Subaru Impreza WRC '98 Monte Carlo - Tamiya 1:24

[Pete75]

My first project, completed Jan 2019. The 22B remains my favourite Impreza and World Rally Car, period. I saw McRae winning Rally GB in this later that year, although I only actually saw blinding fog lamps and glowing brake discs; the distinctive growl & crackling turbo sounded cool, though!

Some painful lessons were learned during the build, which was not an efficient process. Getting the shell painted to a satisfactory level using rattle cans in a dusty and cold garden shed is not without difficulties, I discovered. Also, in retrospect, the kit is probably a bit decal-heavy to qualify as a good choice for a novice. It’s painted pretty much exactly as per the instruction sheet in Tamiya colours: the wheels are TS-21 and the body is TS-50 with a TS-13 clear coat. The after-market harnesses are Eduard #24201. The antenna are stetched sprue & paint. Thanks for looking. ?

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[afx]

The late great Colin McRae - nice build.

 

[Dragonhawk1066]

Looks great!

[Pete75]

5 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

 

5 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

 

1 hour ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Looks great!

Thanks guys!

[Pete75]

3 hours ago, afx said:

The late great Colin McRae - nice build.

 

Many thanks for posting this, afx! Great to see the real thing ?

[espo]

Beautiful presentation of a great Rally car and its driver. I'm glad you displayed all of the interior detailing in your build and the exterior finish and all of the sponsors and paint trim. I have lost many evenings watching the various rally's on You Tube.   

[DukeE]

Great build of nice kit. 22B is personal favorite. Very cool

[Pete75]

18 minutes ago, espo said:

Beautiful presentation of a great Rally car and its driver. I'm glad you displayed all of the interior detailing in your build and the exterior finish and all of the sponsors and paint trim. I have lost many evenings watching the various rally's on You Tube.   

Thanks for your kind comments, espo - much appreciated!

[Pete75]

11 minutes ago, DukeE said:

Great build of nice kit. 22B is personal favorite. Very cool

Thanks DukeE - we have the same taste!

[slusher]

 Super nice!

[Shelby 427 1965]

Gorgeous, gorgeous build. This is my favourite kit.

[lghtngyello03]

Great looking build for your first rally car. I've been watching a lot of rally car builds and I definitely want to do an Evo build.

 

How did you make the antennas up top?

[Pete75]

11 hours ago, slusher said:

 Super nice!

 

7 hours ago, Shelby 427 1965 said:

Gorgeous, gorgeous build. This is my favourite kit.

Thanks slusher & Shelby - appreciate it!

[Pete75]

7 hours ago, lghtngyello03 said:

Great looking build for your first rally car. I've been watching a lot of rally car builds and I definitely want to do an Evo build.

 

How did you make the antennas up top?

Cheers! I thought long & hard about the antennae. In the end I just did what the instruction sheet suggests and heated some of the plastic sprue with a candle (briefly), then stretched it. After that I just painted them & put a blob of paint on the tops.

Edited December 16, 2019 by Pete75

[Funkychiken]

Sweet!

[PatW]

Superb! We have the Subaru works nearby (Prodrive) so saw a few of various versions of the rally car being road tested prior to delivery.

[Pete75]

On 12/16/2019 at 7:48 PM, Funkychiken said:

Sweet!

 

8 hours ago, PatW said:

Superb! We have the Subaru works nearby (Prodrive) so saw a few of various versions of the rally car being road tested prior to delivery.

Thanks guys! Pat - that's a nice perk of your locality! I saw the Prodrive HQ on something I was watching recently that had David Richards being interviewed. The closest I got to the real thing was the 1999 Rally GB at Silverstone: all the cars & drivers were parked in one long queue - fantastic! I only got one snap of the blue car:

Edited December 20, 2019 by Pete75

[89AKurt]

That kit is in my stash, with Scale Motorsport photo-etch plus the Hobby Design EJ20 engine kit (yea it's STI).  So cool to see one built!  Looks GREAT for fist time, are you kidding me?  Last century, I helped with a Rallycross, got a ride in a souped up 4 door Impreza, it was a blast!

[Pete75]

14 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

That kit is in my stash, with Scale Motorsport photo-etch plus the Hobby Design EJ20 engine kit (yea it's STI).  So cool to see one built!  Looks GREAT for fist time, are you kidding me?  Last century, I helped with a Rallycross, got a ride in a souped up 4 door Impreza, it was a blast!

Hey thanks Kurt! It's just occurred to me I've never been in an Impreza - with all the watching & PlayStation driving it sometimes feels like I have! Will be really interested to see an engine put in one - be sure to do a WIP thread with lots of pics

[89AKurt]

I took video from the back seat, but that was with a Hi8 camera, buried in the dustbin....

Here are some Prescott rally participants I took photos of:

Yea, I'm a fan. ?  Someday I'll get around the it. ~fingers crossed~

[Pete75]

13 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

I took video from the back seat, but that was with a Hi8 camera, buried in the dustbin....

Here are some Prescott rally participants I took photos of:

Yea, I'm a fan. ?  Someday I'll get around the it. ~fingers crossed~

Cool! Thanks for sharing. You had a much nicer camera!

[PatW]

On 12/19/2019 at 10:51 PM, Pete75 said:

 

Thanks guys! Pat - that's a nice perk of your locality! I saw the Prodrive HQ on something I was watching recently that had David Richards being interviewed. The closest I got to the real thing was the 1999 Rally GB at Silverstone: all the cars & drivers were parked in one long queue - fantastic! I only got one snap of the blue car:

Well done! Burnsy was a near local too. Saw him at Silverstone many times on his big road bike with his then girlfriend/fiance!