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Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Fri May 29, 2026 3:39 pm
by alphabrimble
I bought this model form £17.50 as a test piece for my new Dspaie electric sander and polishing kit. It is quite basic but serves a purpose. I have decided to make my own transfers on a fictional rally car with me driving it to try and spruce the model up.

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As the body was the main part I needed to test on. I primed up the body and decided that red would be the best colour use so I painted it then used gloss clear. Once this dried I went trough each step of the polishing kit and think it came out really shiny and was easy to use.
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Once I was happy with this I decided it was time to start the rest of the model so at this point I primed up the other sprue. And then painted the first steps.
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While doing this I also made up my personalised transfers on my pc just to add a bit of detail to the car.

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Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 6:04 pm
by alphabrimble
Another weekend on the Citroen

First thing I did was build up the steering wheel and spoiler ready to be painted along with all the other parts for the next steps

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Next I built up the roll cage to the rest of the car
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Then I had to add the transfers for the seats and dash board
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Then I stuck the seats in and finish building the dashboard up and stuck this into the rest of the car.
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Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 12:39 am
by digger303
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Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 11:23 am
by Portman
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Looking good!

Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 9:11 pm
by marcowine
Looking great so far!

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Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2026 7:22 am
by alphabrimble
Thanks guys,

This weekend was time to complete the model.

The first thing I did was add all paint the black mouldings on the body as well as chroming the rear light holes.
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Then it was time to add the final part of the roll cage and fit the door panels
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Then it was time to add the interior to the chassis as well as fitting the wheels and suspension made earlier.
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Then it was time to add the front lights panel as well as glass fronts, rear lights, windows and other exterior parts.

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Finally it was time to add the transfers to the body and then attach it to the chassis.
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Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2026 11:46 am
by Portman
That's really nice - well done on a great finish.

Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2026 4:45 pm
by marcowine
Nicely done. Congratulations!

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Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2026 7:41 pm
by alphabrimble
Thanks

Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 9:09 pm
by Twokidsnosleep
Fantastic :banana: :banana: :banana:
Really good modelling and awesome photos, love it!!
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Re: Heller 1/24 rally Citroen DS3

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 1:41 am
by digger303
:th: :th: :th:
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