dougwintz Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) I can't believe how long it took me to get around to building these models. Maybe a year! I thought they would be Winter 2015 builds. Of the bunch, the Trabant was the toughest, mostly because of the trim. With the other builds, I tried my hand at making workable hinges and it turned out ok. I used reference photos of the 1:1 cars to decide on the color schemes. Purchased some aftermarket decals for the Renault. Edited September 24, 2016 by dougwintz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Those are all very nice! Great underhood detail, but I would add the headlight wires on the Renault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Hi Doug, man I just had a big grin viewing these models. Well done!These cars were seen everywhere in all of Europe back in the day, even the "Plastik Bomber", the Trabi in eastern Europe. They were real stinkers though, just about indestructible.Then the "Duck" in all of its various styles.Just the R4, I don't understand what Harry means with the headlight wires. The car appears to have French plates, what's with the wired headlights?Nice collection, thanks for showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Just the R4, I don't understand what Harry means with the headlight wires.What I mean is that when the hood is open, you can see the back side of the headlight buckets, but there are no wires going to the headlight bulbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougwintz Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Thanks for the comment, guys. . I'm all for more detail - I may check out reference photos to see where those headlight wires go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Got it! Thanks guys.Doug, the car has Euro plates, that would definitely mean the headlight bulbs would be replaced, not the whole headlight should the lamp not shine anymore. On a simple car like the R4, that would mean the juice goes directly to the bulb socket in the back, meaning right in the middle of the lamp housing. I've replaced many halogen lamps bulbs on economy Euro cars, they were all middle.But never on a Renault car, so there is a possibility of being otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougwintz Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Wow...great info. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 While not the type of build I personally would do, these are some of the nicest builds I have seen in a long long time. All three are out standing in fit and finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Great builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Nice builds on those European hot rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougwintz Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Go Trabant, Go!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Go Trabant, Go!!!Hey Doug, I always thought one of those Trabis would be cool with an injected small block, they're light as heck and would look good with a fat tire out back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougwintz Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 10Thumbs - I have another of those Trabants. I was thinking of slamming it, painting it a matte color - so may the injected small block will be included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Nice, clean work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Really well done models, seldom seen on this side of the pond. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Super nice models.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) Great looking models of vehicles we rarely see stateside. Nice stuff. (I'd love to have any one of them in 1:1 for a shop truck, too.) Edited September 24, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerN Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Great models and what a departure from the usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Absolutely cool as can be !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 I LUV them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Well done! So few people do these wierd little cars but I do enjoy seeing them and have built a few myself over the years. Scratch built the Citroen panel about a year before the kit came out and have built a couple of Trabant sedans but not the universal yet. You' done a great job on all three and I'd be proud to have models this well built on my shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Cool cars!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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