 Ford Fiesta RS WRC (Colorado Decals DCC24141)1:24 Ford Focus + Fiesta metal sticker (A+ Club MS-041)

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