Completed: 1/12th Tamiya Renault RE-20 Turbo

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Completed: 1/12th Tamiya Renault RE-20 Turbo

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Here it is finished. A great example of Tamiya at the height of its powers in the early 80s. I remember looking at this in the 1980(?) catalogue all broken down in to parts and thinking I’d never be able to build the 1/12th series.

Well this isn’t the first I’ve done (far from it), but it is amongst the most complex. Some of the build was really tricky, and I made a few mistakes, but the photos hide (most of) those…

Straight out of the (1990 issue) box, I just added the p/e and some new decals from the recent reissue. Painted with all Tamiya paints.

I just need somewhere to put it now!

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What a beauty. You've made a great job. Enjoyed following your WIP too.
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Beautiful job! Lovely car to admire for years to come.
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One of my favourite turbo cars from the 70´s.
It looks great, you must feel proud of it.
Congratuations.
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Looks just about perfect to me! Great build, if you can't find space I'd be glad to take it off your hands for my collection LOL

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Yep,timeless beauty ! You have done it much justice :D ..It shows,again,how SUPERB Tamiya was in those days.Keeping in mind that most of there 1/12 kits are more than 35 years old they are still the standard.I know MFH is there now but I am always glad to build plastic again..If only Tamiya would release new 1/12 F1 again..If only.. :(

That stated,again WELL done,
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Absolutely stunning!
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Great job and terrific looking model!

I've always loved the agressively powerful looks of that car. I bought that kit when it was first released in 1980, but ended up selling it years later to get the money to buy a DVD burner for the computer...:roll: Maybe I'll get another chance at some point.

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Looks fantastic. What TS spray did you use for the yellow.

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Great looking car! I have one of these in my stack too, but have yet to get to it. The decaling/painting looks tricky for sure. What were some of the bits that gave you trouble? Might save me some down the road...
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