Citroen rustbucket.

Here's a few pics of a Heller 1/8 Citroen I butchered and turned into a wreck. Lots of expensive fun....







Chris.

Gret idea and you got the rigth look

Thank you miwi and dv8v8.
I used an original Citroen parts manual for the exploded views and pics I took of disassembled parts to get it as close as I possibly could.
It was built on commission for a Citroen collector so I had access to the real thing as well as all the printed info I needed.

Chris.

That is so Kool .. Love the water pump thats detail plus everything else

Nice touch...one of my favourite haunts are old wrecking yards. You got the look. Nice work.

Thanks for the kind words Steve, ratsmann, and mgy125.
It was fun (?) to do and I'm working on and off on another one- this time a Minicraft 1/16 Model A delivery. I'll post some pics of that one on the workbench forum soon....

Chris.

thought me was looking at a real car at first,great weathering job.

Took a few looks to convince my brain that I was looking at a model and not a real car . Excellent work .

That big old 1:8 scale Heller Citroen is a rare kit now. I think I saw this same vignette (or a similar one) at Model Expo some years ago? Amazing detail and realism - a beautiful example of the plastic modeller's art. Well done!

Thanks allan, Ian, and Tezza.
Tezza, you're correct mate. It took the gold in its class down at Melbourne. It also got a 4 page article in Modelart a few years ago.

Chris.

Chris you've just jogged my poor old memory further. I remember the article in ModelArt Magazine because I prepared the photos for prepress. Mate am I losing it or what? Thanks for the wake-up call.

sports850 wrote: Took a few looks to convince my brain that I was looking at a model and not a real car . Excellent work .

I have to agree, excellent work Chris

Thank you Doorslammerfan.

Chris.

tezza43 wrote:Chris you've just jogged my poor old memory further. I remember the article in ModelArt Magazine because I prepared the photos for prepress. Mate am I losing it or what? Thanks for the wake-up call.

If you're losing it mate, you're not the only one! I'm not exactly a master of memory myself....
You did an excellent job with the photos Tezza!! Thanks mate. Thanks to Frank too for the superb writeup (he half credits me but all I did was supply him with the tech info).

Chris.

This thing is magic. I love the timber in the boot!

Thank you Shoey. You're a master of the automotive dio and your compliments are greatly appreciated mate.

Chris.

looks very convincing

That's crazy, I wondered what a real Traction wreck pic was doing here! Very well done...

That is Unbelievably Realistic. Top Job mate

Gotta agree with my boy, "TOP JOB MATE", this is much harder than getting a shine, its an art form!

That is amazing

Sorry for the very late reply guys- months with no computer.....
Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated.

Chris.