570's Airfix 1/43 W.R.C. 2003 Citroen Xsara

[Allen Dewire]

I got my poncho from the €1 store Ron, so you can go crazy now. I like the French Tricolore paint job and just maybe this build is for the Olympic games in Paris? Any chance you're gonna park this baby in the Seine and pollute the water even more???...Just a thought..........

Prost
Allen

[spanner570]

Great posts boys, but I can't for the life of me even begin to think that water in any form might, will. or could be involved.......

Yours,
Buster Crabbe

[Jim R]

As usual complete with some brusherofferable dust!

.... one man's dust is another man's patina

[spanner570]

Job done.

Sorry about the abruptness of the build, but there wasn't much to the kit worth showing.

All round excellent fit. Especially the all one piece glazing part. You can see it one the instructions. It slotted in first time.

As usual, brush painted.
Around 24 bits, so as I wrote a very quick build....

As expected, very poor decals, but not bothered one jot because......










...all mucked up and ready for the real fun to start!














Cheers.
Ron

[papa 695]

Great work Ron, but knowing you, I’m not sure that that’s it. You’ll end up showing us later on in the race, after a difficult corner on its side in a muddy ditch.

[Jim R]

Looks good Ron. Quickly done as well.

You’ll end up showing us later on in the race, after a difficult corner on its side in a muddy ditch.

You could well be right Ian. Not sure if Mrs Ron also chucks cars but maybe airborne after a hump back bridge.

[spanner570]

Thanks for the compliments chaps.

Nice lateral thinking.

[yak face]

Quick work mucker , looks great muddied up , still intrigued as to its eventual fate !

[spanner570]

Cheers owd lad!

Eventual fate? Intrigued? So am I!

[Andy T]

She's a mucky pup. Perfik!

[spanner570]

Finished!
Nice kit, if lacking in detail, all the parts fitted well.
Brush painted using Vallejo 'Air' Then I did me a bit of sculpting with some silicone.....

Rather than make a new bridge, I nicked it from my dio. of Ray Hanna's Spitfire stunt....








For these forest water shots, I've used a bit of cling film (Other food coverings are available) laid on the base. Then added the car and silicone.
Once the photos were tookted, I simply peeled off and slung the cling film and all the silicone. This left me with the original forest track base and a clean car..all nice and dry. Now residing in my loft.







I'll post some more pictures over in Mr Bowcat's Racer G.B. Completed.
Thanks to Bob for suggesting and running this build. Good fun for sure.

Cheers.
Ron

[Jim R]

Bootiful!! Mrs Ron is the ultimate chucker. To get that model thrown centrally through the bridge takes real skill.

[spanner570]

Thanks Jim.
I daresay folks think it's all a bit 'Fishy', but there is no superimposed photo-shop nonsense involved. I wouldn't know how to anyway!

[Gern]

I knowed there'd be some water involved!

Beautiful. Congrats to Justine too. Her chucking skills just get better and better!

[spanner570]

Thanks Dave. I'm chuffed you like the finished model. I'll pass on your observations to her Ladyship too....
You've probably seen them, but there are more pickies over in 'Completed'.