Trabant 601 revell

Hi everybody :smile:

I've been watching your threads for a long time before I had the guts to write my first WIP in English (I'm french so you can easily imagine how good is my english :runaround: :rofl: )

So this is my curent project , I hope to be in the right forum MOTORSPORT even if this car maybe not a frightening real sport machine but I just like this car and kit...and thought that would be a real pleasure to build it with a little improvements...

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979088_1.JPG

starting to check if everything is fitting correctly

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979070_montageablanc01.jpg

And it fits perfectly for a revell kit... trunk and hood opening in this kit !

So I did not loose time and primered the body...

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979079_aprt09.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979080_aprt11.jpg

Safety wheel in the trunk.... just in case ! :evillol:

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979081_aprt13.jpg

I wanted body color to be grey, same as primer color... so I did vernish tests directly on some spare parts painted in primer... looks OK for a Trabant color...

So I decided to go ahead and I have vernished the roof (that is also separate from the car body :)).

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979073_aprt08.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979077_aprt05.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979078_aprt07.jpg


I also made inside, all black mat color with lots of kilometers already made for this one !


http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979076_aprtsuite01.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979082_aprtsuite03.jpg

Same process for frame, to give to this car an "after race" look

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979071_21052010399.jpg

That's it for now... Hope you'll like it...

Bye

Nice weathering on the chassis!

Interesting subject! Will stay tuned!:naughty:

Yes, the underside looks exactly like my grandfathers Trabbi 20 years ago :)

Thank you for your comments.
For chassis weathering, I just paint it flat black, and used this :

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979301_trabantprparation08.jpg

My wife offered it to me and actually, application is really easy and the results is really really nice...

I vernish the rest of the body (except hood that I will try to improve, I added an air intake)

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979311_trabantprparation07.jpg

and started body weathering

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979312_trabantprparation09.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979313_trabantprparation11.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979315_trabantprparation15.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979325_trabantprparation06.jpg

Thanks for watching...

Bye

Here is small update on my REVELL trabant 601, I added the windows and driver !

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979322_trabantfondblanc07.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979321_trabantfondblanc05.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979320_trabantfondblanc03.jpg


http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i979823_trabantfondblanc02.jpg

This project already finished, one of my faster as I started it less than one month ago.

Next step : weathering hood, bumpers and rear lights, and start working on motor :smile:

Bye

Almost finished, I weathered the hood and bumpers... I will just have to make motor to finish this model...


http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i981354_trabantextrieur01.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i981355_trabantextrieur02.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i981356_trabantextrieur03.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i981357_trabantextrieur04.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i981358_trabantextrieur05.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i981360_trabantextrieur10.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i981361_trabantextrieur11.jpg

I like this real close pic:

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i981362_trabantextrieur122.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i981363_trabantextrieur12.jpg

Hope you like it !

Bye

Amazing weathering!

Great work!!!!! The weathering looks great

Hello guys,

Thanks for your comments, this is a real small update , I added a rallye plate and extension to front bumper...


http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i982070_10062010596.jpg

bye

hi everybody...

really small update, motor is completed...just a little more details to go...

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i995694_040720101230.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i995695_040720101232Copie.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i995697_040720101236.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i995698_040720101239.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i995702_040720101231.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i995703_040720101232.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i995705_040720101238.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i995696_040720101233.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i995704_040720101235.jpg

bye !!!

Finished model :

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i1014357_trabantHD4.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i1014356_trabantHD3.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i1014355_trabantHD2.jpg

http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i1014354_trabantHD.jpg

Bye

Doh...I managed to miss this build completely! Absolutely fantastic job you've done there and I love that 'macho' sporty exhaust pipe! LOL! :)