Dean Whiston Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Build number one ready to go, a Renault Vivastella (1981) - brought this off eBay last year as part of a “bogof” package - this was brand new the freeby was a Heller Citroen Trefle that had been started badly and had warped runners. Hoping it turns out as well as the Trefle 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Very nice Dean, original 1981 catalogue number was 724. Nice result with the Trefle. Welcome and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 In an earlier post we were talking about the 25th aniversary catalogue with the Paris bus on the front - just dug it out and found that Heller did a really good collection of cars. The one that catches my eye is their Citroen 11/15 group, with the 11 in 1/43 and the 15 Traction Avant in both 1/24 and 1/8 - reminds me of the original TV Maigret with Rupert Brooks. They did some decent motorbikes as well. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Ooh this is nice. I'll be following this one for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 A good looking car, and one that is completely new to me. There's a bit of the Ford Model A about it with almost Chevrolet leanings with those hood side vents. Viva la Difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT 876 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Nice most of the 24th car kits are on my to get list, got a few just now need the shows to get going again to get some. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Delighted to see another car joining the GB and something uniquely Heller. Good luck with the build. cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 And we are off ............ today I have mainly been cleaning up engine and chassis parts - prominent mold lines, sink marks and ejection pin marks. I remember this fun from the Trefle; I also remembered to check if the mark will be seen when complete having spent hours on the Trefle fixing stuff that was covered completely when it was finished 🤪 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Another good start, well done Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Ok engine is done for now - I’ll add the ht leads, fuel lines etc once it’s in the chassis - the chassis is almost there just final assembly of the various sub components and a spot of paint. next on the bench is cleaning up the bodywork and filling the “many” ejection pin and sink marks. After that I’ll look to strip the “chrome” off the chrome runner as most of the parts will need mold lines removed so will need repainting anyway. it’s been fun so far 😁 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Good progress, it's looking lovely. Must be some 25 years since I built my copy of this kit... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Nice job on the engine Dean! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Chassis complete and engine installed 😊 just the exhaust to add and then I can start wiring the engine Also started cleaning up the bodywork parts - looks like it has some weird pox at the moment 🤪 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 That engine is looking pretty darn good. A little bit of wiring should finish it off nicely. Edit: and I hate pin marks. The AFV Club trucks I'm building are littered with them as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Bodywork in progress - some filling required but not as much as I thought there maybe 😁 - roof is just loose fitted for now, needed a fair amount of fettling to get it to fit ok - I’ve put it to one side now to cure before “making good” and a first coat of primer 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Nice work, that's a classic shape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Great progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Bit more progress on the bodywork - the boot lid is quite a poor fit so needs a lot of filling and sanding ☹️ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Nice work Dean. 1 hour ago, Dean Whiston said: quite a poor fit so needs a lot of filling and sanding ☹️ Isn't that how it's supposed to go in a Heller GB? 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 8 hours ago, JeroenS said: Isn't that how it's supposed to go in a Heller GB? 🙂 Very true 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Hi Dean. Just saw your post on Heller Forever fbook page, but I thought I'd better not start yakking away in English ‼️ And Google translate has some serious shortcomings, as we all know from the garbled english text that sometimes gets posted on here. I'm feeling better at French already 😎 There are some great builds on the main forum, but I haven't got the hang of navigating it yet, and I'm not fully registered. Heller Forever, C'est un défi à relever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 1 hour ago, rob Lyttle said: Hi Dean. Just saw your post on Heller Forever fbook page, but I thought I'd better not start yakking away in English ‼️ And Google translate has some serious shortcomings, as we all know from the garbled english text that sometimes gets posted on here. I'm feeling better at French already 😎 There are some great builds on the main forum, but I haven't got the hang of navigating it yet, and I'm not fully registered. Heller Forever, C'est un défi à relever 😊 don’t know why you were castigated on your french and I haven’t been - google translate can be interesting and I have to say I did correct a couple of translations before posting as with even with my relatively basic french they were obviously wrong ! I have had a quick skim of the main forum and it looks interesting i may look to join at some point 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Just depends on who reads it and reacts,, I guess. Got some friendly and encouraging chat too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Whiston Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 Ok it’s ready for paint / all the remaining parts cleaned up (which meant most of the “chrome” had to be removed to get rid of mold lines and sink marks) - white undercoat applied. I’ll give it a couple of days to harden off then look to shoot the cream 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Looks the business Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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