Ford Capri Mk1 RS2600

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DCL-KIT001: Our first scale model kit! A 1/24 scale model recreating the Ford Capri Mk 1 RS2600 at Olympia Rally 1972 driven by Walter Röhrl and Hannes Rothfuß. This limited series kit will include Cartograf printed decals and an extensive number of resin parts.

[Sledsel]

I love those cars!!! Have any more info on the kit?

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That's all Decalcas has released so far (on Facebook).   Their website is still under development. 

Edited October 19, 2018 by afx

[dublin boy]

Keep us posted JC!

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Thought this might grab your attention Shay.  It certainly grabbed mine.

[Plashdaddy]

That’s neat, look forward to more news on this one.

[br67]

Does it have any connection to this kit? I got in a job lot of kits I bought some time back

[afx]

Never seen that kit before Brandon so I can't say.  Both kits represent the same car however.  Nice score by the way.

[Gramps46]

Is the body different from the Otaki 2600?  Oops, the Otaki is an RS3600, its early yet.

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The Otaki/Sunny/Academy/Minicraft kit I'm familiar with is a RS3100 Gr. 4

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AMT MkII Capri from the stash for comparison.

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[br67]

I think my resin may be based on the Academy kit? Looks to be some similarity in the side windows

[dublin boy]

Yes, but the amt kit is a Mk2 Capri with a hatchback, so it's a different bodyshell. It's also debatable if the Academy kit is actually an RS 2600 with a duck tail spoiler.

[dublin boy]

Never knew they rallied Capris JC!

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/reportage/walter-roehrl-und-sein-ford-capri-rs-sprungbrett-fueer-eine-weltkarriere/

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I wasn't aware of their rally history either Shay.  I know Capris competed in touring cars.

Video from the Olympia Rallye

 

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[socal76]

J.C., I sure like that Otaki Capri RS3100 you showed the pic of. The front fenders look a bit different than the Minicraft version. Maybe just the image, but it does look slightly different.

[vamach1]

Pretty hard to find an original one these days.  Well - except for yesterday. 

[dublin boy]

The Capri obviously has a modified V6 JC, but I've never seen an RS 2600 ( Cologne German V6) or an RS 3100 { Essex English V6) without twin headlights,it must be a very early pre production version.

[Atmobil]

Cool news, a mk1 Capri is very much a wanted kit. I did build a 1:24 Capri some years ago, made by Academy I think.
I never took pictures of it when after it ws done but these where from the building process:




And some when it was nearly done:

I had an accident with it after I cleared it and was never happy with the results after that. It was sitting to close to a warm lightbulb on my desk and the roof started to melt. You can see windows don't fit properly anymore.
A very simple kit and according to experts the body is to big for 1:24, more like 1:22 or something like that.

[ChrisR]

I heard a rumor that the Decalcas one is based on the Welly diecast.

[Gramps46]

1 hour ago, ChrisR said:

I heard a rumor that the Decalcas one is based on the Welly diecast.

The Welly Capri is labeled as a 1969 Capri.

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I would be very surprised if a company's first resin kit offering would be based on an existing die-cast model.

Edited October 22, 2018 by afx

[Daddyfink]

Not a bad kit

[dublin boy]

We'll just have to assume it's a new tool, because it'll be obvious when the pics come out.