Brizio Posted November 12, 2013 Author Posted November 12, 2013 Fabrizio, up to the eighties the R 16 was a common sight in Germany, and being honest I didn't like it very much in those days. Your model, however, is simply fantastic, perfect, better than the real vehicle. By regarding your model I became a R 16 enthusiast. LOL! I know also in Italy there weren't to many, and this one had a kind of weird shape for the cars of that era. I notice the same on other cars, a that time they look kind of weird, now you look at it and you like it. Like NSU Prinz, in Italy they call it "Bathtub", the Renault R8, the Primula from Autobianchi... Now probably because they are vintage, we look a them with different eyes...
Harry P. Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 That's very impressive! Now show us a photo with all the panels closed.
Brizio Posted November 12, 2013 Author Posted November 12, 2013 Great build! I saw one on ebay and thought of this one. what's next? Thank you! I saw two on ebay, one is in France. Next I think to build another European car...
Brizio Posted November 12, 2013 Author Posted November 12, 2013 That's very impressive! Now show us a photo with all the panels closed. Thank you Harry! I will take more pictures with the doors closed, I kind of forgot, probably because I like it better with the doors open, I had good memory in that car!
Harry P. Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 You did a great job on that, but I'd like to see it all closed up, too. Thanks!
Brizio Posted November 12, 2013 Author Posted November 12, 2013 You did a great job on that, but I'd like to see it all closed up, too. Thanks! I will take some photo soon, and after I will post them.
Johan020 Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 I have seen so many of them here in the netherlands and i never liked them but this is a super great build
mangodart Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 First time I see one built, and what a build !!! Very nice and detailed !!!!! Those kits are very rare even in France !!!!
Antikainen Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 Really nice model from a rare kit! Once I had an opportunity to buy that kit and I regret that I didn´t.
om617 Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 Impressive job! Actually think you have done better work then the french did on the real car
1959scudetto Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 Absolutely superb built of that complicated 1/20 Heller kit (unfortunately very rare and therefore expensive nowadays) I wish I had this in my stash (my uncle had a white one in 1968 and a dark red one 3 or 4 years later) It is a car with character - as is typical for many cars of the era and you have done it justice !!!
Lovefordgalaxie Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 That's nothing short of a work of true art. Excellent job!!
Brizio Posted November 13, 2013 Author Posted November 13, 2013 Thank you All guys!!! @Mangodart, there was one on ebay.fr last week, try to check maybe is still there. There was also one on Ebay.com, it is in Japan. @Antikainen, I check online for almost two years, and finally I got one. Ok it was missing a parking light and a tail light (I did not notice before buy it). Keep checking. @OM617, LOL! @1959scudetto, Chek ebay and other online store, sometime they show up. This is the one on ebay.com that I was talking about: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-RENAULT-16-1-20-MODEL-KIT-UNION-JAPAN-/370936149229?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item565d8474ed Like you said the price sometime is kind of expensive if you think all the corrections it require. But a the same time it is a nice car to have above all, like you, me we had someone in the family that own it. Here a better shot of the engine bay. The tire on the box art, and instruction is upside down.
Brizio Posted November 13, 2013 Author Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Here the car with all the doors closed. Edited November 13, 2013 by Brizio
Tom Geiger Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 Without a doubt, that has to be the best build ever of that kit. I completely enjoyed watching the build, step by step. Kudos to you!
Foxer Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 That is so cool and I totally enjoyed watching your build!
Helix Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 Most excellent workmanship, well done my friend !
Jordan 191 Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 I love it all closed up. This is one my favorite builds I've seen on this site!
Brizio Posted November 15, 2013 Author Posted November 15, 2013 Thank you all guys! Here a test I usually do with my dogs, you know, real car need to pass the "elk test" mine the "dog test"...
ddk Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 Wow ! a french car here. I enjoy it ... the most beautiful I saw, very very weel done, sure.
Brizio Posted November 21, 2013 Author Posted November 21, 2013 Wow ! a french car here. I enjoy it ... the most beautiful I saw, very very weel done, sure. Thank you Didier!
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 Wow...sorry you ran over that dog. Beautiful build of an unusual model.
João Canas Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 I can't believe, a Renault 16! I used to see those around when I was a boy. Terrific build there, realy awesome!
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