BeeKay Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 As promised here's my first build log on BM and it's a car of all things, when all I've ever built before is AFVs. As explained in my Beetle thread in Completed section, I had a little modellers block and was drawn out of it with a bang with my Beetle Cabriolet and was so inspired by the quality of the in-expensive kit, I bought the Citroen and here she comes. The kit is around 70% complete and here is the story so far in stages: Thanks in advance for stopping by:- The Victim I started with the first stages of the engine first as per the instructions: Then moved onto the floor pan and front axel assembly: I then put the seats together and dry fitted them into the floor of the inner tub after fixing in the control pedals: I was really impressed with the fit and the detail on the quilted seats and also the seatbelts on the rear seat. Ready for some primer now so that I can get on with the interior detail. Black for the floor pan and chassis and grey for the seats. More pictures to follow soon to bring you up to where I am at the moment. Thanks again for looking Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Hi Brian - got this in the stash, along with the Tamiya 2CV. So am going to follow with interest. BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeKay Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 OK guys the next set of pictures will bring you up to date to where I am at this point: Paint on plastic, grey for the body and bonnet along with the seat cushions and black for the chassis and dashboard assembly along with the rear of the front seats: Then a liitle painting detail on the first stage of the engine: A drop of paint on the engine mount area: Then the most difficult paint masking I've attempted to date after the paint has been put on: The inner wings in the engine bay painted and fitted along with the doorcards: Stage 1 of the engine fitted and the seats now weathered and dry fit ready to put the dashboard in and assemble the inner tub: That's about it to date guys. I have since fit the wheels and assenbled the interior tub so maybe I can progress it a little more this weekend and post some further progress. Thanks for looking. Brian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Great color choices and careful assembly. Very nice job and will be a cute little bug! Tempted to slather in mud and rust from your AFV work?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cameraman Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) Hi Brian, in the 1980's, the father of my best mate Steve Owen, was looking to replace his well used, and not very fuel efficient Lightweight Land Rover, and bought a brand new Charleston. It was purple and black and it used about a quarter of the fuel! We loved that car and memories of Keith Owen came flooding back as soon as I saw this thread. Sadly, Keith passed away just over a year ago but his memories will live long. Regards Reggie Edited July 11, 2014 by The Cameraman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeKay Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Great color choices and careful assembly. Very nice job and will be a cute little bug! Tempted to slather in mud and rust from your AFV work?? Hi mate, I have been tempted to dirty one of these cars up but after the time taken to get a half decent gloss sheen, it seems a shame to cover it up. It's a bit like covering a kit with etch brass then painting over I suppose - but at least you know it's there. Thanks for the comments. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Interior and engine details look great smart finish on the body will look forward to seeing this one all built up and on the display table with the little red bug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Looks like very nice work so far, and the yellow/black masking and body paint job looks excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raystorm Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 My mum had a string of 2CVs back in the 80s/90s, seemed they were standard issue to health visitors! The kit looks nice, will have to get one! Excellent paint job as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeKay Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Thanks for the kind words gents. Hey Raystorm, if you can pick one up as I did at a show for £14 "Modelsforsale" (quick pimp) - fill your boots, a great little kit almost for nowt!...........go for it! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I like it a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Awesome work, looks great, my mate used to have one of these, was horrible around corners but great over speed bumps. Used to love the fresh air vents and Puch maxi like speedo. Thanks for bringing back great memories All the bestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Great work so far. The paint scheme is spot on if a little to glossy(I used to work on these for my sins) Looking forward to seeing the finished model Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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