Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant

hi all here's a tiny update

Nice work on that carpet, well done.

Hi all well I've finished weathering the bonnet and wings and done the drive shafts (all fully working)

Looking good and very real indeed. Happy new year to you and your family.

Hi all started on the drive train (grrrr its so fiddely took me nearly 2 hrs to install the drive shafts)

Nice work

Hi all well I got a couple of hours in, here are my efforts

Nice, those dents on the fender are really nice.

Hi all well I've managed to get a bit in today, here is the first coat of the dirtying of the underneath

Is there a problem with the front wheel alignment? They look off in the first pic.

Hi all well this will be my last post on this one till at least next friday as off for the funeral in Scotland tomorrow.
I broke and lost part of the steering last night so had to make a new bit







gave the bottom another coat of muck and added a bit of grease








also (although my art days are way behind me nowadays)(and I never could do portraits)this is supposed to be Rene from Allo Allo, he will be behind a dirty window in the dio so I may get away with it, if not there's always plan B.

possible background may change a bit don't know till I start this is drawn to 1/8 scale measuring our doors and the hight of our sills.

Definitely Rene' looking good.

Hi all well back tonight, and this was waiting for me.



I think it looks cool on the rear seat(tried the boot but its too big)



just have to find out which Machine gun it is and how it looked after a bit of battering,

Looks great on the rear seat and the gun itself is really nicely detailed......however you have to bear in mind that it is pretty heavy and will sink somewhat into the seat. you can't have it perched on the seat without even having a small depression in the seat. Think about that and if it is possible to do it at this point in time.

Hi all yet another update, YAWN, you must be getting bored I know I am















thanks for the info, not sure I can do much about the seat now but I could always put it on the floor (probably where it would have been anyway) (to visible on the seat)

Hi all. Finished the weathering on the side windows (I must say I'm quite pleased with it)also did the ammo box and made a start on the backdrop.

that is totally cool work there, this is going to be a really nice dio. Do you plan on having a figure or two? that would really set the scene.

It would but the only 1/8 figures I could find were 150-200 quid each and even then they were only female and in bikinis so no I won't.

A small update, and a question would I get away with these as Sten Guns.

They look ok in my opinion, depends where they are to be placed.

Hi all did a bit more on the background, this will be HUGE when finished

Looking really good, that must be a huge dio there. What with the size of the car and the building. Love the way its turning out.

Hi all yet another update

Hi all bit more of the background done, I feel I'm on the last leg now.