Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
A belated welcome to the forum from me KP. Wow, that is some work and surgery that you are carrying out on this huge kit! I really like what you've done so far, great stuff
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
Hi all another update, I've made the carpets out of wet and dry then the driving mat out of couser sand paper.
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
Interesting stuff KP and in this large scale the sandpaper/wet and dry gives a good effect.
Doing - Tamiya 1/35th Universal Carrier.
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
Hi all here is the next update
I think gold and purple are a great mix sooo,
Chrome
Some of this through the ab
And you end up with gold
I think gold and purple are a great mix sooo,
Chrome
Some of this through the ab
And you end up with gold
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
Now that's a tip I shall remember. It'll come in handy for motorcycle builds.
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
Fantastic work and a great tip re the gold effect!
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
i love it i have also noted that tip in my brain box great work
Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
Hi all got the fire wall on, then couldn't resist trying the body on.
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Impressive
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
Great work and ideas, I'm looking forward to the final reveal. Thanks for sharing.
George B.
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
Coming together really well. That has to be one of the biggest car kits that I've ever seen!
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
The only kits to come near it are pocher. This kit has 1054 parts a pocher has 2000 plus but they count all the hundreds of screws and nuts individually so actual parts count is much lower, plus if you can find them pocher start at 500+ and go up from there ive seen a partially started rolls royce sedanca go for 2300 on ebay this kit is still in produ tion and i got mine for 120 quid. Its a superb kit and the fit is perfect the same cant be said of pocher kits though. Mind you if i had the spare cash i would still get one.
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
i realy like this build it is coming along great can`t wait to see more
Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
Hi all did some more work on the engine bay, have I mentioned I love this kit, so much detail.
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Re: Hellers 1/8 traction avant cabriolet conversion
coming along great the detail in the engine bay looks excellent what did you cover the rocker cover with it looks good