Mitsubishi Evo7 Gp N, Xavier Pons, Rally Mexico 2004, 1/18

Hi guys;

started this project long ago...

Xavier Pons & Oriol Julia Pascual
Mitsubishi Evo7, Group N
2004 Rally Mexico
finished 5th in PWRC

http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=51&section=9&t=PWRC-2004

In 2004 season, he collected 27 points and finished PWRC 4th place with this car...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Pons





luckily this project doesn't need much painting besides the trunk
below are some WIP I would like to share with you all and looking forward to your comments



first I applied the decals, and then gave a long break since was in need of some parts... so, it was sitting on the bench for a long while.







the trunk was in two colors. upper part in red and the lower part with Repsol livery and colors.
but I feel like the decals won't do the justice. so I decided to paint the red part and white color as a base for the lower part where Repsol decals have to sit...





and here is the result of the trunk



after all, I gave a layer of clear coat.



next step was to find similar gravel wheels and need tires. so, I used wheels from a Sierra Cosworth with gravel tires coming from a Peugeot 206 WRC.



I also fixed the rear quarter of the exhaust to have a correct look. I have also painted the whole exhaust system into light gun metal. but no photos at the moment.
this is wip of the exhaust...



and last step was to buy a donor mitsubishi wrc for the interior and dashboard parts...
I am hoping to finish the model soon...

here is a quick mock up to give you idea guys..

Looks great, will be good to see the end result. Did you use a road car base or a rally car base?

fantastic pics/build omer!

Mal wrote:Looks great, will be good to see the end result. Did you use a road car base or a rally car base?

thanks mal.
I used a road car for the base plus a rally car for the interior details....

mcm motorsport wrote:fantastic pics/build omer!

cheers Paul!

it's about to finish. if I can finish today, I will try to post photos tomorrow

Looks great Omer. Your work is always so clean and sharp, the same as your workspace. My workspace is so cluttered im always looking for the thing i just put down

as excellent as ever omer, well done m8

Another meticulous example, Omer. Superb.

Superb build once again Omer

brian wrote:Looks great Omer. Your work is always so clean and sharp, the same as your workspace. My workspace is so cluttered im always looking for the thing i just put down

thank you Brian!
I am trying to keep my workspace as tidy as possible

bmd wrote:as excellent as ever omer, well done m8

cheers Billy

Ted Creedon wrote:Another meticulous example, Omer. Superb.

thank you Ted!

Simon6R4 wrote:Superb build once again Omer

Cheers Simon!

I am trying to finish it tonight and will shoot some photos early in the morning and will post finished photos tomorrow hopefully

jesus omer that is amazing.. i must say i really enjoy looking at the models you build.. fantastic work

2nd Joe...I said it before about Omer..Thats proper model building. Fantastic work..looking forward to seeing more in the future...

Joe Leslie wrote:jesus omer that is amazing.. i must say i really enjoy looking at the models you build.. fantastic work

thank you Joe!
happy to hear you are enjoying my models

GMR..Models wrote:2nd Joe...I said it before about Omer..Thats proper model building. Fantastic work..looking forward to seeing more in the future...

thanks mate! trying hard to create nice models and if I can be successful this is the best prize!
you will definitely see more projects in the near future

ok guys!

finished the model last night and took some photos early in the morning, was lucky it was a nice sunny morning in here

so, here are the photos. hope you guys like it.
comments and suggestions warmly welcomed.















some interior shots





this is how the exhaust looks like after I painted it light gun metal



dedicated to Repsol nice colors....




thats it folks!
see you soon in another project

fantastic omer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that was quick Paul!
thank youuuuuuuu

Absolutely brilliant workmanship Omer! The detail is incredible.

High standard again, Omer. Superb.

That looks very nice Omer - well done.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with a Sunstar 6R4 when they eventually appear!

again very nice indeed !!

Stunning work

Fantastic work as always Omer