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04/12/2017 10:11 am
I took a little break from white metal models and found Heller's Citroen 2vc (pic).
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Just simple plastic, made in France, inexpensive even when new (and I bought it on the 'bay) and easy to clip from the sprue. Very little filing!
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Colors out of the "Remember this one?" box of spray cans. Realistic seats, the wheels don't roll, and the dark primer looks pretty realistic as roof canvas.
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The little bitty lights on the front fenders are white to the front and red to the rear. Thanks, guys!
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I had fun with backgrounds, using a calendar shot of French countryside and a building a block from my house that suggests French construction to me.
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I have a hunch I just may go this route again! But there's also an old Gunze Sangyo Mercedes on the stack, and . . .
Enjoy!
04/12/2017 10:53 am
It looks really good, David! By the way, the license plates...
with end number 14 are from the departement Calvados in Normandy.
Your background fits in well with buildings of the area
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Well done!
Ralf Buyer
Wiesbaden, Germany
04/12/2017 11:21 am
Ralf, the collective knowledge of the members of the forum amazes me! Thanks!!
04/12/2017 5:43 pm
To bad the wheels don't roll David, you won't be able to play with it! Maybe that guy looking under the back in the photo will be able to fix it for you. Really looks good - Well Done!
05/12/2017 8:17 am
A real pleasure to see this 1/43 model
of what is still called here "La Deudeuche"
05/12/2017 9:15 am
Trying to fix my ignorance, Denis, I found this:
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05/12/2017 11:20 pm
David, here you present us the luxury version
with all its options .