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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6951 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 70 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Fri 04 Dec 2015, 5:51 pm | |
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kpnuts Full Member

Posts : 1333 Join date : 2015-01-29
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sat 05 Dec 2015, 4:37 pm | |
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GaryDainton Advanced Member


Posts : 4039 Join date : 2014-03-06 Age : 51 Location : Bolton UK
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sat 05 Dec 2015, 5:11 pm | |
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6951 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 70 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sat 05 Dec 2015, 5:25 pm | |
| Looks better with each update. Really liking following along on this build. |
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kpnuts Full Member

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 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sat 05 Dec 2015, 7:48 pm | |
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Johnag Full Member


Posts : 1390 Join date : 2013-10-12 Age : 53 Location : North Wales, U.K...
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sat 05 Dec 2015, 9:19 pm | |
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Geezerman Advanced Member


Posts : 3632 Join date : 2013-02-24 Age : 83 Location : Gulf coast of central Florids
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sun 06 Dec 2015, 10:42 am | |
| Sweet model !!! Nice work ! |
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dogfish7 Intermediate Member


Posts : 662 Join date : 2013-02-27 Age : 72 Location : Hoodsport, WA
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sun 06 Dec 2015, 1:43 pm | |
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kpnuts Full Member

Posts : 1333 Join date : 2015-01-29
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sun 06 Dec 2015, 5:47 pm | |
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6951 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 70 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sun 06 Dec 2015, 7:14 pm | |
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kpnuts Full Member

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 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Mon 07 Dec 2015, 7:16 pm | |
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kpnuts Full Member

Posts : 1333 Join date : 2015-01-29
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Tue 08 Dec 2015, 8:43 pm | |
| should anyone think this is nearing completion here is a shot of the spures left(I've removed the optional parts) so these all still need to be attatched.  |
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GaryDainton Advanced Member


Posts : 4039 Join date : 2014-03-06 Age : 51 Location : Bolton UK
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Wed 09 Dec 2015, 10:25 am | |
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Geezerman Advanced Member


Posts : 3632 Join date : 2013-02-24 Age : 83 Location : Gulf coast of central Florids
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Wed 09 Dec 2015, 11:01 am | |
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kpnuts Full Member

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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6951 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 70 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Thu 10 Dec 2015, 6:13 pm | |
| Looks better and better with each update. |
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kpnuts Full Member

Posts : 1333 Join date : 2015-01-29
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Thu 10 Dec 2015, 8:07 pm | |
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6951 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 70 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Fri 11 Dec 2015, 6:24 pm | |
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kpnuts Full Member

Posts : 1333 Join date : 2015-01-29
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Fri 11 Dec 2015, 8:01 pm | |
| Hi all well this is going to be left for a while to let me cool off (I came sooooo close to throwing it against the wall) went to fit the wings and complete radiator as you saw I did in the last update and with those in place tried a fit of the bonnet (no chance 6 mill gap at the front, or back depending on where you want the gap) after several minuets of scratching my head I figured out what the problem was there was a gap all around the top of the firewall of about 2 mill, lift the front of the car a bit gap disappears and the bonnet fits perfect (I think the floor pan is bent) (I know the back part is but thought I would sort that when I finally glued it on) so lifted the front of the car glued the firewall to the body let it dry, released the body and the bottom of the firewall came away from where that was glued (too much stress I guess ) after a very fidely application of glue to that area, mahoosive amounts of taping to hold it there, let that dry undo the tape all fits perfect, just start applauding myself for sorting it and ping gap at the top again. How I stopped myself I don't know, but I didn't throw it, I don't want to come that close again so having a break for a little while. |
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6951 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 70 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sat 12 Dec 2015, 5:32 pm | |
| I think you will work it out. Sounds like a bent frame to me. You might try taping everything into place and then heating the parts with a hair dryer. Might soften them up and reshape them to fit. |
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kpnuts Full Member

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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6951 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 70 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sat 19 Dec 2015, 7:44 pm | |
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harron68 Advanced Member

Posts : 3474 Join date : 2013-02-28 Age : 68 Location : MIDWEST
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Sun 20 Dec 2015, 12:03 am | |
| Frustrating? Yes, but we love seeing this one-of-a-kind build! What are the optional parts? Seems like everything possible is already there. |
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kpnuts Full Member

Posts : 1333 Join date : 2015-01-29
 | Subject: Re: Hellers 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant Mon 21 Dec 2015, 8:25 pm | |
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RetiredMike Advanced Member


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