Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion

[TooOld]

Agreed ! The details in a kit this size are amazing .

[kpnuts]

Hi all whilst shopping in Dumfries today I came across this stuff, I've no idea if it will go through my ab but if it does I am going to change the original paint idea I had for the traction avant, if what I envisage works it should be fairly impressive, will try it on scrap plastic first.
Can't wait to get home and try it out.

You are according to the instructions supposed to mix it with you're chosen paint colour.

[kpnuts]

Hi all well i have the steering rack done.

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is another update, I decided to give it a wood veneered dashboard

Think it looks nicer than the bog standard dash

Just for added interest here is the new shiney chassis and engine bay.


And here is the old battered one

[kpnuts]

Hi all finished the steering rack (still needs weathering) and installed the dashboard.




Not sure what to do with the steering wheel the interior seats and maybe the door panels (still not sure on them ) but definitely the seats will be cream leather as I think it will look really luxurious with the purple and gold, so should the steering wheel be white, cream, wood or black also should that be the whole steering wheel or just the rim. Baring in mind the paint work will be like the K1

[kpnuts]

Hi all been attaching some of the many wires and pipes to the engine and weathered the engine a bit more ( don't want it to look like it neglected but thought it looked too clean)




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[kpnuts]

Hi all next update the rad is fitted, have I said I love this kit the rad is a 1/24 kit on its own, I'm developing a plan for another one anyway here is today's work.

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is today's update.


I'm really happy the way the chrome has golded  (is that a word) 




I think the gold works incredibly well with the purple I realise the purple needs a few more coats, then I need to start the marbling effect, have I mentioned I love this kit.

[fordrodnkustom]

Looking great so far. The engine detail and the wood grain dash especially. How did the gold paint glitter experiment result?

[kpnuts]

Didn't work at all keeps sinking to the bottom of the spray cup and clogging up the gun.

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is another update on the engine bay (there is soooooooooooo much detail in this kit, it's a superb model)




The engine bay is still not finished (by a long way)

[kpnuts]

all here is another update, started the rear suspension 

[kpnuts]

Hi all well I'm scrapping the marble effect idea (the gold pigment in the paint was too thin and would have required two coats to even start to cover which doesn't work with the marbling effect) (it's a one coat thing) not sure what I will do now, I'm thinking hard now.

I've put the humbrol tin there to give an idea of the size of this beast.

[kpnuts]

Hi all well I've attached the front wings (for anybody building this kit the wings and bonnet connections all need reinforcing)

[kpnuts]

Hi all well here's the next bit, I got some leather for the seats (thanks to Roy Fitzsimmons) and I decided to add wooden window sills to it.