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1/50 - Aérospatiale/Westland Gazelle by Kovozávody Prostějov (Heller plastic) - released


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1 hour ago, Homebee said:

Rumour - Kovozávody Prostějov/AZmodel is to release a 1/72nd Aerospatiale/Westland Gazelle AS.1 kit.

Heller plastic ?

Source: https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=95825&start=7740

 

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Surely you mean Airfix, the Heller was the Airfix kit with a couple of badly broiled extras.

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It is, Homebee, although the Heller Gazelle kit imho, besides the smaller scale, is not bad at all. What puzzles me: why release kits from Heller when the Gazelle (and the Alouette III) is still being boxed by Heller themselves? A KP release of the former Heller 1/48 (1/50) Dauphin, now that would have made more sense, since that kit seems to have vanished completely from the Heller catalogue.

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2 hours ago, John_W said:

My Brother fixed Gazelles in the Army Air Corps, and rated the Heller kit as pretty accurate. There was also a Fujimi kit I believe?

Nice to hear that!

I built both the Heller and the Fujimi Gazelle kit and imho the Heller is by far the best of both. The Fujimi is a tad bigger (more to 1/48 I'think), but its rotor head, landing gear and flight controls are way oversize.

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  • 4 months later...

🥰 Sweet memories!! The sketchy art work on that Heller series really was something. I guess the new KP version still has the tiny moulded lines that helped the young modeller paint the scheme as pictured on the Heller kit!

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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/50 - Aérospatiale/Westland Gazelle by Kovozávody Prostějov (Heller plastic) - released - new AH.1 boxing in November 2021

This is definitely a repop from the vintage - 1974 ! - 1/50th Heller kit. 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/heller-l551-gazelle--169209

Fujimi and Heller Gazelle kits are different.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/fujimi-30121-aerospatiale-sa-341d-f-gazelle--1105981

 

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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/50 - Aérospatiale/Westland Gazelle by Kovozávody Prostějov (Heller plastic) - released - new AH.1 boxing
  • Homebee changed the title to 1/50 - Aérospatiale/Westland Gazelle by Kovozávody Prostějov (Heller plastic) - released

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