PaulT 876 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi Stew Nice one Ref the gloss finish on the markings at this time most if not all of the markings where done in gloss paint so you have it correct. At the start of WW2 this was the same and they had to dull them down with a oily dirty wipe over as they found out to there cost that the gloss roundels stood out very well and was a good aiming point for them dam Jerrys. Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Quick and very effective build! It looks beautiful! I built that kit some 20 years ago and I stupidly decided to have it in green, so I had to paint my own "Faucheuse" in white on clear decals... You can imagine! Never forget it was the best fighter in the world circa 1936!!! This hasn't happened often since in France... Great job! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Found you just as you've finished! Sorry to miss this Stew but she sure looks purdy. Thanks Ced... I wouldn't go quite as far as purdy, not in the conventional sense at least, but it does have sort of a strange dragonfly-esque elegance about it Good afternoon Stew she looks very nice good job you have done .. Patrice Patrice, merci boucoup Great job Stew,clean,simple and very effective! Thanks very much Steve, they scrub up nice, these little Hellers, don't they? Hi Stew Nice one Ref the gloss finish on the markings at this time most if not all of the markings where done in gloss paint so you have it correct. At the start of WW2 this was the same and they had to dull them down with a oily dirty wipe over as they found out to there cost that the gloss roundels stood out very well and was a good aiming point for them dam Jerrys. Paul Paul, thank you very much, I find nothing more gratifying than accidentally being right about something; that it doesn't happen very often makes it all the sweeter when it does Quick and very effective build! It looks beautiful! I built that kit some 20 years ago and I stupidly decided to have it in green, so I had to paint my own "Faucheuse" in white on clear decals... You can imagine! Never forget it was the best fighter in the world circa 1936!!! This hasn't happened often since in France... Great job! JR Merci boucoup Jean, I did see a profile with those markings and if I could have bought a decal set I would have gone for it... but painting la Faucheuse myself? Non, merci Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Thanks Wez, it is a strangely lovely bird isn't it? I hadn't heard of the LF decals, I'll check them out, cheers With the long narrow wings and the large prop, it reminds me in plan view of one of those plume moths that form a letter T at rest Joseph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Look likes its a nice little kit! Very good job here, Stew, congratulations! I'm wondering if Heller did keep the mold, or if it was sold to SMER? Would be nice to see a re-pop, say, with some Spanish civil war markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 That is one great model of a pretty aircraft, you've done a grand job there. Wez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 With the long narrow wings and the large prop, it reminds me in plan view of one of those plume moths that form a letter T at rest Joseph Ah, I had to look it up Joseph, but you are right, there is a distinct resemblance Look likes its a nice little kit! Very good job here, Stew, congratulations! I'm wondering if Heller did keep the mold, or if it was sold to SMER? Would be nice to see a re-pop, say, with some Spanish civil war markings. Thanks very much Antoine, I know SMER did release a version of this kit (I think with only one set of markings though) but I don't know whether the deal with Heller meant that SMER got the moulds or if Heller produced a certain number of kits for SMER... if this kit was produced today I imagine there would be two different boxings, one for the Armee de l'Air versions and one for the surprising variety of foreign users (and I would buy both, especially if Heller ever produced a new-tool version though I appreciate this is unlikely to occur outside of my fevered imagination). That is one great model of a pretty aircraft, you've done a grand job there. Wez Thanks very much Wez, it was a nice build and I am pleased with the result, plus it fulfils what I consider my contractual obligation of at least one kit finished per GB Cheers. Stewt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Thanks very much Antoine, I know SMER did release a version of this kit (I think with only one set of markings though) but I don't know whether the deal with Heller meant that SMER got the moulds or if Heller produced a certain number of kits for SMER... if this kit was produced today I imagine there would be two different boxings, one for the Armee de l'Air versions and one for the surprising variety of foreign users (and I would buy both, especially if Heller ever produced a new-tool version though I appreciate this is unlikely to occur outside of my fevered imagination 99% chances that heller sold the molds to SMER. As for a new tool from Heller.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 That's a lovely looking build. I've always liked the 510, particularly the grim reaper scheme. Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 As for a new tool from Heller.... Quite. It is a shame, they really need someone to sugar-daddy them the way Hornby has with Airfix. That's a lovely looking build. I've always liked the 510, particularly the grim reaper scheme. Karl Thanks Karl, I must admit that it was largely the markings that attracted me to this kit in the first place: Coolest Squadron Badge Ever Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Quite. It is a shame, they really need someone to sugar-daddy them the way Hornby has with Airfix. There's hope, but at the moment, they seem to focus on the 1/43 car market.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Whoops, I blinked and now it's done. Another great build from you Stew - you've had a very productive 2015 so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 A really good build Stew, love the scheme....also seen a scheme with a shark on the fuselage, which looked good too. The Heller kits are superb for their time. I was a Matchbox fan back in the day, with an odd Heller threw in. When I began modelling again, I had a part built Heller Tempest that I started in probably 1991 and finished in 2013! So Heller kits probably reignited the modelling bug again for me. Anyhow, top build Stew, Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hmm, I'm minded to pick one of these up if I can nab a cheap one, it fits with a WHIF project I have... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 A really good build Stew, love the scheme....also seen a scheme with a shark on the fuselage, which looked good too. The Heller kits are superb for their time. I was a Matchbox fan back in the day, with an odd Heller threw in. When I began modelling again, I had a part built Heller Tempest that I started in probably 1991 and finished in 2013! So Heller kits probably reignited the modelling bug again for me. Anyhow, top build Stew, Rob Cheers Rob, the Shark scheme is one of the options in the Pavla kit and it does look pretty cool - it was all Airfix and Matchbox where I bought my models when I was a kid, I never saw a Heller kit until the Heller-Humbrol kits were released in the early 1980's - some of the Heller kits are really nice models, I'm not sure I've ever seen the Tempest unless it is the same one that was released in the Airfix 'Aircraft of the Aces' series, which was quite a nice kit - it had no pilot figure though, which is why I thought it might be originally a Heller kit... Hmm, I'm minded to pick one of these up if I can nab a cheap one, it fits with a WHIF project I have... Hey Mitch, you can often find them second-hand for about a fiver on ebay, or new for £7.99 at Kingkit Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hey Mitch, you can often find them second-hand for about a fiver on ebay, or new for £7.99 at Kingkit Cheers, Stew I've just got one off fleabay for two quid plus postage. Whiffage here wecome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I came late to this party, only to find a superb result! I built this kit when it was first released in 1979. I thoroughly enjoyed it and have been fortunate enough to find another kit a few weeks ago. That is now in The Stash receiving the adoration that it truly deserves! It's good to see your excellent build, Stew. It brings back a lot of memories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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