Author Topic: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant  (Read 35004 times)

Offline taiidantomcat

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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #100 on: January 25, 2016, 02:36:23 AM »
Amazing craftsmanship!!
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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #101 on: January 27, 2016, 05:20:18 AM »
Hi all yet another update



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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #102 on: January 30, 2016, 03:04:08 AM »
Hi all here is tonights bit (definitely on the last leg now)
















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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #103 on: January 31, 2016, 01:16:01 AM »
Hi all no pictures tonight but, after a concerted effort today I can confidently say this will be finished tomorrow, its been a long hard slog but on the final stretch today just a bit of tidying up required tomorrow.

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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #104 on: January 31, 2016, 11:25:19 PM »
Hi all well Its Finally done doing 2 posts as I've photographed the car separate and in the Dio





















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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #105 on: January 31, 2016, 11:40:49 PM »
Hi all here is the final installment



























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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #106 on: February 01, 2016, 02:39:36 AM »
Gorgeous work and diorama.  Bravo, sir!!

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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #107 on: February 01, 2016, 02:55:30 AM »
 :)
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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #108 on: February 01, 2016, 06:07:13 AM »
Really well done! :)

Looks actually like a car that's been left sitting unused for 5 or 6 years, then kicked back into life to serve the Resistance in the final months of the war. 8)
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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #109 on: April 09, 2018, 03:37:43 AM »
Hi all been going through some of my old builds and I still think this is one of my best, if not the best (even over the French galley the la reale) I can't believe I've built 162 kits in the 5 yrs since I got back into plastic kits (and some of them have been huge ( the 1/4 Ducati to say the least) and the big ships) 162 is a conservative estimate as that's what I still have, I've sold some and binned some as well it's probably up near 200 in reality.
I would just like to say thanks for watching as I've gone along.
If I'd stuck to sctatch building ships that number would be nearer 4 yes that's right I would have scratch built 4 ships in the same time, can you tell why I like plastic kits.

Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Heller 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant
« Reply #110 on: April 09, 2018, 09:45:50 AM »
200? I think the 4 is closer to my speed! :o

Prolific, that's what you are! :smiley:
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