1/24 Peugeot 206 WRC 2001

[Rallychef]

trying to get back into the hobby, I wanted to get a couple of OOB builds under my belt before I tackle some of the stash with aftermarket and resin, so this build will be right up my street,



the kit does have some extras in the box as part of the kit, including driver/co driver, paint masks, and mesh for the grills, so should build nicely as an OOB build.

Regards Ian D

[Rallychef]

About the Peugeot 206 WRC 2001

The Peugeot 206 was the remarkable car that clinched the World Rally Championship double title in the year 2000. The Peugeot 206 took the Constructors' Title again in 2001. Only 4 meters long, this compact machine brought both performance and beauty to the rugged WRC scene. The machine used for the 2001 World Rally Championships featured only minor modifications of the previous year's 206, and kept the same horizontally installed 2-liter 4-cylinder turbo engine with longitudinally installed gear box. Although Peugeot lost the 2001 Drivers' Championship to Richard Burns of Subaru, Peugeot made its final statement of excellence when the WRC 2000 Champion driver Marcus Gronholm and Peugeot teammate H. Rovanpera took a first and second place finish in the final event, the Rally of Great Britain.


About the model

Scale: 1/24, overall length: 168mm, overall width: 75.4mm. Model boasts detailed recreation of two-level rear-wing and rally suspension. Form of the roll-cage and rally equipped Peugeot 260 reproduced with utmost authenticity. Horizontally installed engine and longitudinally installed gearbox are recreated in full detail and can be viewed after model assembly. Driver and co-driver figures included. From the stylish curves of the body to the accurately rendered under surface.

[Note, shamelessly lifted from the model website]

[Twokidsnosleep]

Front row seat here

[Rallychef]

Front row seat here

I will try to get going with this one Scott, I failed to get off the starting line with the other car GB

[chief5437]

Good to see you back buddy, I find tamiya are perfect for getting that mojo back on track.

Good luck with it

[Lysus]

[Rallychef]

OK we will start with the usual sprue shots













So I hope to make a start, this evening, cleaning up the parts (very little to do there) and get some primer down.
more later, hopefully

Regards Ian D

[Rallychef]

Some progress last night and today, got the sprues dusted with a coat of primer



and the body also of a coat of primer yesterday, which showed up some flaws/mouldlines, which have been sanded back and another coat of primer will be sorted later, hopefully it will be ready for paint in the morning,



nice to get back into the hobby again, hopefully this will get my mojo back

regards Ian D

[Rallychef]

While watching Pauls show last night and plodding about in the workshop I came across a box while tidying up. It was bought as a bit of a punt at a car book sale for a couple of quid,many years ago, the decals say it is the Subaru from 2001 Rally France. It did not come with instructions, and I could not find any on Tinterweb, but did find the instructions for the 2001 Rally GB car (the kit is identical apart from different decals and no light pod.
It would seem all parts are there so it may become my second build for this GB, as both cars are from the same years campaign.

This car was driven by the Late great Richard Burns and as I worked for the team at this time I will make every effort to get it built

[Vrschoof]

Ive built this one a loooong time ago as a street racer lol
And i remember the fun and relaxcation whilst building it haha typical tamiya have fun

[Rallychef]

managed to get some Peugeot 'Platinum Silver ' onto the body shell yesterday, sanded some imperfections and another coat in today.





I will get some clear on, later in the week. Hope to get a little of the interior done tonight, not much tomorrow as we will be watching the tour of Britain Cycle race come through the village.

regards Ian D

[Johnj]

Coming on a bundle ian
Looking at your subaru kit i thought i had the same but it's the 2002 version.

[Rallychef]

I have about 9 Subaru kits in total, to be built up in the versions of all the drivers I have worked with over the years (I spent 15 years subcontracting as a hospitality chef with them).

regards Ian D

[Twokidsnosleep]

Paint is looking great!!
Keep plugging away at it

[Johnj]

(I spent 15 years subcontracting as a hospitality chef with them).

regards Ian D

That must come under 'dream job' ? I wonder how the food compare's to that in F1 !

[Lysus]

(I spent 15 years subcontracting as a hospitality chef with them).

regards Ian D

That must come under 'dream job' ? I wonder how the food compare's to that in F1 !

You need a computer to boot up the craft services in F1.

Rally is a BBQ and all the num nums you can eat.

[Johnj]

(I spent 15 years subcontracting as a hospitality chef with them).

regards Ian D

That must come under 'dream job' ? I wonder how the food compare's to that in F1 !

You need a computer to boot up the craft services in F1.

Rally is a BBQ and all the num nums you can eat.

not a big F1 fan i take it ?

[Lysus]

That must come under 'dream job' ? I wonder how the food compare's to that in F1 !

You need a computer to boot up the craft services in F1.

Rally is a BBQ and all the num nums you can eat.

not a big F1 fan i take it ?

I am (or was, kids suck away the free time); just saying one type of racing is a different beast from the other

[Johnj]

I know what you mean, i've told the kids do not disturb me on a race weekend, any other time is fair game

[Rallychef]

(I spent 15 years subcontracting as a hospitality chef with them).

That must come under 'dream job' ? I wonder how the food compare's to that in F1 !

I have in the past worked for Pirelli, SubaruWRT, But now only do a little part time for the Ford Rally Team (I'm now semi retired), but don't travel very often to events helping out at their test track in Greystoke forest near my house.

You need a computer to boot up the craft services in F1.Rally is a BBQ and all the num nums you can eat.

here is a link to the ford rally team's hospitality unit, it comes on 8 artic's so it's a big BBQ unit
It is also rewrapped (big decals) and used as the Bently racing team unit as M Sport also run the Bentley GT racing programme.

http://www.ccs-consulting.co.uk/ford-m- ... lity-suite

Regards Ian D

[gaz45]

Looking good so far