Stephen Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 A few kits that haven't been seen in a while.Is Heller back in business? Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Is Heller back in business? ??? They never went out of business !!! http://www.heller.fr/en.html V.P. Edited July 31, 2012 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEEBEE Z Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Certainly looks like it.Just checked their website and there is a lot of reissues,YIPPEE........................a new Chebec for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madam I'm Adam Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Are they trying to release their entire back catalogue? Very french business model, can they really sell all those expensive historic ships? What's the market? And ships in 1/400, while I like them are out of step with current ship modelling concensus. Now what they really need to produce is British WW2 subs, i.e. T Class. They would sell well and put the wind up Airfix. Hmmmm, good to have Heller back and I wish them well Adam Edited July 30, 2012 by Madam I'm Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Mirage IIIE / V One of my favouite kits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 i allways wanted to do the french bus------------------ might have a chance now some of the tank kits were ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul178 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 All those kits and no EC121(nasty swearword deleted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Jim Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I want a 1:72 DC-6 to do as the Independence... and maybe a Puma assuming theyve updated it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Always fancied their 1/48th Etendards.Goody goody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEEBEE Z Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Have you seen the size of that citroen,1/8 scale......................frikkin ell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEEBEE Z Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Oh,and did I mention the Chebec.................................................. .......Must not buy,must not buy............ 150 quid at Hannants....................... ..................Buy it,buy it.............. Edited July 31, 2012 by GEEBEE Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I notice that Hannants are showing a 1/48 F4U-7 Corsair and a 1/48 Jaguar A as future releases. Are these new moulds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I notice that Hannants are showing a 1/48 F4U-7 Corsair and a 1/48 Jaguar A as future releases. Are these new moulds? Unlikely, as Heller had these in catalogue before. Personally I'm very happy to see Heller reissuing their kits again ! The Mirage III-V is also one of my favourites and I might add the Viggen, still the best in this scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Have you seen the size of that citroen,1/8 scale......................frikkin ell. a mate had that lovely kit to make look s really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim T Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Mirage IV and Super Etendard in 1/48. There goes my food budget.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) No AMX tracks in stock yet. And that AMX 30 DCA is a tad expensive Andy Edited July 31, 2012 by andym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Unlikely, as Heller had these in catalogue before. Personally I'm very happy to see Heller reissuing their kits again ! The Mirage III-V is also one of my favourites and I might add the Viggen, still the best in this scale I didn't realise they already had an F4U-7. I'll certainly be investing in one of those. I bought a Viggen a few weeks ago to use in the forthcoming Swedish GB. It's a very nice kit indeed. I was under the impression that it had been reworked to represent the JA-37, but that's not quite true. The JA is a couple of inches longer than the rest of them, which wasn't worth Heller's time in mssing around with the moulds. So although the kit is billed as a Jaktviggen, it has parts in the box to cater for every version - even the T-bird! Okay... the panel lines are raised. But then Heller's panel lines were always nice and restrained. Cockpit detail isn't up to today's standards, but what do you expect with a kit that's thirty-odd years old? Plenty of aftermarket available to dress it up. The Heller Mirage III/V is likewise very nice indeed. Again, the cockpit needs some work. The undercarriage can be a bit weak, but it's hard to see how that can be avoided in 1/72 and still have a scale appearance. Maybe an opportunity for SAC to produce some white metal parts. In fact, there are great opportunities for all the aftermarket companies. I'm hoping for a resin conversion set to backdate the Super Etendard to an Etendard IVM. All good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Enzo, sure I saw some Heller Etendard IVM and IVP kits on ebay a few days ago for around £25 plus postage. Be surprised if they don't get repopped soon as well. Can't remember if the F4U-7 was Heller's own mould or leased from someone else but I think it was a bit basic IIRC. Paul Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Starling Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 All those kits and no EC121(nasty swearword deleted) I want an EC-121 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 has Heller gone back to being its own company again? At one time Airfix and Heller were own by one company (previous owner of Airfix). I did their Mirage 2000C and the IV bomber and l had the Viggen as well. All were very nice kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Enzo, sure I saw some Heller Etendard IVM and IVP kits on ebay a few days ago for around £25 plus postage. Be surprised if they don't get repopped soon as well. I have a feeling that the mould for the Etendard IV was used for the Super Etendard, so it's unlikely that there will be any more IV kits. A similar thing happened with the Javelin T3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 And that AMX 30 DCA is a tad expensive Leaving that aside, a lot of the armour is in "avin a larf" territory. Thirty quid for the AMX-30 and another thirteen to give it useable tracks is a mite cheeky. And £58 for the upgraded AMX-30B2 (and for the Mirage 2000) had better buy a lot of goodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I have a feeling that the mould for the Etendard IV was used for the Super Etendard, so it's unlikely that there will be any more IV kits.A similar thing happened with the Javelin T3. 1/48 or 1/72 ? In 1/72 scale the 2 kit were issued at around the same time so they were separate (altough with common parts). Not sure about 1/48, but I'm sure I've seen both in the catalogue at the same time, so might be that again they had common sprues with separate parts in the various boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creative Models Ltd Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Just to update you on the situation. Heller have always been in business although we have not been importing them regularly over the last few years due to some 'pricing issues' which we hope have now been sorted out. Across the range we have managed to bring the prices down by around 20% (hence the restock) and with a large number of re-issues available we have seen a large amount of interest since the delivery last week. As noted already some of the kits are still quite expensive imo but unfortunately they are the best prices we can offer and most of the range is now competitive. With regards to the Chebec it was not quite ready for our shipment but should be in the UK by the end of the month. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin @ Freightdog Models Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 1/48 or 1/72 ? In 1/72 scale the 2 kit were issued at around the same time so they were separate (altough with common parts).Not sure about 1/48, but I'm sure I've seen both in the catalogue at the same time, so might be that again they had common sprues with separate parts in the various boxes The 1/72 Etendard IVM shares one sprue with the Super Etendard, so I'm sure the mould has not been modified and they were tooled at the same time, but it must have been a bad seller to have remained out of production for decades compared to the Super which has been available almost continuously. Shame as the IVP is a smart looking conversion. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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