Hi Folks,

Well, I couldn't wait for Scotland's crappy weather to change. Still waiting on sunshine & dry weather I decided to sit the car beside the patio doors & get as decent shots I could muster. They came out okay I the end I think. I also tarted up the presentation because I'm going to print these out to create my own completed thread I can keep in a photo album.

Okay then, since my last progress I have obviously connected body and chassis together, applied p/e/ emblems & p/e hood pins. I had ever-so-slight fitting problems with chassis & body but nothing to panic over, although I snapped off one of the aerials in the process. Carefully, I glued the aerial back on, while inside I was raging at such a last minute mistake!

Right, enough of the blah, blah and on with the pics. Hope you like them :)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/SFingers/CompletedModelLayout1.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/SFingers/CompletedModelLayout2.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/SFingers/CompletedModelLayout3.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/SFingers/CompletedModelLayout4.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/SFingers/CompletedModelLayout5.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/SFingers/CompletedModelLayout6.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/SFingers/CompletedModelLayout7.jpg

So, finally after all these months my Focus can rest! Next up, the Renault 5 Turbo for the eighties contest.

It's very nice!
Photos are very good too!

Great work Stuart, I love those photos. Car it self looks very nice and clean, great job.

This has turned out superb. The pictures and the way you have added all the additional information is so much better then just doing what I do. Take a picture on the patio table and pop it into a completed thread. It looks so much more completed. I love the way you have put the FORD logo underneath the car.

You're right about the drive figures. Does add to the model, give's it a more Rally car appearance. A great addition to your "slowly..." (Sorry) growing Rally Car collection.

Hope mine turns out as good as this, I start mine as soon as the Honda I'm working is completed.

PS - Did you use Photoshop for the pictures, or do you have a MAC hidden away somewhere?

Thanks guys!

Mick, don't apologise for saying I build slowly - because it's true!! Glad you like my completed pics - yes I did use photoshop & I use Mac at home and at work. I'm a graphic designer by trade so that all helps when trying to make 'pretty pictures'. The only reason I went to the effort was as I said, I'm gonna print these pics out and pop them in a photo album - I'm quite sad that way you see :biggrin:

Nice and clean model, nice photos !!

Very nice :thumbsup:

Great work. :)

Lovely..

Thumbs up !

Very nice!!!

Wow ... very cool!
I love the pics!

The kit & the photos deserves appreciation sticky! great work ! :bigthumb:

You guys are making me blush! I've actually had a bad couple of days and reading these thread responses really made me smile :)

Thanx guys!