RPM models 1/43 Ford Escort RS1700T

[Paul]

For those that know me know I'm a huge 70's/80's ford fan, especially of the old fast fords. When i found this 1/43 RPM kit of the Escort 1700T i had to buy it. It cost £65 posted not cheap but its a very high quality kit of an awesome car.
Ford basically took a mundane front wheel drive shopping car and turned it into a Rear wheel drive 330+BHP monster to take rallying sadly only 18 where ever made, some where road cars and i beleive only 4-5 survive, two of which are in the UK. This is the original Escort Cosworth
I'll be doing this in Diamond white, they were also painted in a one of blue colour ford made.

s-l1601 by paul bretland, on Flickr
s-l1600 by paul bretland, on Flickr
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P1030400 by paul bretland, on Flickr
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1/43 Rs1700T body and interior primed and then painted in various blacks. Wheels and brakes sprayed in metallics. The body then painted in diamond white
Untitled by paul bretland, on Flickr

Untitled by paul bretland, on Flickr
Untitled by paul bretland, on Flickr
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Untitled by paul bretland, on Flickr
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1/43 escort Rs1700t now 2k cleared. Nice deep shine and the diamond white looks how it should now. Next up
Once cured I'll get it cut and polished up

Untitled by paul bretland, on Flickr
Untitled by paul bretland, on Flickr
Untitled by paul bretland, on Flickr

[SprueSurgeon]

Great Build, and the resin is spectacular, but the cost is way too much for it, i would really like to build the police car they do.

[RossiM1]

Paul have you checked out K&R replicas web site they have some great MK11 Escort rally subjects in 1/43rd
http://www.kandrreplicas.co.uk/

[Paul]

Paul have you checked out K&R replicas web site they have some great MK11 Escort rally subjects in 1/43rd
http://www.kandrreplicas.co.uk/

I have gary, i started building one of their kits a while back, i was missing a couple parts emailed them and got no reply, ended up throwing the kit in the bin as it was useless

Looking at getting a couple more rpm kits