Citroen DS3 WRC - Helller

Technics · June 2

My second Airfix/Heller kit, WRC car and a French Citroen! My aim was to build it as tidy as possible, with a cloud of stage dust accumulated in the rear.

I have not got to the last part as I’m still waiting to distance myself emotionally from the project before I literally spray dirt onto something I surgically assembled in a gas chamber 😂 for six months so incase it doesn’t happen I want to conclude at this stage anyway.

Model -

Citroen DS3 WRC by Heller

Details -

Box Stock, I kept this one free from any aftermarket parts as a change to my recent Stratos build

You’ll want to find brush paint to match the decals there’s plenty of small edges and slivers of areas I had to brush touch up.

The decal job is significant as explained in the wip thread the “redbull” words and bulls themselves made up of 8-10 decals that overlap another in ways you wouldn’t ever dream of doing.

So ultimately I can’t believe it all sticks and I didn’t tear a bottom layer or a midway decal during application ruining everything in a complicated way.

Perhaps it speaks to show the quality of decals themselves Heller made here.

Modifications -

Box stock build apart from the flocked interior, steering wheel cable, front tow hook, and diy cut masks for the Citroen racing logo on the front.

I also used utilised a universal carbon decal sheet by Tamiya for the rear wing.

Pros

By far most complex decal / livery I’ve completed combined with painting multiple masked colours as a base.

Might be the nicest clear coat I’ve managed thus far. I thank wet sanding and spraying down the room with water before each clear coat layer in an attempt to ground anything airborne.

Cons

Wheels could be nicer in these heller kits. Otherwise this is almost Tamiya quality fit / finish ( opposite to the Xsara kit ).

Yellow has a bit of dark blue seeping through as the blue is in paint and the decal overlaps it.

To make this alignment 100% you’d have to paint the decal or be a magician to have it align, guessing how the decal will conform while setting on the surface vs. A clumsy freehand masked tape line.

I’m really content. I absolutely love rally cars.

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