Ed Russell Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 If I can find a Mureaux 117 at a reasonable cost I will be in. Released 1967 so I guess it qualifies! I have all the Boutique Renaissance accessories and the Fernandez French Wings book. I will update if I find one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 16 hours ago, Ed Russell said: If I can find a Mureaux 117 at a reasonable cost I will be in. Released 1967 so I guess it qualifies! I have all the Boutique Renaissance accessories and the Fernandez French Wings book. I will update if I find one. Will this help? I do not know about postage out to OZ, but they may have something else to top up with and make it worth while! https://www.kingkit.co.uk/shop.php?search=kitfinder&search_term=Mureaux 117&brand=&cat=&scale= Cheers, Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 17 hours ago, Ed Russell said: If I can find a Mureaux 117 at a reasonable cost I will be in. Released 1967 so I guess it qualifies! I have all the Boutique Renaissance accessories and the Fernandez French Wings book. I will update if I find one. Well Ed, I look forward to receiving the news that you've got your grubby mitts on a Les Mureaux 117 and you'll be joining us. Finger's crossed here. Anyone else want to join us, there's quite a crowd, it will be friendly and cosy but in a socially distant way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 You can count me in with one or more 1/43 modern classic cars! best, M. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, cmatthewbacon said: You can count me in with one or more 1/43 modern classic cars! best, M. Excellent! There's always room for more stuff that stays on the ground! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, cmatthewbacon said: You can count me in with one or more 1/43 modern classic cars! best, M. Sounds good to me, just remember, the mould has to originate from prior 1st Jan 1986 but there's plenty of subjects to choose from, Heller always had an eye for the extraordinary, they even moulded the Austen Princess in 1/43rd! On 16/10/2018 at 20:19, Wez said: 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.. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, Wez said: Sounds good to me, just remember, the mould has to originate from prior 1st Jan 1986 but there's plenty of subjects to choose from, Heller always had an eye for the extraordinary, they even moulded the Austen Princess in 1/43rd! They did indeed: I've also got the 1/24 Lotus and Brabham F1 cars from around 1970 and a 917K, so there'll be plenty of choice! best, M. M. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 The CX! The CX! Wow, 85 builders... could we reach 100 @Wez? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, cmatthewbacon said: They did indeed: I've also got the 1/24 Lotus and Brabham F1 cars from around 1970 and a 917K, so there'll be plenty of choice! best, M. M. Great choices, my uncle had a 30TS, it had a V6 engine, it was pretty hot - too hot for the Isle of Wight with its twisty, narrow roads, my aunt drove a Renault 4, much better suited to the IoW! 8 minutes ago, JeroenS said: The CX! The CX! Any of them!!! 9 minutes ago, JeroenS said: Wow, 85 builders... could we reach 100 @Wez? Now there's a scary prospect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 55 minutes ago, Wez said: they even moulded the Austen Princess in 1/43rd! If only they did the Austin Allegro.... Vanden Plas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 11:40 PM, Enzo Matrix said: Multiple builds are strongly encouraged! I've decided to hold off with my Dragon Rapide until I can get hold of a rare-as-hens-teeth Kuivalainen photo etch bit, or my scratch building skills are, well, up to scratch, as I've chanced across a subject that will be an absolute labour of love if I ever do it. You never know, one might turn up. Only place I can find with them in stock are Czech dealers, one is "temporarily" not trading at the moment and the other doesn't seem to do business outside the Czech Rep/Slovakia. There is still the Corsair... 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, TonyOD said: There is still the Corsair... Good! If the Dragon Rapide is a labour of love then maybe a GB is not the place for it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 8 hours ago, Ray S said: Will this help? I do not know about postage out to (Australia), but they may have something else to top up with and make it worth while! https://www.kingkit.co.uk/shop.php?search=kitfinder&search_term=Mureaux 117&brand=&cat=&scale= Cheers, Ray Thanks Ray - yes, I saw that one - only a bit over-priced but the postage is more than the cost of the kit - a bit much. The last thing I need is more kits! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jur Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) I might want to join this GB if that is ok? I have had for far too long in my possession this enormous box and it is high time that I do something with it: I can't vouch for the date of this particular release but I think that these ships have been in Heller's inventory for a long time, in some or other form. Scalemates says 1968 for the first release. Plus, the box is in French so surely that should give me a free pass There is no way that I could complete all three ships in the time allocated to the GB but hopefully I might be able to get one of them done. Working on aircraft right now so I will have to recalibrate my skills a little. We shall see. Edited July 24, 2020 by Jur 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jur said: I might want to join this GB if that is ok? I have had for far too long in my possession this enormous box and it is high time that I do something with it: I can't vouch for the date of this particular release but I think that these ships have been in Heller's inventory for a long time, in some or other form. Scalemates says 1968 for the first release. Plus, the box is in French so surely that should give me a free pass There is no way that I could complete all three ships in the time allocated to the GB but hopefully I might be able to get one of them done. Working on aircraft right now so I will have to recalibrate my skills a little. We shall see. What a lovely subject. I might have a crack at something seagoing one day. Ark Royal maybe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jur Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Some years ago I built another little Heller ship, the Tartane: I rather enjoyed that so I don't know why I never got round to these ones. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Jur said: I might want to join this GB if that is ok? I have had for far too long in my possession this enormous box and it is high time that I do something with it: I can't vouch for the date of this particular release but I think that these ships have been in Heller's inventory for a long time, in some or other form. Scalemates says 1968 for the first release. Plus, the box is in French so surely that should give me a free pass There is no way that I could complete all three ships in the time allocated to the GB but hopefully I might be able to get one of them done. Working on aircraft right now so I will have to recalibrate my skills a little. We shall see. 1980 according to Carbonel so they qualify either way. Welcome along Jur, if any of these turn out as nice as La Tartane they'll be a great addition to the GB. Thanks for signing up. Anyone else up for this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, Wez said: Plus, the box is in French so surely that should give me a free pass Haha 😊 I've got a Caravelle (Airliner) like that!! Instructions too?? It's always astonished me how small these ships were. I spent some time looking around the replica of "Matthew", John Cabot's ship, when on trials in Penzance. No bigger than a Newlyn trawler! Plenty of ropes, though!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jur Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Indeed. Enough ropes to hang myself if I'm not careful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 24/07/2020 at 16:27, rob Lyttle said: It's always astonished me how small these ships were. Indeed! The Fram, on which Amundsen sailed to the South Pole, is on display in Oslo, I was there last summer. It's not even 40 meters and they went all the way down on it, crew, livestock and over 100 dogs! Amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 8:28 PM, JeroenS said: Indeed! The Fram, on which Amundsen sailed to the South Pole, is on display in Oslo, I was there last summer. It's not even 40 meters and they went all the way down on it, crew, livestock and over 100 dogs! Amazing. I visited Fram a number of years ago and it was a very powerful experience, having read about the exploits of Nansen and Amundsen. They don't make 'em like those two any more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Wee weekend push for this one, we're a bit short on numbers for this classic GB Any original Heller mould originally released before 1 Jan 1986. Any manufacturer's re-release, any later re-release all welcome. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Just treated myself to the this grand old lady so I may build her alongside the 'Blower' 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, wimbledon99 said: Just treated myself to the this grand old lady so I may build her alongside the 'Blower' Simply gorgeous! Please do! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 7 hours ago, wimbledon99 said: this grand old lady YES....! Love it 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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