A Dieselpunk Citroën 11CV -finished (June, 22 2016)-

[PR19_Kit]

It looks amazing Norbert. 

I hate to THINK how loud it would be, with twelve short(-ish) stub exhausts from a diesel........ 

[Old Wombat]

Can't say I'm a fan of the pipes, either, but my biggest concern is the layout of the pipes for an in-line 12-cylinder, to me that configuration says V-12.


However, the overall build & concept are A1-Awesome!

[MaxHeadroom]

PR19_Kit: Yes, the sound must be amazing! (But, do you know the biker's word "Loud pipes saves lives."?   ) And also imagine the exhaust-clouds, especially by shifting down.  

Old Wombat: You really know, I respect all opinions, so I'm not disappointed about you don't like the pipes. As I said some posts before, it was the second best solution for my imagination and skills.
But, related to the supposed V-12 configuration:
1- the lenght of the hood/engine compartment gives a lot of space - more than enough for a long 12 cyl. straight engine. So, in my imagination, there is a straight-12!
2- the distance between the pipes shows, there is no short V-12, there is a long straight 12 cyl. So, in my imagination, there is a straight-12.
3- The intake of the first cylinder is on the right side and the outtake is on the left side, the intake of the second cylinder is on the left and the outtake on the right, the intake of the third cylinder is on the right and the outtake is on the left and so on alternating. So, in my imagination, there is a straight-12.  

Norbert

[PR19_Kit]

An alternate cross-flow straight 12 diesel. Gives nicely balanced firing strokes, but I'm not so sure about the secondary vibrations or the torsional ones either...........

Yet another automotive break-through first seen here.    

[Rheged]

Next up, the Citroen type H van with a Napier Deltic engine driving two or three rear axles. Travels remarkably rapidly (in a straight line) and deafens everyone within 250 yards.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_H_Van

[PR19_Kit]

Next up, the Citroen type H van with a Napier Deltic engine driving two or three rear axles. Travels remarkably rapidly (in a straight line) and deafens everyone within 250 yards.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_H_Van

They do that anyway, WITHOUT the Deltic! 

[MaxHeadroom]

LOL

[MaxHeadroom]

(Wouldn't be a Napier Deltic a bit oversized and much too heavy for a Citroën Type H?     )

Now, after a (more or less) short break:

The body

now glossy, as it was intended.

And:

(Masking tape on the windows for "mounting" the chromium frames.)

Next step will be inserting the windows with again using masking tape for the inner side of the windows for painting the interior/inner side of the body/passenger's cabin in a brighter colour. Let's say white or cream or grey over all.
Only a a self made gear lever will be added to the dashboard, because more interior details aren't neccessary because of the tiny scale and bad view through the Citroën's windows.
The windscreen will be glued in in a slighty opened position, just like it was possible at a lot of pre-war vehicles. (I love this detail!)
I won't remove the edgings of the rear and the sidewindows, because I fear to blind them and damage the body's varnishing by too much glue.
Yes, I'm sorry, but economical glueing is not my best skill.   (I have to practice.)

I beg for pardon in advance, because it looks, like I will need some time/days to fulfill my announcement.

Yours sincerely,

Norbert

[MaxHeadroom]

Quoting (sadly) The Doors: "The End":

After painting the interior, adding a inner rear view mirror on the dashboard's top (you can't see it very well on the photographs) and an outside rear view mirror, I'd decided: it's finished!

But only for 99%, because I have lost the rear bumper.  
I'd asked my my wife Sonja and our daughter Jennifer, if they had seen it, but without success.
The only possibility is, our cat has found it in a moment of inattention by myself and ...  
Nevertheless: when I will find it (undamaged), I will mount it later.

Now the photographs (taken outside together with a 1/48 Lieutenant of the WW I french Aéronautique Militaire):

(You see, the windcreen is slightly open.)






Unfortunately and I'm sad about and don't know why, not all the glasses of the headlights don't looks clear on the pictures. All were made by glued-in glossy aluminium foil covered by (after drying) clear woodglue.  

Trust me: if you could see the model in real, the glasses are clear.  

Now, I wait for constructive critics (no matter if good or bad), pieces of advice for the future and honest opinions.
Thank you in advance and thank you for following my build.

Yours, Norbert

[PR19_Kit]

LOVE it Max. 

Never mind the small details, the idea itself is EXCEPTIONAL, as is the build.

[Captain Canada]

Exactly ! That is just excellent. Looks too right, especially with the figure pondering it !

[NARSES2]

I really do like that. The figure adds so much to it and just seems to be thinking "oh, if only I had the cash"

[MaxHeadroom]

As my "thank you" for your replies, some better and more detailed bonus close-ups (to show you the dust and the fluffs on the body   , photographed under better weather conditions):


(Now you can see the inner rear view mirror.)




(I'd tried to make the tires more realistic by painting it's treads by a darkened gun-grey.
You see, there are slick tires - I dont had have "engraved" tires in my stock. Sorry, dear friends.)


In the future, I must be much more careful handling the plastic windows of my models.




(The officer didn't have no eyes, he only has his eyes closed because of the sun! )

And as a bonus-bonus the second pic in black/white:



Greetings from Germany,

Norbert

[PR19_Kit]

I love the opening windscreen. 

My Dad had a 1934 (approx.) Austin 12 that had one, and every time I tried to open it with the little crank handle inside he'd scold me because I hadn't moved the wipers down onto the scuttle first. 

[MaxHeadroom]

PR19_KiT: A 1934 Austin 12? So it was presumely an Austin 12/4. But weren't the wipers from above, so there was no need to move them down?
Never mind, I love these ancient (or better: vintage) technology!

My next project is a combination of a Lindberg 1/32 1930 Ford A Pick-Up and a Mini Art 1/35 WW II Harley Davidson WLA. (I'd just started.)
The difference of the original sizes between the different scales are negligible, I think.
I imagine a former french private Ford A, requisitioned by the Wehrmacht for army service after the occupation of France. Then, after D-Day, the Ford was "liberated" by the US-Army and now is carrying the WLA on it's plank bed to the next US repair center after a breakdown.
I know, the WLA is roundabout one meter (3.3 feet) longer than the Ford's plank bed, but that's no problem - I have a solution for.
My question is: is this a "what if" ("What if, the US-Army liberated a french-Wehrmacht Ford A")?

Norbert