ATHU Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 (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, 2021 by ATHU 2
Kah puts Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 Beautiful, both of them. In rare cases a model looks better than the real thing, this is one of those cases.
Spottedlaurel Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 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.
bbowser Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, PappyD340 said: Gorgeous pair, well done! Outstanding work, 2 really nice cars.
Classicgas Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Tiger89 said: Wow! X2! Are these 1/24? Are they currently available?
Matt Bacon Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 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.
espo Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 They are both beautifully built and I like seeing the differences between the two models.
robertw Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 Heller kits can at times be difficult to build but you've done a great job on both these.
charlie8575 Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 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
Tom Geiger Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 Very nice models! I’ve got photos of these all over Saigon as taxis in the Viet Nam War era.
ATHU Posted January 14, 2021 Author Posted January 14, 2021 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.
e30lover Posted January 15, 2021 Posted January 15, 2021 Beautiful pair! What color did you use for the maroon?
ATHU Posted January 18, 2021 Author Posted January 18, 2021 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.
Mattilacken Posted January 18, 2021 Posted January 18, 2021 Both are beautiful builds! Great work there!
ATHU Posted January 21, 2021 Author Posted January 21, 2021 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!!
Peter67 Posted May 20, 2021 Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) On 1/9/2021 at 3:08 PM, ATHU said: 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....? i've just bought the same model for the same reasons, I have extremely fond memories of going camping in the Renault 750, ours was the British made one with Right-hand drive and Teddy Bear Ear indicators. it was a light blue green colour. Your models look very good. On 1/9/2021 at 4:53 PM, Matt Bacon said: 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. They were a very nippy car, and quite fast for their time, bearing in mind that they were designed in the 1940's around the same time as the Morris Miner, and just after the Volkswagen Beetle. I remember being in the back seat as we went up the M! in the early 70s, passing most of the other cars, even those that were newer.. Edited May 20, 2021 by Peter67 removing wrong image
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