Wez Posted October 16, 2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Following in the wake of the Matchbox, Airfix Golden Years and 2019's Frog GB's does anyone fancy joining a Heller classic GB? To me the golden years of Heller are those from the mid-1970's until the mid-1980's when the hook-up with Humbrol went sour, so I propose anything from Heller prior to the Humbrol years is admissible for this GB. This means any original Heller mould originally released by Heller up until 31st December 1985, it doesn't have to be in a Heller box, Heller kits have been released by many other manufacturers - Airfix, Buzzco, Encore, KP, Lodela, Revell and SMER to name but a few, but another manufacturer's kit in a Heller box would be ineligible (Heller released some Airfix kits in their boxes). What do you say? Anyone else up for this? 1. Wez (Host) 2. vppelt68 3. Rabbit Leader (Co-Host) 4. Jockney (Co-Host) 5. Heather Kay (Co-Host) 6. MarkSH 7. TEMPESTMK5 8. CliffB 9. Zebra 10. Arnie C 11. Grandboof 12. Romeo Alpha Yankee 13. Ray S 14. Pin 15. Modelling Minion 16. Antoine 17. Malpaso 18. GREG DESTEC 19. Col 20. noelvt 21. Jabba 22. Rafalbert 23. PaulT 876 24. Corsairfoxfouruncle 25. richellis 26. Paul Bradley 27. Moggy 28. Bjorn 29. Fightersweep 30. SAU 31. exdraken 32. TonyTiger66 33. John D.C Masters 34. Threadbear 35. Des 36. theplastisurgeon 37. Irishgreek 38. TonyW 39. JosephLalor 40. Jinxman 41. Ventora3300 42. Wimbledon99 43. Rudolf_Filip 44. Foxbat 45. Andre B 46. Jean 47. Stevehnz 48. Johnson 49. JB65rams 50. Halcyonjet 51. ThePlasticSurgeon 52. srkirad 53. jpthedog 54. Back in the Saddle 55. Ridge Runner 56. Vinnie the Panda 57. Bengalensis 58. ArnieC 59. PeterB 60. Mr T 61. 825 62. BlackAck 63. JeroenS (Co-host) 64. Adrian Hills 65. klr 66. Rob Lyttle 67. Desk Flyer 68. janneman36 69. alt-92 70. Ale85 71. LostCosmonauts 72. Orso 73. Dean Whiston 74. lewis25049 75. Ilsesy 76. Rafwaffe 77. JWM 78. CYA 79. TonyOD 80. markrob 81. Pete F 82. cherry268 83. AntoineG 84. grufsnik 85. cmatthewbacon 86. Jur 87. Rob S 88. Paul821 89. mike romeo 90. John 91. chimpion 92. Toryu 93. Ottopv 94. Richard Humm 95. Anatol Pigwa 96. Richard Tucker 97 arnobiz 98. Black Knight 99. Lightningboy2000 100. Unkempt 101. stevej60 102. AdrianMF 103. helios16v 104. Dom Barr 105. SledDawg 106. Davecov 107. TimJ 108. Islesy 109. Scargsy 110. PhantomBigStu 111. tangerine_sedge 112. Ted 113. Graeme H 114. Prenton 115. IanHx 116. Greg Law 117. Ernie 118. TimV1969 119. TommyF 120. bianfuxia 121. Ratch 122. ??? 4
vppelt68 Posted October 16, 2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Oui, moi. Maybe 1:43 cars that I have in my stash somewhere, or the Storch. V-P
Wez Posted October 16, 2018 Author Posted October 16, 2018 1 minute ago, vppelt68 said: Oui, moi. Maybe 1:43 cars that I have in my stash somewhere, or the Storch. V-P Good on you V-P, I remember seeing many of those 1:43 cars in the classic black boxes, never tried one myself, wish I had now. Anyone else?
Wez Posted October 16, 2018 Author Posted October 16, 2018 A quick peek in the stash I can see a couple of Dewoitines, a Fw56 Stosser, Bf-109B, Bf-108 and Fennec to name a few. Anyone else interested?
Rabbit Leader Posted October 16, 2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Wez, After all the fun I had with the Matchbox II GB and now slightly mourning the closure of the recently completed Airfix Group Build, it would be hard for a Classic kit junky like myself not to take part. I know I've got the DH89 in the cupboard, however that won't stop me scouring the sites and swap meets for other unique Heller kits. I'm as good as in with any Classic GB that rolls around, so please count me in for 2020. Cheers... Dave Edit - the wee Alouette is also lurking in the stash, however that one might get built before then?
JOCKNEY Posted October 16, 2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Hi Wez It looks like we are getting the Classic GB band back together ! Yes please from me, chance to build some French classic Aircraft Leo 451 Bloch 210 Bloch 174 Bloch 152 Mureaux 117 Amiot 143 Potez 631 And finally for us floaty types the Canadair CL 415 Cheers Pat 1
Rabbit Leader Posted October 16, 2018 Posted October 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: Bloch 210 Amiot 143 Please bring on the Flat Nose jobs Pat, t'would not be the same without these Frenchy types not taking part. Cheers.. Dave. 1
Heather Kay Posted October 16, 2018 Posted October 16, 2018 Damn! I seem to have some kits in my stash that fit this bill. I was warned GBs were addictive! 1
Wez Posted October 17, 2018 Author Posted October 17, 2018 8 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: Wez, After all the fun I had with the Matchbox II GB and now slightly mourning the closure of the recently completed Airfix Group Build, it would be hard for a Classic kit junky like myself not to take part. I know I've got the DH89 in the cupboard, however that won't stop me scouring the sites and swap meets for other unique Heller kits. I'm as good as in with any Classic GB that rolls around, so please count me in for 2020. Cheers... Dave Edit - the wee Alouette is also lurking in the stash, however that one might get built before then? Dave, You're very welcome, the Alouette would be very welcome if it doesn't get built before then, but anything would be great! 8 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Hi Wez It looks like we are getting the Classic GB band back together ! Yes please from me, chance to build some French classic Aircraft Leo 451 Bloch 210 Bloch 174 Bloch 152 Mureaux 117 Amiot 143 Potez 631 And finally for us floaty types the Canadair CL 415 Cheers Pat Pat, I'm liking all of those suggestions so they'd be very welcome as are you. 7 hours ago, Heather Kay said: Damn! I seem to have some kits in my stash that fit this bill. I was warned GBs were addictive! Yes, they are addictive, welcome to the GB Heather Kay. Off to a good start, anyone else interested? 1
MarkSH Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 I only have the one Heller kit stashed away, that being the E-Type Jaguar FHC which was released in 1978 my version is the 2015 re-boxing, would this be eligible?
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) Good morning Wez That is very good idea I should have thought about it myself .. Please count me in I have a few Heller kits in my stash : Spit MkXVI , T6 , T28 .. Cheers Patrice Edited October 17, 2018 by TEMPESTMK5
Heather Kay Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 The question, of course, is whether I can resist building the models before the GB starts! I’m getting that twitchy modelling feeling that I would like to pile into my French Air Force collection to sate my 1940 obsession.
CliffB Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Me too please. Many in my stash, including a couple of Caravelles - one 1/100 scale and several 1/200 versions. Which to build?
zebra Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 I'm in for this. Only Heller kit in the stash is a 1/48 Mirage IVP, but I fancy a Noratlas or a CL215.
Arniec Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 I am in. I haven't got much Heller kits, but if I haven't started it jet it might be a good one to build the Mirage IV in 1/48. Cheers,
Wez Posted October 17, 2018 Author Posted October 17, 2018 Mark, Patrice, Cliff, Z and Arnold - welcome all! Thanks for signing up. Heather Kay, there's plenty of France 1940 stuff in Heller's inventory, hopefully so much that there will still be plenty of subjects for you to choose from. 9 hours ago, MarkSH said: I only have the one Heller kit stashed away, that being the E-Type Jaguar FHC which was released in 1978 my version is the 2015 re-boxing, would this be eligible? This is where I'm going to ask the community for help, I personally am fine with a later boxing of the original Heller kit as it was an original Heller mould, not an Airfix mould taken over by Heller, it does rather depend upon how purist we want to be. What is the opinion of others? Whilst we debate this issue, does anyone else want to join in?
Heather Kay Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, Wez said: I personally am fine with a later boxing of the original Heller kit as it was an original Heller mould, not an Airfix mould taken over by Heller, it does rather depend upon how purist we want to be. What is the opinion of others? A quick scan of my stash shows I only have two "proper" Heller boxings. The rest are Eastern European in origin, but from Heller moulds as far as I can tell. It’s still a wonder to me how far some of the original kits have travelled over the years. I’m playing around with something right now which was supposedly new in 2016, but is originally from 1965!
Grandboof Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Yes please A few to choose from plus some Smer boxings Martin H
Wez Posted October 17, 2018 Author Posted October 17, 2018 14 minutes ago, Heather Kay said: A quick scan of my stash shows I only have two "proper" Heller boxings. The rest are Eastern European in origin, but from Heller moulds as far as I can tell. It’s still a wonder to me how far some of the original kits have travelled over the years. I’m playing around with something right now which was supposedly new in 2016, but is originally from 1965! Yes, this has reminded me of a couple of Encore kits I have which are originally Heller moulds, I would consider them legitimate candidates for this GB! 13 minutes ago, Grandboof said: Yes please A few to choose from plus some Smer boxings Martin H Martin, your name is on the list, you're in! Thanks for signing up.
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 I have a few of their larger boxings... Boeing 707-320, Lockheed L749 Constellation, Lockheed C-121 Warning Star, Boeing E-3A and Boeing KC-135 (AMT reboxed) I am sure some of these will still be lurking in the stash in 2 years time. So count me in as well. 1
Wez Posted October 18, 2018 Author Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: I have a few of their larger boxings... Boeing 707-320, Lockheed L749 Constellation, Lockheed C-121 Warning Star, Boeing E-3A and Boeing KC-135 (AMT reboxed) I am sure some of these will still be lurking in the stash in 2 years time. So count me in as well. Ray, Welcome on board, thanks for signing up. As I want to keep this build focussed on Heller moulds I'm afraid I'd have to exclude the re-boxed AMT kit just as I want to exclude the re-boxed Airfix kits but all the rest are classic Heller and would be very welcome, especially something Connie based... ...no pressure, I'm just saying right! 1
Ray S Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 Hello, please count me in too! I have a grand total of 0 Heller kits in stock, so I will have to have a shufty and see what I can get. There are plenty of 'odd-ball' types that would fit the bill for me! Here's hopin'! Ray 1
Wez Posted October 18, 2018 Author Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Ray S said: Hello, please count me in too! I have a grand total of 0 Heller kits in stock, so I will have to have a shufty and see what I can get. There are plenty of 'odd-ball' types that would fit the bill for me! Here's hopin'! Ray Ray, Welcome and thanks for signing up, I'll add you to the list later, hopefully we'll have a few more takers by then! Heller have some lovely and esoteric subjects in their back catalogue, I'm sure you'll find something to your liking. Anyone else want to join?
Pin Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 +1 Amiot 143 or Potez 540 SMER repacks count, I hope?
Rabbit Leader Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 Just asking, how many do we need to officially book this ‘Classic GB’ in for 2020. Enzo mentioned that he is happy to set one slot aside for these types of GB’s each year but I’m not sure if a minimum still applies. I’m sure you’ll still get over 30 either way. Cheers.. Dave
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