Airfix Renault Dauphine

[Vesa Jussila]

Your build is real piece of art. 

[PhilX]

I will follow this thread ... 

[johnlambert]

Wow, that looks so good.

[Bengalensis]

58 minutes ago, PhilX said:

I will follow this thread ... 

You are most welcome. I hope to finish it later today.

 

40 minutes ago, johnlambert said:

Wow, that looks so good.

1 hour ago, Vesa Jussila said:

Your build is real piece of art. 

Thanks a lot John and Vesa. It's always easier to make good work when one knows the subject inside-out and have a passion for it.

[Bengalensis]

The chassis with interior joined the body without too many problems, and after the exhaust it's only the wheels left. The track width of the Dauphine is 1222 mm rear and 1250 mm front, giving 38,2 rear and 39,1 front in 1/32 scale. Airfix matched the rear very well, but the front is almost 2 mm narrow; tucking in the front wheels very deep under the wings. I made some spacers and glued them to the front wheels.

 

 

With the front track corrected it looks much better.

 

 

As the last thing I'm following my habit of giving some weight to the wheels and touching up some paint on the underside. I'm going to draw a line here and be done. I quite fancy doing a R1093 right now, but that will be from one of the 1/24 resin kits I stashed and have to wait a little.

 

 

[keefr22]

That is just lovely, a really charming little model! 

 

Top job again Jörgen 👍

 

Keith

[Heather Kay]

That is beautiful work. I wonder if Airfix ever thought it would look so lovely?

[silver911]

Never seen a better finished result of an 'Airfix' kit...sublime

 

Ron

[Vesa Jussila]

Nice work. It is always nice to follow your work.

[Malc2]

Great result, looks really nice.

Can't wait for the next!

 

Malc.

[fightersweep]

Another incredible build Jorgen! The Dauphine is a beauty and so perfectly finished. Have to say, I'm such a huge fan of your work.

 

I do like the rubber seals and chrome trim on the windows. It's a detail I don't see too often, but it really pops here.

 

Steve

[johnlambert]

I was scrolling through Facebook and one of the groups I follow posted a copy of a Renault Dauphine advertisement from 1962.  The car looked a lot like your model.

 

It's not my image so I'll link to it rather than embed it.

[Hamden]

 

Outstanding!

Many thanks for bringing back some great memories with this build, the Dauphine was a great little car and my Gordini Dauphine 4 speed instead of 3 would give any 998cc Mini Cooper a run for its money - not bad for a 845cc family car.

Looking forward to the 1093 now

 

    Stay safe           Roger

 

[Brandy]

I have to admit to having absolutely zero interest in the car, nor any knowledge of it, but this is a gorgeous model by any standards!

Very nicely done, the improvements have made a huge difference.

 

Ian

[klubman01]

That looks absolutely fabulous.  Hard to imagine that it came from such a basic kit.  Bravo!

Trevor

[Pete in Lincs]

Another beautiful model.

[Bengalensis]

@keefr22 @Heather Kay @silver911 @Vesa Jussila @Malc2 @fightersweep @johnlambert @Hamden @Brandy @klubman01 @Pete in Lincs 

Thanks you all for your kind comments, they are all much appreciated. Building a Renault Dauphine model is always a labour of love and I'm glad you like it.

 

I have placed some more photos in the RFI-section here:

 

[Andy G]

Absolutely fantastic build.  Very impressed with your build skills.  

[Bengalensis]

19 hours ago, Andy G said:

Absolutely fantastic build.  Very impressed with your build skills.  

Thanks a lot Andy, you are most kind.

[Anteater]

That's very pretty. Much better than remaining a pile of bits in a box. 

[Bengalensis]

20 hours ago, Anteater said:

That's very pretty. Much better than remaining a pile of bits in a box. 

Thanks a lot. It's good to see them coming together.