dougwintz

Citroen Type H Mobile Kitchen Truck w/Interior Details 1/24 Ebbro

Hey...sorry guys. Somehow posted this in "On The Workbench" by mistake.

Not my usual subject for modeling, but enjoyed the build.

Had fun with this model and loved the graphics.

.....and DONE

Hi. Attached are more photos of the work in progress. So far, no fitment problems. Finishing off with decals later this week.

Hi. Here's work in progress on Tamiya's Mazda. Seems like it's taking forever, but now that the engine is in pretty good shape, the rest of it should go quick.

Hi. Here is Hasegawa's Mazda Cosmo Sport. I'm not a fan of curbside, but this was a really interesting subject. One of the mistakes that I made was not reading instructions beforehand. There are several holes in the model for different versions, and i neglected to fill them before I painted. I found a solution though, which was to take some used micro brushes, cut off the tip, and use a portion of the brush to fill the holes. Luckily, the color was a really close match to the white. Lesson learned, right? There is always something.

Hi. A couple of Alpine 110's. The Team Aseptogyl livery was challenging and fun. The decals are from Studio 27.

I did post the build in the WIP section. My instructions from HRM do have some drawings to them.

Guilty as charged

Hey Rider. Yes. Between trying to find reference photos and just staring into space trying to figure it out, it did take me a long time to decipher the instructions. For instance (as someone pointed out) I couldn't find a definitive picture showing the direction of the trumpets. Then in the HRM kit, there were all these tiny pieces that I couldn't figure out what to do with. But in a way, I guess HRM thought "hey, we figured it out - now you do the same and good luck!". I'm fine with that. I really admire the guy who did the castings the provided that engine kit. I also have a couple more HRM kits including the Porsche 917 engines. Veering off topic, I did a model of a Lancia Stratos and transplanted a Dino engine from a Fujima kit. I don't suppose anyone knows of another source for those Dino engines - I have some other Stratos and hate building curbsides.

Hi. As a matter of fact there were issues, both of which are reported elsewhere. First, the windows are over sized. Once I started thinking about it, I carefully sanded the top ha;f of the windshield being careful to leave enough of a guide for the bare metal foil trim. Then I sanded the top of the window opening on the body. I did that gradually until I felt the fit was "good enough" - not 100% flush but acceptable. I'm happy with the result. I screwed up by trying to bend the window and it snapped in half. That's when i reached out to Moebius to get another couple of windshield replacements and they were very good about that. It really helped that they were responsive. The next issue was the bumper fit. I solved that buy getting rid of the plastic piece that fits between the radiator and the bumper. Solved that. I found these issues reported elsewhere - on this board to. But, the solutions were there - just took some additional work.

Yes...that is Tamiya Pearl Green

Here's my completed Ferrari 330P with Historic Racing Miniatures engine.

Hi. Here's the Moebius '61 Pontiac Ventura. Love the wheels on this thing. I broke the windshield trying to get it to fit, but Moebius customer service was great. They sent me a new one quickly.

Hi. Here's the Moebius '61 Pontiac Ventura. Love the wheels on this thing. I broke the windshield trying to get it to fit, but Moebius customer service was great. They sent me a new one quickly.

Here is the finished product.

Here is work in progress on the Fujima 330P Ferrari, with Historic Racing Miniatures engine. Most challenging part was deciphering the instructions for the engine - but it is a great addition to the kit.

So...I tried all of the advice, and could not make the foil work. So, I took the car into surgery. Sanded off the trim and repainted/blended/resanded. Not my finest hour, but it came out ok. I actually ordered thin silver decals, which might have worked, but by the time I received them I had already started sanding. Next time, more thinking and planning ahead.

Thanks everyone. I'll give these tips a whirl.

Hi. Having fun building Tamiya's VW Karmann Ghia. But the bottom side trim (two horizontal trim pieces) are proving difficult to detail. I've tried a number of methods: 1) bare metal foil - but the trim pieces are really thin and difficult to cut the foil thin enough 2) masking and painting with a chrome marker - but the paint leaks through the paint edges 3) doing a "dry brush" of chrome - but again, rendering a thin straight line is really difficult. As of now, I'm think my options are to either sand off the trim and repaint or cut my loses and finish the model without that detail. I'm usually a stickler for detail, so I'm not crazy about that last option. Any other techniques you've tried out there? Thanks. Doug

Hi...yes - it is available. 1/24th scale. By Ebbro

I can't claim originality on the color - I found it here - along with some other color schemes that would look nice too. http://www.simoncars.co.uk/citroen/citroends.html

The lenses are clear I tinted them from the inside with Tamiya clear yellow