Milan Mynar Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Hi. I also looked at Scalmates, with the same result. SK Models repackaged Heller kits in the 90s, they were sold as limited editions in the Wojsko Polskie= Polish Army edition. The company probably doesn't exist today. 1
2996 Victor Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 37 minutes ago, Milan Mynar said: Hi. I also looked at Scalmates, with the same result. SK Models repackaged Heller kits in the 90s, they were sold as limited editions in the Wojsko Polskie= Polish Army edition. The company probably doesn't exist today. Thanks for the extra photo - that's pretty conclusive! many thanks for bearing with me and welcome to the group build! Cheers, Mark 1
Milan Mynar Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I like Heller building kits, they first appeared in boxes from Směr and later, after the coup, in original boxes. I built a lot of them, and the kits are still being built today. The boys in my modeling class also build them. 1
TEMPESTMK5 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 On 26/01/2025 at 01:34, Rabbit Leader said: Much appreciated Tony. I'd kill for a set of Renaissance decals; however those scans may come in useful should I come up short. Cheers and thanks agan.. Dave Good morning Dave Sorry the owner of the Renaissance shop replied and the sheet is lo longer in stock ... Best regards Patrice 1 1
Rabbit Leader Posted January 27 Posted January 27 1 hour ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good morning Dave Sorry the owner of the Renaissance shop replied and the sheet is lo longer in stock ... Best regards Patrice Thank-you for trying Patrice, I truly appreciate your help here. I’ll see how I go trying to make my own… which sounds quite daunting! Cheers.. Dave 2
PhantomBigStu Posted January 27 Posted January 27 On 1/24/2025 at 11:09 PM, PhantomBigStu said: New windows are all done but it takes about 10 times as long in to get everything back in, barely made a dent in the first few hours and that’s not anything in the picture……I will be able to start this gb eventually between now and the heat death of the universe Was catastrophizing, powered through and took steps to be organised (rare for me) so didn’t have to do any repairs yet that has left me with an empty bench and only 1 draw still full of models so I think I can now start my etendard 3
MrB17 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Hey Dave @Rabbit Leader, thanks to @TonyW, I have spent the day creating fresh graphics, using the scans as a reference. I’m almost finished, just need a measurement to scale them. They are all in proportion, the big lettering had to be hand drawn, like many things in that era, sign writers did the majority of the work and fonts don’t look accurate for those. I’m doing everything on the renaissance sheet, I even found a scan of Couzinet’s signature! So now I’m going to have to get a Couzinet 70 myself! I knew this would happen..haha. I’m working with ProCreate on my iPad, so a bit tougher than Illustrator, but it works well with the Apple Pencil. Cheers Jeff 3
Rabbit Leader Posted January 28 Posted January 28 1 hour ago, MrB17 said: I have spent the day creating fresh graphics Jeff, that’s fantastic news. I’ve just spent a few hours trying to do the same, however didn’t get too far and am still a long way off being satisfied with my efforts. You will most certainly need a Couzinet of your own, I was extremely lucky to nab this one for a good price at a local online used kit sale. I look forward to seeing what you’ve masterfully created. Cheers.. Dave 3
matford Posted January 30 Posted January 30 I've two peculiar shaped Heller MiG-21s (looks like the Ye-6V), and most of the parts of a Heller MiG-19. My plan has been to make them into a Ye-2 and a Ye-4. Would that be allowed in this group build? 2
2996 Victor Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 1 hour ago, matford said: I've two peculiar shaped Heller MiG-21s (looks like the Ye-6V), and most of the parts of a Heller MiG-19. My plan has been to make them into a Ye-2 and a Ye-4. Would that be allowed in this group build? Hi, These sound like excellent projects! Provided the base kits comply with the GB criterion of being a Heller tooling first released prior to 31st December 1985, then you're good to go! Conversions or what-ifs are perfectly acceptable. Hope that helps, Mark 2
Rob S Posted January 31 Posted January 31 On 1/25/2025 at 12:09 PM, Rabbit Leader said: Decal Help please?? Not sure if I can ask this question here, however I'm 95% sure I've been lucky enough to score a Heller 1/75 Couzinet Arc-en-Ceil, however by the looks of things, the decals may be way beyond usable. Just wondering if anyone knows (possibly Patrice @TEMPESTMK5?) how can I go about purchasing a set of out of production 'Renaissance models' aftermarket decals for this kit? Failing that, a good quality useable Heller sheet may fine, however as this kit has not been reissued in a long time, I fear all kit decals may be in a similar state. If anyone can provide any further help, I'm seriously considering building this kit up within this GB after a semi / custom build I'm currently undertaking. Cheers, thanks and regards.. Dave 100 percent now so we’ll be looking for that Build Thread! 1
Rabbit Leader Posted January 31 Posted January 31 3 hours ago, Rob S said: 100 percent now so we’ll be looking for that Build Thread! Let me get it in my hot little hands first.... plus I've a Manchester to finish up too! 2
PhantomBigStu Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Hope this has sold to a make an appearance here 2 1
Wez Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Having been away with work I've just been playing catch-up with this GB, it's looking good so far, well done to all those that have completed already or have made progress. Hoping to have some time to play catch-up myself this weekend (although I need to plant some tomato, chilli and pepper seeds today). 1
2996 Victor Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Wez said: Having been away with work I've just been playing catch-up with this GB, it's looking good so far, well done to all those that have completed already or have made progress. Hoping to have some time to play catch-up myself this weekend (although I need to plant some tomato, chilli and pepper seeds today). Hope you had a good trip, Wez! We've got some great builds coming along already and our first Gallery photos, as well I need to start my entries, too! I've got as far as washing sprues, but that's all so far. I have been building a new workbench/desk in my hobby room/office, just need to clear the debris and make sense of it all Enjoy your gardening! Cheers, Mark 3
Wez Posted February 1 Posted February 1 7 hours ago, 2996 Victor said: Hope you had a good trip, Wez! We've got some great builds coming along already and our first Gallery photos, as well I need to start my entries, too! I've got as far as washing sprues, but that's all so far. I have been building a new workbench/desk in my hobby room/office, just need to clear the debris and make sense of it all Enjoy your gardening! Cheers, Mark Thanks Mark, It was one of those trips where you spend all of your time travelling, eating, sleeping, in meeteings, travelling... ...rinse and repeat. I have to say, after this trip, I'm a BIG fan of Eurostar and the TGV! Smooth, effortless and on time! As for the gardening, something else came up and by the time I could get around to it my back was in agony, I'll have to give it another go tomorrow, plus some modelling and some other stuff... 1
Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 1 Posted February 1 On 25/01/2025 at 02:09, Rabbit Leader said: Decal Help please?? I'm 95% sure I've been lucky enough to score a Heller 1/75 Couzinet Arc-en-Ceil, however by the looks of things, the decals may be way beyond usable. Just wondering if anyone knows (possibly Patrice @TEMPESTMK5?) how can I go about purchasing a set of out of production 'Renaissance models' aftermarket decals for this kit? Here's a possible option. From the photos provided by @TonyW it seems to me that the fonts used could be available to a Windows grpahics program. It should be relatively easy to knock up some graphics files which could then be printed by this company. 3
Rabbit Leader Posted February 2 Posted February 2 9 hours ago, Enzo the Magnificent said: Here's a possible option Thanks Enzo. It looks like our good friend Jeff @MrB17 is on the case and more than happy to help. Just need to organise some correct dimensions and we should be in a good position to produce our own decals. Fingers crossed I (we) can pull this off! Cheers.. Dave 4
MrB17 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 That's a very nice model Mark @2996 Victor . Some really neat camouflage schemes for it, and a very shapely aircraft. Looking forward to the WIP. Cheers Jeff 1 1
2996 Victor Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 4 minutes ago, MrB17 said: That's a very nice model Mark @2996 Victor . Some really neat camouflage schemes for it, and a very shapely aircraft. Looking forward to the WIP. Cheers Jeff Thanks, Jeff, it should be a bit of fun. This is "one that got away" when I was a youngster - I never managed to get one back then! It'll be the Romanian scheme, of course Cheers, Mark
cherry268 Posted February 8 Posted February 8 I have a Talbot Lago and a Talbot Record no 80721 and 870711 both re-releases Can I join with one or both please? 2
2996 Victor Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 4 minutes ago, cherry268 said: I have a Talbot Lago and a Talbot Record no 80721 and 870711 both re-releases Can I join with one or both please? Hi, Welcome aboard and yes, please, either or both would be absolutely brilliant! Just start a thread when you're ready and pop in a few pics as you go along. Cheers, Mark 1
Sesquipedaliac Posted February 9 Posted February 9 Is it too late to join in the fun? I've got a F-84G to be built and painted in ROCAF livery. If Scalemates is to be believed, it's a 2014 rebox of a 1978 kit. 4
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