BELKITS 1/24 ford fiesta WRC 2011

Post by **paulowen7575** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:18 am

Finally landed on a kit project that has inspired me to continue with the build (thought about starting three different kits in the last 2 months)

Also seeing the brilliant wheel brake and hub set from KMP was part of the decision to do a service park/wheels on diorama (check out their website, they have some fantastic detail up sets). I have no pictures from before this stage, so apologies for the started condition...

I removed the doors and boot lid with the intention of hinging them. The finished model is to be up on service stands with the wheels off, using the KMP hub and brake set to add extra detail to the wheel arch areas. And to hopefully have the interior viewable through the open doors and boot.

I've decided to go open doors which I've resolved by using magnets - and with some 8x3x1mm flat magnets and cylindrical 5x2mm magnets, the door hinges swing in place but are also removable.

The boot I couldn't resolve with magnets, but a new 1/24 scale hinge set by decalcas works quite well so far. Sourced from spot model in Spain (I haven't seen them anywhere else) they are fine for use on this build with magnets to strengthen the boot when open or shut, but they seem very flimsy alone and didn't support the doors weight when I tested them. They don't seem very durable unfortunately, but work on this build so far. Jack stands are from the simil'r Ford focus wrc kit, which comes with doors already removed. Weirdly I kind of want to do some sort of gravel 'action' diorama with that car so am borrowing the stands for this build.

The inner boot and door sills weren't as difficult to scratch build as I thought, just experimented a bit at a time with them, and used a lot of filler to make good. A lot of patience and test fitting! lol

The front grille in the kit is closed, so I've had a look at that and opened in line with some stock images and added the photo etch from the kit. I do have the hobby design detail up kit to enable me to go all out on detail.

Post by **paulowen7575** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:26 am

Update

I've done a little work on the floor pan to have a break from tearing my hair out with the boot, including some cigarette box foil paper kindly donated to make heat shielding through the tunnel area.

The suspension parts needed an upgrade with some cheap springs from ebay and a new strut from plastic rod. Hopefully should compliment the excellent KMP wheel hub parts eventually.

Here are the KMP detail parts for one corner, minus a mounting hub that's already glued to the suspension assembly

So far so good, I'll maybe get to paint something soon, lol

Post by **paulowen7575** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:43 am

Slight update. There's a lack of, well, anything in front of the engine and radiator parts on the kit. So I've boxed the front section in using the front part of the sump guard.

I had the same issue at the rear of the underside as the front, a lack of detail. The sump/undertray guards are intended to cover most of the rear area.
Using this reference image, I built in a little detail, just to stop the space being empty as I don't intend to attach the guards necessarily....

All maybe needs a little detailing as it looks a little clean for me? Then onto the wheel arches and suspension/braking parts from KMP...

Post by **paulowen7575** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:56 am

Whilst the KMP wheel hubs, brake disks, wheels and tyres are excellent, they are incorrect for my year of WRC fiesta. The wheels are fine, but the disks and hubs are intended for use with the newer belkits fiesta kits. The hubs are much flatter and wider than my reference pics show on the 2011 wrc fiesta.

So I've ground down the hubs to leave just the centres (squeaky bum time!) and have used some of the Hobby Design photo etch brake disk details and their calipers fit my version better too. Some artistic licence as always, but i'm happy with the result.

Going to add some brake line details before fitting, but these are painted and mocked up versions.
The chrome is a chrome self adhesive vinyl that i'm lucky enough to be able to source from work.

Got some work to do on the wheel arches before fitting these, I need to re-check my reference pics and have a think about those.
The springs for the suspension have been tricky to paint so far, i'm re-painting them later so we'll see how that goes...

Post by **Wilo** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:34 pm

Wow!!!! Looking amazing

Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:45 pm

Superb detail work, great looking brakes assemblies

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:52 pm

All looks good to me and very nice work

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:18 pm

Thanks guys

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:12 pm

Finally sorted the wheel arches with extra detail and texture in the arch itself, and finally have the struts hubs in place, including some brake line detail that continues through on the rears to the interior where it will be visible...

And here's the whole (maybe) finished underside. The sump guards will be off the finished car and on display somehow, not sure yet...

Feels like it's taken an age to get them done and in place, I'm having a night off and a drink!

Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:32 am

Those suspension and brake units look sooooo good

Post by **jmurphy18** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 3:37 pm

nice details! The brakes, suspensions and other works look awesome!

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:24 am

Looking good and nice work om the under chassis

Post by **paulowen7575** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:43 pm

kevthemodeller
jmurphy18
Hawkmoon

Thanks guys!

Post by **Meliodas2019** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:00 pm

im with Kev, the brakes and suspension look incredible..this is going to be stunning once finished
amazing work

Post by **paulowen7575** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:49 pm

Cheers melodias, the KMP wheel hub kit is great, and the hobby design photo etch detail kit is too. Lots of great stuff in the hobby design kit in particular. Loads of detail to try and add

I won't be able to use it all. Some will end its days in my carpet, its inevitable

Post by **paulowen7575** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:46 pm

More updates, and errors

Start with some good news, the addition of some canvas bag/containers shown in the boot area on my reference pics.

The main bulk was shaped from plastic block into a 'ruffled up bag' shape, then wrapped in surgical tape to give an idea of the texture. The zip is some silver braided line, with a zip detail at the end out of styrene.

Bad news, the bulkhead in the stock kit doesn't allow space to add the pedal and under dash detail I wanted to try and go for. Extra bad news: the interior tub is glued onto the car underside (slaps forehead)

Having looked at some stock imagery, the angle of the bulkhead is too steep cmpared to the real car, which you can sort of see here.

Time to cut the bulkhead away around the blue lines then... with my Dremel... squeaky bum time!

Once the kit bulkhead was removed it showed the profile of the underside of the car, much more room to work with...

This is the new bulkhead with the beginnings of a new floor area and a new bulkhead wall between the arches.

And here's a connected tunnel and floor detail...

Relieved to have got that sorted, more to follow...

Post by **paulowen7575** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:50 pm

More updates

The pedals are pretty basic on the kit, so I've tried to create a pedal box from reference

And here is the Co driver's footrest. The centre part is made with medical tape to give a soft matt surface too.

And here both painted and in the car, along with a corrugated pipe detail running in behind the footplate. The front area of the pedal box is also medical tape cut around a Ford decal

More to follow

Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 4:48 pm

Some lovely attention to detail Paul, the pedal box is superb

Post by **paulowen7575** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:05 pm

Thanks kev, very fiddly!

Managed to stick most of what you can see there to most parts of my hands during the gluing stage

Post by **barryf1fan** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:12 pm

I've read through this thread a couple'a three times now... just in awe every time I go through it. I see something in the pics I didn't see the time before. You are adding SO MUCH detail... Love it!!

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:47 am

barryf1fan wrote: Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:12 pm I've read through this thread a couple'a three times now... just in awe every time I go through it. I see something in the pics I didn't see the time before. You are adding SO MUCH detail... Love it!!

Thanks barryf1fan, I'm enjoying trying to emulate as much detail as possible. It's taking a lot of time and patience, lol

I wasn't joking about losing bits in my carpet either, photo etch, newly made parts, the lot. Spent a lot of time under the table so far too

Appreciate you looking though, everyone's comments are really motivating

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:20 pm

Mini update

I've started some work on the interior electrics, but am waiting for some awesome looking 1/24 scale cable ties by model factory hiro. Trying really hard to wait for them and no to just use some sort of tape to make my own ties for the electrical wiring

The photo etch mobile phone and carriage blows me away, its a renaissance detail kit for this model, but I'm fairly sure it's also on a detail up kit I have for the hasegawa Ford focus 2003 too? I've wanted to use the phone detail for ages!!!

I've built both the carriage and phone's thickness up with some very thin plasicard to give them more bulk. The electrical boxes on top of the strut are first attempts to give me an idea of size ect.

Work to do first, then I'll have a look at adding some wiring to those too.

Thanks for looking

Post by **jmurphy18** » Sat Mar 07, 2020 4:39 pm

nice work and detail! Love the phone

Post by **Hawkmoon** » Sun Mar 08, 2020 6:52 am

Nice detailing and work going on here

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:52 am

Thanks John
Thanks hawkmoon

The phone seems to be a rennaissance detail up thing, I'm sure I've seen it on more than one detail up set from them for 2000's rally cars. Wanted to try and use one for ages

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:00 pm

More work at the rear of the interior, spare wheel and first part of roll cage fitted, with added detail from reference pics

Also managed to white knuckle my way to getting an alacantara effect on the dash. All making it up as I went, failed a few times and saved it.

Fairly happy with the result on the dash, but less so with the wheel. I'm thinking of stripping it and having another go. I replaced the kit moulded buttons with some aftermarket ones and some scratchbuilt panels to seat them in

But things went a bit wrong when trying to add texture to the wheel. This was also trial and error. Mostly error Lol

So I'm thinking of trying to strip the front of the wheel and have another go. I'll post the results

Post by **Shunter** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:25 am

Great work so far, enjoying your blow by blow descriptions.

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:22 pm

Mini update

More work done to finish the footwell detail, I couldn't piece together the 'video box' text as it's shown on my reference pics for the top of the green box on the co driver side, so had to go with a pieced together 'Ford racing' which will have to do. Two hours I won't get back scouring my decal stash for small white lettering, lol

And some pics of the car mocked up with seats and roll cage and body in place to double check everything still fits

And lastly, a really cool accident

Ive painted the centre console screen in semi gloss black and had masked the screen area, leaving it still as photo etch metal.

I'd then re-masked the screen and surrounding buttons using microscale micro mask solution (the blue stuff) so that I could try and airbrush a carbon fibre effect on the console itself.

As you can see from these pics the blue micro mask solution being semi translucent, and the photo etch metal below it, give a really cool lcd screen effect (in my opinion) when viewed from different angles.

So after I've attempted a carbon fibre effect, I'll remove the mask solution from the surround but re-apply to the screen and try to get this effect to work again. I love it.

Complete fluke

Apologies for the waffle, but maybe it will be useful for someone else's build so I thought I'd explain it. Lol

Thanks for looking as always..

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:33 pm

I've been putting off stripping my furry steering wheel for a week now, so though I'd have a go today. Pretty clean after a lot of scraping (some idiot had glued the offending fluff on a bit too well, if I find the guy that did it...)

But some success, I'm fairly happy so far

At least I'm not rebuilding the button mounts on a spare wheel from the stash box anyway. I can work with this.

Thanks as always for looking, and sincerely hope you are all well. We find ourselves in very strange times, but please stay safe and strong. Better times will come...

And try to remember, there's always someone more in need than you, always. Look after each other and think of others as much as you can.

Wishing you all well

Post by **jchrisf** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:39 pm

Looking good! Great detail

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:12 am

Shunter wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:25 am Great work so far, enjoying your blow by blow descriptions.

Thanks shunter, there's a lot going wrong at the moment, lol.

Fixing issues and trying to stay engaged in the build is where I'm at.

Post by **paulowen7575** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:14 am

jchrisf wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:39 pm Looking good! Great detail

Thanks jchrisf, feels like I'm stalling a bit on the build today. Lots of things to 'fix' and no progress with the build, lol

We've all been there I suppose
Onwards and upwards!

Post by **R36adelaide** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:46 am

Your attention to the extra detail is exceptional! Keep up the good work.

Post by **jchrisf** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:17 pm

Awesome detail!

Post by **paulowen7575** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:04 pm

R36adelaide wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:46 am Your attention to the extra detail is exceptional! Keep up the good work.

Cheers r36, very kind
Trying to keep moving it along, couple more issues to sort out but we'll get there

Post by **paulowen7575** » Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:59 pm

More updates to the roll cage and dash, the renaissance photoetch detail for the dash display also has the small semi circular driver facing camera mount sticking down. Lovely detail in that set. I decided to try the photoetch part in gunmetal so it sat against the semi gloss black behind. I was ready to strip and re-paint, but I'm quite happy with how it looks.

I've worked on the gear lever and handbrake, adding some detail to the gear linkeage and lever. Couldn't use the photoetch detail on the gear lever so I made my own version

The kit doesn't allow the roll cage to fit over the seats when they are in place, so I've secured the seats in position with magnets, this let's me take the roll cage off to finish off the interior. The seats move and drop back into place without needing any glue so far, so they might stay like that? We'll see how it goes...

More to follow soon

Stay well folks and thanks as always for looking in

Post by **paulowen7575** » Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:04 pm

More finishing touches to the interior. Had a look at the handbrake pistons, and added detail

And here they are finished, painted and installed...

Then the screen/computer/whatever the hell it is? I had used some of the photo etch detail for the buttons around the screen. The last version managed to fall apart when I removed the masking fluid

So I scratch made a screen surround with some rough buttons, added some decalcas switches (including the fire switch and its red cover) rather than more photo etch. I then re-applied the blue masking fluid to the photo etch screen as before.

That's the floor area done, maybe a couple of little bits to add, can't decide.

Onto the roll cage detail, finish the steering wheel and the seats.

Might have this one finished by the time we're all out of bloody quarantine?

Thanks for looking,

Wishing you all well

Post by **paulowen7575** » Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:15 pm

Finally started work on the seats, lots of time at the moment for some reason, lol

Tried a textured paint and dry brushing to get them looking something like (right hand seat), but they didn't look right when next to the dash. So I used flocking to cover them instead, section by section (left hand seat)

This gave a much better result, but was too black and clean. Dry brush on some Tamiya soot black and white from their weathering master kits soon got the seats looking more like I wanted.

Putting the decals on first then flocking using a clear glue around them gave the impression of the logos being sunken and separate to the flocking

Also, a note on the decals of this kit. I had issues with the tyre decal applying straight to the sidewall of the rubber tyre. I think these should have had a coat of some sort of clear paint or some such material to seat the decal on? Straight onto the tyre did not work well at all! Had to glue in the end on the spare, and will try the above on the main tyres.

The other decal issue is that the kit carbon fibre for the rear of the seats is MILES away from fitting to the kit seats, not even close. Disappointing in such a good kit, and deffo an oversight on belkits' part?

I've had to settle for an attempt at a painted carbon fibre. Not my best attempt, but she'll do.

Did a bit more dry brushing to give the impression of the padding on the seat backs and to add depth. Now they have six packs

Also added some nice detail from the kit photo etch, including the orange handles...

My next boo boo,

With the seats glued in, I can't get the roll cage over them. With the roll cage over the seats, I can't start the seat belts

So I took a saw to the roll cage

Then glued the rear section into the car at a point where it won't show the new gaps too much with the body on, problem solved! Then started the belts...

Then decided to cut the decal out and glue on while still on the backing sheet.

More very soon, like i said, lots of time at the moment. I hope you're all well and building to pass the hours.

Stay safe and thanks for looking!

Post by **paulowen7575** » Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:19 pm

Made a start on the roll cage details, dash/cage mounted camera and wiring from reference pics...

I'm really close to having the seats done and can almost finally glue them into place, just need to sort a rear mounted camera too.

In the meantime, I've been twisting wire. Made some radio/audio cables to drape over the seats.

Craking on at a pace now, I'll get the rear camera sorted, install the seats finally, and work on the rest of the roll cage.

Might get to the exterior soon, you never know...

Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:23 am

More stunning attention to detail

Post by **Shunter** » Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:38 am

OMG...this is looking sooo good.

Post by **paulowen7575** » Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:10 pm

Rear mounted camera built and ready to paint

And some finished interior pics, without the front of the roll cage in place...

Time to sort the front of the cage then...
Thanks for looking

Post by **paulowen7575** » Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:12 pm

Kevthemodeller wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:23 am More stunning attention to detail

Thanks kev, im close to calling the interior done I think? Front roll cage to finish/clean up first.

Post by **paulowen7575** » Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:13 pm

Shunter wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:38 am OMG...this is looking sooo good.

Cheers shayne

Post by **barryf1fan** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:04 pm

Hey Paul, hope you are well... was just looking through this stunning build (AGAIN!! Lol!!) and was wondering if there were any updates or some snags that you maybe ran into?

Love looking through this one.

Post by **paulowen7575** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:15 pm

Hi Barry

The build is finished, sorry to have not posted on here but between trying to repeat posts on 3 forums and a slight telling off on this one, i've mainly posted elsewhere. I still need to take some finished photographs of the car and a small diorama I made to finish it off, but haven't had the chance due to starting a new build (to keep sane during lockdown, lol)

I may have taken a person's comment too much to heart, but found this forum hard going because of it and made the decision to only post to one of the three i'm a member of. Two kids to home school and a wife teaching certainly gave me less time too!

I'll see what I can do to continue the posts ASAP, and thanks for the interest

all the best mate
paul

stash · Post by **Panzón** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:21 pm

Beautiful detail work on the interior!!

Post by **barryf1fan** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:27 pm

paulowen7575 wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:15 pm Hi Barry

The build is finished, sorry to have not posted on here but between trying to repeat posts on 3 forums and a slight telling off on this one, i've mainly posted elsewhere. I still need to take some finished photographs of the car and a small diorama I made to finish it off, but haven't had the chance due to starting a new build (to keep sane during lockdown, lol)

I may have taken a person's comment too much to heart, but found this forum hard going because of it and made the decision to only post to one of the three i'm a member of. Two kids to home school and a wife teaching certainly gave me less time too!

I'll see what I can do to continue the posts ASAP, and thanks for the interest

all the best mate
paul

I completely understand... and life's too short to have to deal with internet "squabbles" .

Would love if you would private message me the link to the forum you did post the "final" to, as I really have looked in on this build thread MULTIPLE times.

Really appreciate all the detail bits and parts you added, especially the scratch-built or modified things you did. Amazing stuff!

And take care, wherever you are posting.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:42 pm

Oh so sweet

WOW what detailing, very impressive

Not sure how I missed this build but on my radar now

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:01 pm

paulowen7575 wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:15 pm Hi Barry

The build is finished, sorry to have not posted on here but between trying to repeat posts on 3 forums and a slight telling off on this one, i've mainly posted elsewhere. I still need to take some finished photographs of the car and a small diorama I made to finish it off, but haven't had the chance due to starting a new build (to keep sane during lockdown, lol)

I may have taken a person's comment too much to heart, but found this forum hard going because of it and made the decision to only post to one of the three i'm a member of. Two kids to home school and a wife teaching certainly gave me less time too!

I'll see what I can do to continue the posts ASAP, and thanks for the interest

all the best mate
paul

Oh I am so sorry to hear this
If you need to chat about this you are welcome to send me a PM...even if you want to vent
Hate to see a prolific, detailed builder get turned off of the ISM forum
I don't see how anyone could have an issue with the work you do

Scott