Renault 30 TX ‘80

[Bengalensis]

Here is a model of my own 1980 Renault 30 TX. The base model is a 1/24 scale diecast Dacia 2000, a Romanian built R20 TS, stripped down and rebuilt. The TX-wheels, tyres and the head light surrounds are 3D-drawn and printed. Luckily the interior of the base model had all the R30 features in it, so it’s mostly just cleaned up and repainted with some little detail corrected. I cut up and detailed the open sun roof. The wind deflector was vac formed over a 3D-printed plug. The decals for the emblems and the small stickers are drawn in AutoCAD and Photoshop and printed on my Alps. There is an excuse for a WIP-thread with some build pictures over here. I hope you will enjoy the new photos below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Alpha Delta 210]

Superb model of a very rare car - I haven't seen one for many years!

[keefr22]

Lovely model again Jörgen, great work on an everyday car - something not often seen!

 

Keith

 

 

[Malc2]

Thats amazing, often (mostly!) model cars look like models of cars.

This looks like sales brochure photos of the real thing!!

Malc.

[othertales]

Excellent build and modifications. Using that colour was a touch of class that really transports the whole car to the right period and feel 🤎

[Spiny]

Lovely build of a car not often seen in real life, let alone built as a model. Love the colour too, very appropriate.

 

I have to admit that I was looking at that thinking it looked old fashioned for the '80s, then it occurred to me that it is a 1980 model and was a competitor for the Austin Maxi - suddenly it doesn't look so old fashioned.

[Natter]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

[TommyOneTwoFour]

Great model, and you used all the right techniques to make that so! Btw, I didn't know (before this) that Dacia had been a Renault-related brand already in the 80's. I always thought they founded that brand no sooner than some years ago. 

[Spottedlaurel]

Fantastic! Great to see such a rare car get built, and so nicely too.

 

I'm interested to rear that you have a 1980 example, that must be an unusual car in Sweden? Even when I visit France I see very few of them, and none on this year's holiday.