***C'est magnifique!!!*** Heller Classic GB 2025 Chat

[JOCKNEY]

On 21/06/2024 at 19:46, Listel said:

Nice! I had corrected/converted one a few years ago to make a MS226 (the naval version). There is some work on if you want to correct the kit's few flaws, but the final result is worth the effort.

This time I'll do an Armée de l'Air one 😉

 

 

 

Can I ask what colour that blue / grey is please

 

Cheers Pat 

[2996 Victor]

On 21/06/2024 at 19:46, Listel said:

Nice! I had corrected/converted one a few years ago to make a MS226 (the naval version). There is some work on if you want to correct the kit's few flaws, but the final result is worth the effort.

This time I'll do an Armée de l'Air one 😉

 

 

This is an absolute beauty! I do like these Aeronavale schemes.

 

Cheers,

Mark 

[Listel]

2 hours ago, JOCKNEY said:

 

Can I ask what colour that blue / grey is please

 

Cheers Pat 

Hi Pat,

 

Sure! It's a colour from the Humbrol enamel range. I will tell you which one exactly when I'm back home Friday 😉

 

Cheers,

François

1 hour ago, 2996 Victor said:

This is an absolute beauty! I do like these Aeronavale schemes.

 

Cheers,

Mark 

 

Thanks a lot Mark!

[Listel]

On 24/06/2024 at 20:24, JOCKNEY said:

 

Can I ask what colour that blue / grey is please

 

Cheers Pat 

Hi Pat,

 

Just checked. The colour used here is the Humbrol 144 + a bit of white to make it lighter. Today I would probably use the French "gris-bleu foncé" from Lifecolor, perfect shade and easy to apply (preferably with a flat brush).

 

Cheers,

François

[JOCKNEY]

6 hours ago, Listel said:

Hi Pat,

 

Just checked. The colour used here is the Humbrol 144 + a bit of white to make it lighter. Today I would probably use the French "gris-bleu foncé" from Lifecolor, perfect shade and easy to apply (preferably with a flat brush).

 

Cheers,

François

 

Hi François

 

Thanks mate 

 

Cheers Pat 

[vppelt68]

Today I went to a hobby shop here in Vienna, Austria (where there are no kangaroos ) and... found at least 50 vintage Heller 1:72 kits, 1:35 figures, at least one Admiral Scheer etc. Fabulous! Lots of Frog and old Airfix too. If my luggage would only have allowed me to buy all that I wanted, I would've bought a lot. Fortunately I already have one kit for this GB! V-P

[2996 Victor]

2 hours ago, vppelt68 said:

Today I went to a hobby shop here in Vienna, Austria (where there are no kangaroos ) and... found at least 50 vintage Heller 1:72 kits, 1:35 figures, at least one Admiral Scheer etc. Fabulous! Lots of Frog and old Airfix too. If my luggage would only have allowed me to buy all that I wanted, I would've bought a lot. Fortunately I already have one kit for this GB! V-P

Wow! It sounds like a treasure trove of goodies! It's be nice to find something similar here in Blighty!

 

Cheers, 

Mark 

[vppelt68]

Today, before heading to the airport for the flight back home,  I got back to the fabulous Viennese model kit treasure trove. I had my mind set in what to get as it had been nagging me for more than a week that I hadn't bought it the first time visiting there... So I went back and grabbed also the Heller Bf 109 G-2/5/6 kit. Now I can build a comparative double build of their G and their (mislabeled) K kits . V-P 

[Mjwomack]

16 hours ago, vppelt68 said:

Today, before heading to the airport for the flight back home,  I got back to the fabulous Viennese model kit treasure trove. I had my mind set in what to get as it had been nagging me for more than a week that I hadn't bought it the first time visiting there... So I went back and grabbed also the Heller Bf 109 G-2/5/6 kit. Now I can build a comparative double build of their G and their (mislabeled) K kits . V-P 

It's a time like this that I 'weigh' up just how effective buying extra luggage allowance is🤷‍♀️😂

Edited July 10, 2024 by Mjwomack
typo

[2996 Victor]

I'd love to find a treasure trove of these kits in some little shop somewhere..... *sigh*  

[wimbledon99]

Just checked the list and I've not signed up yet. I'd like to have a go with a Ferguson TE-20 "Petit Gris" (Heller 1:24)  

 

Cheers

 

Nigel 

[2996 Victor]

12 hours ago, wimbledon99 said:

Just checked the list and I've not signed up yet. I'd like to have a go with a Ferguson TE-20 "Petit Gris" (Heller 1:24)  

 

Cheers

 

Nigel 

Hi Nigel,

 

Apols for not responding sooner (moving house and no Wi-Fi at the new place yet!) but great to have you aboard the Good Ship Heller!

 

What a great subject! I've often thought I'd like a 1:1 Fergie TE-20 to chunter about on

 

Cheers,

Mark

[wimbledon99]

2 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:

Hi Nigel,

 

Apols for not responding sooner (moving house and no Wi-Fi at the new place yet!) but great to have you aboard the Good Ship Heller!

 

What a great subject! I've often thought I'd like a 1:1 Fergie TE-20 to chunter about on

 

Cheers,

Mark

Thanks Mark! My brother-in-law has one so no guessing where the model is going once complete!!

[2996 Victor]

9 hours ago, wimbledon99 said:

My brother-in-law has one so no guessing where the model is going once complete!!

Excellent! I hope we'll see a photo in the gallery of the finished model and its big brother together!

[MrB17]

I recently received a few Heller kits for my birthday, 1/72 Air France Boeing 707, 1/72 Douglas DC-6 Air France, and 1/72 Lockheed 749 Constellation. I now have a few more to add to this GB. There’s a few things I thought might be of interest to fellow Heller aficionados.

A different stiffer cardboard used for the box, it’s not corrugated but more resistant to creasing. Inside, the use of soft black paper separates the main frames, and just the engines and clear parts in plastic bags. The decals look very nice, being thinner with a gloss finish, a big improvement over the matt ones with the stiffer carrier film. The plastic is also different, being more opaque. The instructions are in full colour as well. A complete surprise to me was the inclusion of a door hanger! This is a very nice touch and a great idea! One side says “KEEP OUT” Model building in progress, the other side says “COME IN” Let me show you my model kits. This will be used immediately! (the come in side).

What I found a bit perplexing was the DC-6 being billed as a “What If”. I know that Air France operated DC-4’s, but I was curious about the DC-6. The kit has the airliner door moulded, not the cargo door. The decals have two different versions of Air France, one being an Air Atlantique DC-6B with the cargo door painted to resemble a DC-4, the other one has registration F-BHUA, billed as a “what if”. I actually found two photos, one in colour showing an actual DC-6 registered F-BHVA, that was used by Air France for about a year. The markings are identical to the kit with the exception of the registration. Fortunately the registration is in black, so the fix is easy. I still don’t know how they missed that?

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Jeff

[wimbledon99]

I so want a set of those door hangers. Either will mean no one enters my 'Dad Cave' ! 

[MrB17]

11 minutes ago, wimbledon99 said:

I so want a set of those door hangers. Either will mean no one enters my 'Dad Cave' ! 

It’s actually just one, I got one in each kit, so I photographed them together to show the opposite side.

I really could have used the keep out side years ago. The only visitors to my cave now are my grandkids who are not a problem, the problem is one of my cats likes to inspect my shelves from time to time, but he’s not broken anything yet. 🤞

 

Cheers

 

Jeff

[wimbledon99]

 Let me know if you want to sell one 😉

[2996 Victor]

8 hours ago, wimbledon99 said:

 Let me know if you want to sell one 😉

Perhaps an auction might be appropriate? I'd like one, as well

 

Cheers, 

Mark 

[Mjwomack]

On 8/4/2024 at 12:21 AM, MrB17 said:

the problem is one of my cats likes to inspect my shelves from time to time,

Good luck with that! I've come to accept defeat as graciously as I can, and now regard a cat hair in the finish as a mark of authenticity!

[2996 Victor]

22 hours ago, Mjwomack said:

Good luck with that! I've come to accept defeat as graciously as I can, and now regard a cat hair in the finish as a mark of authenticity!

Definitely!  

[MrB17]

On 8/5/2024 at 1:36 AM, Mjwomack said:

Good luck with that! I've come to accept defeat as graciously as I can, and now regard a cat hair in the finish as a mark of authenticity!

Oh yes, there is definitely a few hairs from Hector and Jester in some of my work. My previous cats, Cosmo, Kramer, Basil and Sybil are also included in some. Sybil liked to chew propeller blades and bite holes in my instructions, I have many keepsakes left behind.

Fortunately I don’t enter contests any longer, I just have fun.

 

Cheers

 

Jeff

[Enzo the Magnificent]

@2996 Victor, @Wez

 

Now that the 2025 Groupbuild Calendar is available, this GB gets the first Classic slot.   18 January - 8 June 2025.

 

That's a little less than sixteen weeks. 

 

[psdavidson]

9 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

That's a little less than sixteen weeks

Are we there yet

(someone had to do it)

 

 

[2996 Victor]

42 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

@2996 Victor, @Wez

 

Now that the 2025 Groupbuild Calendar is available, this GB gets the first Classic slot.   18 January - 8 June 2025.

 

That's a little less than sixteen weeks. 

 

Many thanks, Enzo, even though that's pretty scary 🤣 

 

Cheers,

Mark