1:24 Conrero set up 2: Rally rims 15 inches + lights

Conrero set up 2 – rally rims and lights in 1:24 scale

The set 1:24 Conrero set up 2: Rally rims 15 inches + lights is an accessory for modelers who want to make a competition version out of a road model in 1:24 scale. The name states expressly rally rims of a diameter of fifteen inches and lights. The material, the number of pieces and the car that the set is cut for are stated by the manufacturer on the packaging.

What a rally preparation is made up of

The competition version of a production car differs from the civilian form in several elements, which, however, decide the overall impression of a finished model. The front end was given a bar of auxiliary headlamps for the sake of night special stages and fog in mountain passes, and the wheels were changed according to the surface and the conditions – a set for tarmac looked one way, one for gravel another and one for snow entirely different. The designation set up 2 says that it is one of the combinations on offer; what it differs in from the others is shown by the packaging of each set. It is precisely the wheels and the lights meanwhile that a viewer sees first on a model and that are able to place a build in time and geography.

Building recommendation

• Mark the placement of the lights with a pencil first and measure the distance from the grille, so that the bar is symmetrical.
• Paint the reflector bowls of the headlamps with silver paint before you fit the clear covers.
• Check the camber of the wheels against a flat board until the joint sets.
• Paint the rims separately from the tires, as masking on a finished wheel is done badly.
• Apply the gravel patina only at the very end, otherwise you will smear it during further handling.

Who the set suits

It will serve builders of competition cars in 1:24 scale who are converting an ordinary kit into rally specification, and everyone whose model is missing precisely the auxiliary lights and the corresponding wheels.