discussion Airfix MK1 Ford Escort

[Guest]

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Just picked up my brushes and tools after a couple of years off and thought I would start posting. Picked myself up starter kit but can't decide whether to stick to the instruction color of red, or go with a custom design like the one in the attached image or even something a bit different..

I don't have an airbrush so can only do fairly straighforward designs.


All thoughts welcome.

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[Guest]

View attachment 147473 Just picked up my brushes and tools after a couple of years off and thought I would start posting. Picked myself up starter kit but can't decide whether to stick to the instruction color of red, or go with a custom design like the one in the attached image or even something a bit different..
I don't have an airbrush so can only do fairly straighforward designs.


All thoughts welcome.[/


I can remember seeing loads of Mk1's painted like your image in my younger days. I would say go for it but I could just be bias having seen ones like it

 

[papa 695]

Well I like the white and blue colour Kevin, and welcome to the forum

 

[Marc Stock]

View attachment 147473 Just picked up my brushes and tools after a couple of years off and thought I would start posting. Picked myself up starter kit but can't decide whether to stick to the instruction color of red, or go with a custom design like the one in the attached image or even something a bit different..
I don't have an airbrush so can only do fairly straighforward designs.


All thoughts welcome.

Welcome to our forum

 

[meggsy]

Welcome to the forum personally the white and blue looks much better just my opinion

 

[Guest]

Can I suggest you go with the box to start? It will get you back into the swing of things without complicated masking etc... I would suggest priming and painting the body with halfords grey primer and a one of their ford red colours. You will get a better finish if you don't have an airbrush. You can even get halfords clear coat to go over the paint for a brilliant finish.


Edit* Also I forgot to say belkits have a great new escort releasing soon in the other colour scheme for rally and the kits look amazing.

 

[meggsy]

Yes I've got 1 of the belkits on order ordered it last August now not coming out till March

 

[Robert1968]

I'm a lover of the escort Mk1 in any guise the 1300xl was a pocket rocket of its day but the best ( personally was the AVO Mexico RS with flared rally arches roll bar and the diamond white with blue stripe is totally just sex on 4 wheels.......... Sorry where were we


Oh yes either escort would look nice


Regards


Robert

 

[colin m]

I'm a lover of the escort Mk1 in any guise the 1300xl was a pocket rocket of its day but the best ( personally was the AVO Mexico RS with flared rally arches roll bar and the diamond white with blue stripe is totally just sex on 4 wheels.......... Sorry where were we
Oh yes either escort would look nice


Regards


Robert

Great car the Mexico, but what about the RS1600 ? Surely the best Mk1.


The blue and white one above is an RS2000, so you will have to make up some quarter bumpers and flare the front arches just a touch.

 

[Robert1968]

Great car the Mexico, but what about the RS1600 ? Surely the best Mk1.
The blue and white one above is an RS2000, so you will have to make up some quarter bumpers and flare the front arches just a touch.

I totally agree ( my pal from when dinosaurs ruled the earth bough a RS1600 ( cat write off ) then he bought a mk1 1100 and swapped all the gear across to the 1100 ( basically rebuilt the car and heh presto the RS was reborn with rallye arches and the white paint blue stripe, lowered, 2 recaro seats,roll bar ( even remember the battery the boot as the servo was that big


I remember racing the dolomite sprints of the day off the lights!!


Showing my age now


Robert

 

[meggsy]

Rs2000 and Mexico I'm dribbling

 

[Marc Stock]

Any updates?