Renault 30 TS 1976

[Bengalensis]

Here is the 1/43 scale 1975/76 Renault 30 TS I built a few months ago in the Heller GB over here. The kit originally dates back to 1976. I added the sun roof, antenna and roof trim strips, and also tidied up the front and rear sections a little bit to ease the painting and final assembly. The emblems on the rear hatch are my own drawn and printed decals while the license plates are from the kit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Marco F.]

Another model you finished perfectly! Especially the R30 is a rare thing, I think nearly nobody outside France know this car was ever produced 

Marco F 

[johnlambert]

Wow!  Put that car against a street scene and it would be hard to tell it was a model.  And I knew it was small because I know what 1/43rd cars are like, but I was still blown away by the photo with the paint pot.

[Kitkent]

That's a very neat model,I do remember these cars,and it's better than a Renault 20! Chris.

[keefr22]

Another beautiful little jewel from your workbench Jörgen! I think the colour suits it perfectly, and am surprised how in scale the metallic flakes look for a car paint!

 

Terrific work!

 

Keith

[Bengalensis]

On 11/04/2021 at 21:07, Marco F. said:

Another model you finished perfectly! Especially the R30 is a rare thing, I think nearly nobody outside France know this car was ever produced

Thanks Marco. Today not many people know the R30. Fantastic car, I enjoyed my R30TX ´80 a lot.

 

On 11/04/2021 at 21:58, johnlambert said:

Wow!  Put that car against a street scene and it would be hard to tell it was a model.  And I knew it was small because I know what 1/43rd cars are like, but I was still blown away by the photo with the paint pot.

Thanks John. Yes, the pot gives a striking scale reference.

 

On 12/04/2021 at 09:08, Kitkent said:

That's a very neat model,I do remember these cars,and it's better than a Renault 20! Chris.

Thanks Chris. Indeed the R30 is superior, the R20 was very much a compromise, especially the earlier L/TL/GTL models.

 

On 12/04/2021 at 09:09, keefr22 said:

Another beautiful little jewel from your workbench Jörgen! I think the colour suits it perfectly, and am surprised how in scale the metallic flakes look for a car paint!

Thanks Keith. The green metallic is decanted for the airbrush straight from an automotive spray can, came out better than expected.

[cmatthewbacon]

Another great job with an astonishing result, especially on something so tiny! I bet that Heller GB doubled the number of 1/43 70s classics being built worldwide in the last year!

best,

M.

[Bengalensis]

3 minutes ago, cmatthewbacon said:

Another great job with an astonishing result, especially on something so tiny! I bet that Heller GB doubled the number of 1/43 70s classics being built worldwide in the last year!

Thanks Matthew. Yes, it was great seeing all those '70s classics built in the GB, it's a very overlooked era.

[Toftdale]

A lot of modelers can build well a lot can build fast, but hardly any can combine the two.  You are most definitely in this elite group. 👍 Andy

[Anteater]

That is well cool, mister. In particular, the colour is absolutely spot-on, I remember Renaults of that era being that shade. 

 

When did I last see the real thing? Probably in the early 90s or something. 

[Bengalensis]

21 hours ago, Toftdale said:

A lot of modelers can build well a lot can build fast, but hardly any can combine the two.  You are most definitely in this elite group. 👍 Andy

Thanks a lot Andy, that's very kind.

 

20 hours ago, Anteater said:

That is well cool, mister. In particular, the colour is absolutely spot-on, I remember Renaults of that era being that shade. 

 

When did I last see the real thing? Probably in the early 90s or something. 

Thanks a lot. Yes, sadly they are not a usual sight anymore.