Matchbox Ford Escort RS2000 Tarmac Version

After seeing my friend Val's tarmac version Golf GTI nearly in completion,

I tried reviving an old unfinished project of mine, a Ford Escort RS2000 by Matchbox.
I started with this project last year, and in the process,
something would break! So I would leave the thing for weeks,
even months at a time, frustrated.

It was actually a very hard project because of how fragile it was using only
styrene plastics and some ol' plastic rods as support for the fenders.

But I got inspired again when I saw the Golf GTI in its wip state.

There was a lot of sanding in between, correcting the angle and correct
side of the fender panels. I even grind the uneven wheel arches of the fender
to their correct shapes.

here are some wip pics...

the original state of the car.


some styrene rods for support

created the fender flairs from styrene plastics also,


and added automotive putty as the filler for all the gaps.




and after all the hard work..it finally paid off.

and some group pics with my other modified ford escorts.