Ebbro Renault 4 GTL

[Andrew McD]

I recently finished the Renault 4GTL by Ebbro.  My first Ebbro kit and I quite enjoyed it.  Everything is reasonably well engineered without much in the way of flash.  They do have an unusual approach to the side glass as it is part of the interior door cards and must be masked off for painting.  I used BMF for the masking and could have done a better job.  I made a total mess of the windshield glass.  While attempting to outline the windshield glass frame with a black enamel paint marker I smeared paint on the windshield.  While trying various methods to remove the paint I made a horrible mess of the windshield that ultimately I had to sand and polish to make it useable at all.  Apart from the glass mishaps  I very much enjoyed the build.  I wired the engine and added an ignition coil; most of which is difficult to see as the hood opening is limited by the front bumper!  Paint is Tamiya TS-60 Pearl Green.  Interior carpet is black embossing powder and the seats are decals included with the kit.

[bbowser]

Very nice!  The glass work is similar to many Heller kits, kind of odd but fairly easy to accommodate.  First one of these I've seen built, looks good.

[Spottedlaurel]

Nicely done.

I have the Heller R4 kit and there's something similar with the glass on that one - could be said that the slightly unusual way of it going together matches the real thing! I used to get a lift to work in what was then a fairly new GTL and the skinny, exposed tubular metalwork amused me.

[Bruce Scully]

This looks really nice , 

[happy grumpy]

Great looking Renault. Nice color choice. Wish the DS19 was still available.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[SpikeSchumacher]

Nicely done Andrew!

[Andrew McD]

On 3/15/2023 at 4:10 PM, bbowser said:

Very nice!  The glass work is similar to many Heller kits, kind of odd but fairly easy to accommodate.  First one of these I've seen built, looks good.

Thanks Bruce.  I enjoyed this unique subject.

[Andrew McD]

On 3/15/2023 at 5:56 PM, Spottedlaurel said:

Nicely done.

I have the Heller R4 kit and there's something similar with the glass on that one - could be said that the slightly unusual way of it going together matches the real thing! I used to get a lift to work in what was then a fairly new GTL and the skinny, exposed tubular metalwork amused me.

Worse car I ever owned was a Renault LeCar, the next gen after the R4.  I recall it was amusing to drive but a real maintenance headache.  Thanks for the nice comment.

[Andrew McD]

On 3/15/2023 at 6:31 PM, Bruce Scully said:

This looks really nice , 

Thanks Bruce!

[Andrew McD]

On 3/15/2023 at 7:43 PM, happy grumpy said:

Great looking Renault. Nice color choice. Wish the DS19 was still available.

I based the color on an R4 on a Youtube video.  Not an exact match as they weren't painted a pearl but close enough that I thought it looked good.  Thanks for your comment.

[Andrew McD]

On 3/15/2023 at 7:48 PM, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

Thank you Larry!

[Andrew McD]

On 3/16/2023 at 12:28 PM, SpikeSchumacher said:

Nicely done Andrew!

Thanks Mathias, it was a fun build.

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[jaymcminn]

Great build of an iconic French car. I actually just built the Ebbro DS21 in this same color! Do the doors open on this kit or are they just separate pieces?

[Andrew McD]

18 hours ago, jaymcminn said:

Great build of an iconic French car. I actually just built the Ebbro DS21 in this same color! Do the doors open on this kit or are they just separate pieces?

There is the option of installing the doors in an open position but it's a matter of either open or closed and I chose closed.

[grodudulle77]

Clean work !! ??

[Jim B]

Great looking Renault.  Well done.

[slusher]

Looks fantastic!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very nice job. Clean and nicely detailed.