Citroen Xsara WRC - Heller

Greetings. It is my new project. Citroen Xsara WRC from Heller. I have decided to change this set a little. Has begun with a body. Cut out all holes, has reduced diameter of wheel arches and has increased width of back arches.Has altered a back rear wing
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Has decided to alter completely the chassis of model. Tire covers has replaced on Tamiya. Has made other fastening wheels. All bottom part of the car is closed by protection. Has made only shock-absorbers and levers of a suspension bracket.
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I shall be glad if it will be interesting to you to see my work.

Wow super work done on this model ! :thumbsup:
I'll follow this build closely.

Which color reference did you use for the Blue ?

Sweet job on the chasis, i always wanted to see how one of these kit looks as i plan on buying one in the future. Keep us posted, and if not many people respond don't worry because this is definetly interesting. Welcome to AF.

Is that fade-to-yellow a decal? If you painted that, please tell us how you did it!!

brilliant, one of the best modern day WRC cars. I want to get one so bad but its tough to find them

Very nice ideas......LOOKS AWESOME!!!. I am working in the same Xsara (montecarlo'05 version) and I am going to following your W.I.P., even when it means to rebuild the underchasis, that is already painted (50% built). Good luck friend!.

FABIO

Very good work so far. :smile:
brilliant, one of the best modern day WRC cars. I want to get one so bad but its tough to find them
Hi Steve, This website has some in stock :smile:
regards Sean

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Hello.Thanks for your responses.Answers to your questions:
Blue paint -It Tamiya TS15.But I have made one mistake. Painted blue from above red. Therefore blue color has turned out more darkly.
Fade-to-yellow I painted from airbrush.Paint did very strongly diluted

It's always nice to see another WRC car.

You've done some impressive modifications on this Heller kit. And I too am watching your work closely as I have 3 of those kits lying around here (sorry Spike :evillol:... Apart from the shop Sean mentioned, www.domino.be (http://www.domino.be) has also several of these in store (I've seen them myself last weekend at Euro Scale Modeling in the Netherlands)).

I especially am interested in the way you made the front wheels moveable. Looks great and adds a lot to the appearance of the car.

Superb work. Keep it up!

Amazing work so far. Thanks to your skills this will look like a Tamiya model at the end. :cool:

Hello. I have painted details and have started to collect a running part. I do some details during assembly.
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Hello.I have finished manufacturing a running part Xsara. Assembly of interior I shall do later. At present I wish to complete a body.
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Very nice progress!!!!....Looks like a Tamiya one!!. Keep it up!

Love the carbon fiber detail in the chassis! Great work!

This work really shows us how to make a tamiya from a heller !
I like the way you're building this model, simply incredible !

This work really shows us how to make a tamiya from a heller !
I like the way you're building this model, simply incredible !

LoL,you're right!:cwm27:
Nice work!:wink:

Hello.I have covered a body with a transparent layer. Some labels will be from above a transparent layer. The difficult moment-has glass of model. I cut off each glass. Very long did toning of a film. Because of unsuccessful drying back glass has been spoiled. It was necessary to take it from the second model which I too build.
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Still I have a little started to do interior.
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Hello.Small progress in construction.
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Looking great.

I like how you made the windows in the doors.
Model looks great. Nice details everywhere.

Really nice work, it looks very good.

Hello.I have almost constructed an interior of model. My friend has made for me sitting of resin. Heller very hard is under construction. Still I shall do internal panels of doors.
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Wonderful project,

What seatbelt did you use? It looks real!

Still a nice interesting build !

but I'm wondering if the car shouldn't already have the gear shifter at the stearing wheel... :screwy:



It will definitely be something else that what should normally be attempted with Heller model.
I like it :thumbsup:

Too ddtham : Metal parts of belts is "Eduard".And it is a material for belts :smooch:
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Hello. Has finished the long project with the Citroen
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hi

You have done a great work on citroen.
Which model you use on chassi of this citroen.

keep the good work
migper

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Perfectly reproduced bulb lamps in the headlights of a 1/24 scale model?!? How is this possible?

Hello !
Nothing complicated. Reflector lamps are well made ​​with Eller. It has initially plated chrome. I just added lights of from the clear parts.
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Pure genius, mate, no kidding! May I ask you what exactly you used to reproduce the bulb lamps? They seem some sort of hexagonal metal rods.

It's just part of the holder of the details. Made using this technology. then painted

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Awesome build!!

I'll take this as reference when building mine!

Very impresive work on the chassis!

Could you please post more pics of the interior?

Thanks for sharing!