Heller's 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant

[Guest]

Hi all well some of you may know I sold a couple of my ships so got 400 quid burning a hole in my pocket so I've ordered this and roys dvd to build it by.

[eddiesolo]

Sounds like a good one Ken, knowing you it will be something different.

[Guest]

Did you make all the 400 from the ships? Nice one mate, that's a great effort!

[Guest]

Yep Dougie the La Reale and the Royal Sovriegn (still to finish) and a commission for the Airfix Wasa.

[Guest]

Yep Si it is either going to be languishing in a shed or barn or in a garden with a tree growing out of it.

[eddiesolo]

I like the sound of it, and at that scale the weathering and detail of a wreck should really pop!

[Guest]

Hi all well it arrived today, and it is mahoosive


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there are 3 or 4 sprues to each bag, in the pic below the rule devides the 2 kits, in the 1/12 kit there is 1 sprue in each bag apart from the black sprue which has 2


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Just to give you an idea of how big this kit is, that is a 1/12 kit box on top of it


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one tip i've already learnt is dont take the stuff out of the box till your ready to build it (unless you have a degree in astrophysics) you wont get them all back in and close the lid.

[papa 695]

Very nice Ken. It should keep you busy for a while

[takeslousyphotos]

Good choice Ken...... I"m sure you`'ll do a blinding job....... and congrats on the sales. Well done that man.

[Guest]

Hi I've been given a superb idea for this, I am going to have it in a barn being readied for a mission by the French resistance with the cross of lorraine and a tricolour on it, the possibilities are endless, need to find some 1/8 figures and things like bren guns or make them from scratch I've been doing some research and this was available in blue irise (which is apparently a course metallic where the flakes aluminum were bigger than modern colours) if I can find I will do it that colour or ac615 blue marine which it was also available in, since I'm on hols from Monday I won't be starting it for a while (lots of other stuff to finish first) but (assuming I can get internet) being on hols will give me lots of time for research.

[Marc Stock]

Sounds great ken. Will be watching this with interest

[Guest]

Hi all well I've made a start on this mammoth build (and thats without putting it in a dio) tbh once I looked at the instructions, without roys dvd I would have closed the box and put it away again.


I've read loads of reviews on this and they've all said the engine is badly warped and had to use some reinforcing or some such to make it square, I recon I've been lucky as mine has been a perfect fit (so far) I've even taken pics inside so you can see I've used no tabs or reinforcments ats all (I just hope this continues for the rest of the kit.[ATTACH]122369.IPB[/ATTACH]

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[Guest]

Hi all been working on this engine (there are more parts to just the engine in this kit than the whole Shelby kit)


to give an idea just how detailed this kit is, that little nut is a separate part (I had to use my PE pencil to attatch it)and that tin of humbrol is one off the normal sized ones, just to give an idea how small that nut is.


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with the under coat on I can see a few bits of filling I've missed.

[Guest]

Going to be following this build Ken

[Guest]

Hi all filled the little gaps, now on with the rest of the engine.


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