Mr.Zombie Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hello, This is my latest build, it's a Citroen 2CV Club from 1984. I had the real car for a while, and thought it would be nice to have a model of it. I began the build in February 2016, hoping for a fast project, and planing to build it out of the box, just weathering the body to match the real car. I ordered the Revell Charleston 2CV as it's the same year as my car was, but upon closer inspection I felt that Revell's Citroen is poorly executed. Many details are wrong, the overall shape is a bit off... So I ordered the old, but way better and more accurate TAMIYA 2CV and upon inspection of the sprues decided to do a hybrid between these two. Unfortunately, only few pieces form the Revell box are actually better than TAMIYA's. Even items that seemed better, or more delicate (air filter housing, grille), compared to TAMIYA and the real thing the shapes or dimensions are wrong. I ended up using the roof around the back window, as it's a separate part in Revell's box, unlike TAMIYA where it's molded together with the rest of the body. I used the hubcaps, the battery and some other tiny bits. Other things I made from ground up, as mentioned, I planned to build the model straight out of the box, but the finished product utilizes about 160 scratch build details. The most important things I added are the folded roof that I made out of masking tape and wire, the revolver shifter is now out of 10 pieces as opposed to the original part where this is only one element, I sratchbuilt the turn signals, as they are wrong in both TAMIYA and Revell boxes, wipers which are now out of 7 elements each and the inner structure of the body. I'm fairly happy with how it turned out, there are some neat moments here and there, but I also managed to make a few mistakes, and I'm not entirely happy with for example the wheels. Also, the color is a bit suboptimal for weathering purposes, if my car wasn't blue, I'd never go for that color. Pictures are not very best, my buddy who is a genius in setting up the camera for me had a bad day, and though he did it twice, the studio pics are not as perfect as they are when he is in the mood to set up stuff... Thanks for checking out my build, see you next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zombie Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Some more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zombie Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 A few more... A few closeups and detail pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zombie Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 And the last batch. Thanks. A few pics shot outside. And that's how the real car looked like. Thanks. Have a nice weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynehulsey Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Excellent!!! May I some day finish one of mine even close to yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 That is a beautifully built model. All the details, the engine compartment, the weathering, everything is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Have to disagree with you Adam; you DIDN'T make ANY mistakes and your friend's photography is TOP NOTCH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerN Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Exceptional - just a superb model car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Superb build. We have a lot of these here in the UK, super cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Exceptional - just a superb model car!Exactly! Some of those outdoor shots are indistinguishable from a 1:1. Outstanding model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 That's a magnificent reproduction!Building a car you owned is my favorite ... and you did it justice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Have to disagree with you Adam; you DIDN'T make ANY mistakes and your friend's photography is TOP NOTCH!I concur. This is scale modeling of the first order, and if you're disappointed in the studio photography it's hard to see why The textures, weathering, paint surfaces and details all scale perfectly and the photography, to my eye, captures your superb work and presents it very well indeed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Just wonderful. The weathering is subtle and perfect, the attention to detail is spot-on (dig those plaid seats!) and the build quality is first-rate. While I like the Revell kit a lot, I do believe that the Tamiya kit sits much nicer. This is an excellent, excellent model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I cannot say anything that hasn't already been said. Perfect eye for detail and transferring it to plastic! Just wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc-57 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Oh Man. This is perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Wow, very nice attention to detail! Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Perfection! Extremely well done sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 That is a beautifully built model. All the details, the engine compartment, the weathering, everything is excellent.x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Very well done!!Loved the "killer" battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 That is the most impressive thing I've seen in a long time! Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 That's really one of the nicest weathered models I've ever seen, on this board or anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zombie Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Have to disagree with you Adam; you DIDN'T make ANY mistakes and your friend's photography is TOP NOTCH!Well, I know how sharp the photos can be when my buddy really wants :).And yes, I made mistakes. Wrinkles in the Bare metal Foil on one of the mirrors, the wheels could be a lot better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Extremely realistic!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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