Updated: 18th October 2007

Scale 1/24 Kit Manufacturer Tamiya Grade-up Parts Crazy Modeler Year 2003 Driver Richard Burns (GB) Event Monte Carlo

The Peugeot 206 started its competitive life in WRC in 2000 and incredibly took the constructors title for the following 3 years. It is a very compact machine and is driven by a 2 litre turbo charged engine and 4WD with a longitudinal transmission. It has electronically controlled active differentials in the front, centre and rear of the car. The 2003 season saw the car change its livery from the silver of previous seasons to a striking bright red in-line with their new main sponsor Marlboro. There were improvements made to the active anti-roll bar which utilizes electronically controlled hydraulics to limit the roll of the car during cornering.
The team also employed the last two WRC World Champions as its drivers, current WRC champion Marcus Grönholm and 2001 WRC champion the late Richard Burns. 2003 did not bring any silverware to Peugeot as Burns finished 4th and Grönholm 6th with Peugeot taking 2nd in the Manufacturers table.

The car I have built is the number 2 car driver by Richard Burns, along with the Subaru Imprezza this forms the 2nd half of my tribute to 3 British WRC heroes who have been lost over recent years.

The car was essentially built almost 'out of the box' however I used the Crazy Modeler detail set which was superb and added some excellent details and improved upon some existing parts. Unfortunately the Tamiya kit is extremely inaccurate in terms of depciting the actual car which is a shame.

Details added:

• Replaced plastic parts with photo-etch as follows;
  Windscreen Wipers
  Mirror (internal and external) lenses
  Front Peugeot badge
  Gear Selector
  Steering Wheel Paddle
  Brake Discs
  Bonnet and Hatch Fasteners
• Added photo-etch/decals as follows;
  Front and rear towing hooks
  Front mesh (behind grill)
  Driver Pedals & footrest
  Co-driver footrest
  Rear number plate
  Bonnet Rally plate & number
  Mobile Phone & Holder
  Rivets & Bolt heads on body
  Cooling Vents on Dashboard
• Scratch built adds ons as follows;
  Fuel Hoses to fuel tank
  Seatbelts
• Extras;
  'Marlboro' decal set
  Studio 27 Seat Belt webbing

Progress & Completed pics