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A stunning job. To have created that from scratch is amazing. Following your WIP has been an education and just goes to show what can be achieved when you set your mind and considerable skills to a task. You should sit back and enjoy a feeling of pride in your build and I, like so many on here, look forward to your next project. Congratulations!
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Christian,
I am impressed with not just your hand skills and model skills, but your stamina to stick to the project and overcome obstacles. As Wim said on the very first page
bestbalsakits wrote:Christian, massive project you got involved in... If you can pull this one off, hats off to you sir!!
and not have you only pulled it off, you've completed it beautifully inside 2 years. So "hats off" indeed to an epic build and finished model, and I'd like to extend my personal thanks for taking the time to share this WIP here on F1M. It was great to read, watch and learn.
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Hi there,
It has been a long time since I started building the Ford Zakspeed Turbo Capri from scratch.
Just saw that it was the 01.09.2011.Wow.

Now I thought it was time for a version 2.0 of the Capri.
I would like to eradicate some mistakes and at the same time present the finished cast with more details.
Now I have a little more experience with silicone and know what works and what doesn't.
Since my last project of the Porsche 935 K3 still doesn't go on (lack of motivation) I liked the idea of ​​a "new" Capri.

Here again the old Capri in pictures because the originals have disappeared thanks to Arcor.


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Since I had no experience at the time, I have shown all openings closed.
But it is extremely annoying when you have to open everything later during construction.
So I casted a new body and started opening it.

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Since the body has some inconsistencies in terms of windscreen, roof and other small places, I will do something better here.
The Minichamps Capri in 1/18 serves as a template for me.

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The height of the windscreen in particular is too small for my construction.
In the meantime, I have changed that and I am in the process of creating a template for vacuum deep drawing.
The v.2 is now around 150g lighter than the old one and will be a little bit less because I want to thin out the wall thickness even more.

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I am currently working on the roof where I want to make a larger curved surface instead of the rather flat roof of the first variant.

Tires are already adjusted in thought because my version was not the best.
But one after one.

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In the meantime I have continued to build something on the Capri.

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I now like the windscreen much better and the roof has also become a bit rounder.

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The fenders have also been revised and as far as possible everything that can be molded is opened.

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The prototype of the pane is vacuumed and will serve as a template for the adhesive edge which is still cast on with resin.
If that works? We will see.

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Some primer to the prototyp body.


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Still some work to do.

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Have used the week vacation and continued on the Capri.

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The base plate consists of 2.5mm plastic sheet.
The Minichamps Capri and my first Capri serve as a template.
Nevertheless, you have to look diligently at the pictures and keep an eye out for small things.

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fantastic project, which scale is it? 1:8? I will follow with interest
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Thanks, it's 1/12 scale.
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So now comes version 2 of the underbody.

After a member of the model board made me aware that my floor is completely wrong.

At the first Capri I had done it right, but now I only looked at the Minichamps and it is wrong!
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I think that comes closer to the original.

Now I continue at the front and lay the subframe of the engine which will later be covered.
To do this, I need a fastening or support surface on the front of the spoiler.
Unfortunately there are very few or almost no pictures of the underbody.
The best still comes from the Zakspeed Mustang in 1/24.

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But that only shows the middle and rear area, I think it was a little different in the front.
I made the area of the gearbox from Minichamps with the help of the gearbox of the Caterham.


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