discussion Belkits Mk 1 Escort

[Jabba]

Hello all,
Well, after the 1/12 Lancia its back down to 1/24th and the Belkits Mk1 Ford Escort RS1600. Performance Mk1 escorts were the top dogs when I was young, although I couldn't afford one and had to make do with Mk 1 & 2 Cortina GTs' They weren't bad for their day though....
So I was looking forward to doing this one, although they seem to be hard to come by so I had to get one from Belgium in the end.
Its nice, relatively simple, kit with some nice touches. I especially like the F O R D badge across the front (self-adhesive, not waterslide) and Escort badge on the boot, and the period correct tax disc! Even the decal for the heated rear window (Always rubbish in their day....) Also I always find the lights on Belkits are really realistic.
If you ever get the chance to go to Paris there is a really good model shop in the shopping mall near the Gare de Lyon called 'Euro Maquettes' that has one of these in its display cabinet with full weathering. Really well done. (I just used some Tamiya panel line marker on the wheels and body shut lines)
See what you think.

 

[outrunner]

Very nice, I had a Mk1 Escort 1300 GT when I was young and daft, wish I still had it as they are worth big money nowadays.

Andy.

 

[Airborne01]

Love it!

 

[Guest]

Lovely finish Peter .
Got yourself
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Congratulations.

 

[Stefee]

Nice result, my Dad had a white Mexico with blue stripes and Ronal? alloys, wish we still had it.
Your lovely build has prompted me find this kit and build a tribute car.

 

[adt70hk]

Very well done indeed!! A great finish!!

ATB.

Andrew

 

[yak face]

Beautiful job peter , who doesnt love a mk1 escort ? Looks fantastic , cheers tony

 

[colin m]

Very nice job Peter. Now here's the bit all us old Escort owners come out of the wood work. I had a couple of Mk2's the last being a RS2000 X-pack. But I always loved the shape of the Mk1, just never owned one.

 

[stillp]

I'm another - I had a J reg Mk 1 1300 estate. Brilliant car, I went all over the UK in it when I was a sales engineer. Before that I had a Mk2 as a shared company car when we were working on a development project fo Ford.
Pete

 

[scottie3158]

She is a beauty.

 

[tigersteve]

Great work right there !

 

[Jabba]

Thanks for your comments gentlemen. Its important coming from other model makers.
Any Mk1 escort in any condition seems to fetch insane sums of money these days, so a model is the only thing I can afford. Although on that subject I wish i could afford one of these;
https://mezzo-mix-models.jimdo.com/modelparts-for-sale/ford-escort-mk1-race-version-in-1-12-scale/
That would be a really fun build!