ATHU Posted January 9 (edited) Hi all!! Here's my build of Hellers Renault 4CV. I've always felt some kind of connection with the 4CV as my parents owned one when I was born, making it the first car I ever rode in....? My parents travelled all over Europe with that little French car (21HP) and it never let them down. I decided to build two versions of the car. The Maroon one is the 4CV Sport and the Grey one is showing the 4cv Affaires(Business)which was the base model with less chrome and painted bumpers, hubcaps etc. Hope you like them. Edited January 9 by ATHU Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doorsovdoon Posted January 9 Stunning! I love these old Renaults. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kah puts Posted January 9 Beautiful, both of them. In rare cases a model looks better than the real thing, this is one of those cases. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PappyD340 Posted January 9 Gorgeous pair, well done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spottedlaurel Posted January 9 Very nice! I have no personal recollection of them from when I was young, but on various French trips over the last decade or so I've seen quite a few examples. I feel I'd like to build one as a reminder of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbowser Posted January 9 16 minutes ago, PappyD340 said: Gorgeous pair, well done! Outstanding work, 2 really nice cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Classicgas Posted January 9 17 minutes ago, Tiger89 said: Wow! X2! Are these 1/24? Are they currently available? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Bacon Posted January 9 Beautiful building on both, and the little beastie is growing on me: it seems to be a French Morris Minor... Mind you, I think the "Sport" might be a little optimistic ? Lovely models and photography, as always. best, M. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
espo Posted January 9 They are both beautifully built and I like seeing the differences between the two models. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robertw Posted January 9 Heller kits can at times be difficult to build but you've done a great job on both these. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slusher Posted January 10 Absolutely beautiful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie8575 Posted January 10 On 1/9/2021 at 11:44 AM, Classicgas said: X2! Are these 1/24? Are they currently available? Not entirely sure, but I know they're not too tough or expensive to get. These are really nice builds. Charlie Larkin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Geiger Posted January 11 Very nice models! I’ve got photos of these all over Saigon as taxis in the Viet Nam War era. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATHU Posted January 14 Thank you very much for your kind feedback guys, highly appreciated On 1/9/2021 at 5:44 PM, Classicgas said: X2! Are these 1/24? Are they currently available? Yes 1/24 and they are still available. On 1/11/2021 at 2:45 AM, Tom Geiger said: Very nice models! I’ve got photos of these all over Saigon as taxis in the Viet Nam War era. Thanks Tom!! I've got a 1/43 die cast model of a 4CV Saigon Taxi in my collection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30lover Posted January 15 Beautiful pair! What color did you use for the maroon? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATHU Posted January 18 On 1/15/2021 at 3:41 PM, e30lover said: Beautiful pair! What color did you use for the maroon? Thank you very much Chang!!. The color is Royal Maroon from Gravity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mattilacken Posted January 18 Both are beautiful builds! Great work there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATHU Posted January 21 On 1/18/2021 at 11:56 AM, Mattilacken said: Both are beautiful builds! Great work there! On 1/18/2021 at 1:50 PM, Tom99 said: Beautiful!!!! Thank you guys, much appreciated!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
