Background:

The TOCA games by Codemasters introduced me to the BTCC right in the middle of the fantastic Super Touring era, and the A4 is one of that era's stars. As soon as the kit was announced (years ago) I knew I had to have one. After a long long wait for release, eventually it was available.

Kit review:

Pros:

Almost everything but in particular: perfect shape, nice sharp clean mouldings, great fitment of nearly everything, perfect seamless tyres, sharp high quality decals, nicely detailed interior.

Cons:

Fitting the glass is a pain, as there's so little glue contact area. The back windscreen is a perfect fit *when held in place* but it's natural curve is slightly less than the hole it drops into, meaning you have to use something more powerful to glue it in place than you'd want to on clear parts with little contact area. The front and sides are also not easy to glue in. The instruction manual shows the several parts fitting either in a direction or point in the build that is physically impossible and there's a small bit of the rollcage the instructions forget to tell you about entirely.

Verdict:

A very very good kit. Recommended.

Build notes:

Built over the course of one month in March-April 2024. Painted in Tamiya Mica Silver. Additions to the kit are the seatbelts and PE buckles, some wiring and detail on the interior, and the PE bonnet and boot catches.

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