Bengalensis Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 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. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 That's a very neat model,I do remember these cars,and it's better than a Renault 20! Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteater Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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