1/72 - Sud-Aviation SA.342 Gazelle by Heller - release late 2025/early 2026

[Homebee]

Heller Gmbh is to release - probably in 2026 - a new tool 1/72nd Sud-Aviation SA.342 Gazelle kit

Source: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235133543-172-grumman-c-2-greyhound-by-heller-gmbh-in-project/#findComment-5143493

 

 

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[troschi]

Their 1/72 SA-342M was never Heller’s Gazelle except for the HOT missiles and the Homing antenna for the nose. The rest was Airfix with a modified upper clear part (HOT sight). A re-release of that one seems unlikely for me. 
 

Apart from that: That kind of commitment as shown in the screenshot is rather vague.

 

Edit: As we all know Glow2B is the company behind Heller and Glow2B is also the German distributor for Airfix kits. But this would be a first then…

Edited January 25 by troschi

[WillDeeks]

On 25/01/2025 at 20:52, troschi said:

Edit: As we all know Glow2B is the company behind Heller and Glow2B is also the German distributor for Airfix kits. But this would be a first then…

First what?  Heller already re-box the Airfix C-47.

 

I agree though that the above screenshot doesn't indicate anything more than "er, maybe".

 

[troschi]

12 hours ago, WillDeeks said:

First what?  Heller already re-box the Airfix C-47.

 

I agree though that the above screenshot doesn't indicate anything more than "er, maybe".

 

aaah yes, I forgot that one … shame on me

[kekelekou]

The initial question is "would you consider to re-release the Gazelle?", so the new tool mentioned by @Homebee looks like a pretty bold assumption to me. 😄

[tempestfan]

1 hour ago, troschi said:

aaah yes, I forgot that one … shame on me

When I last looked at the Heller website (not that long ago), there were a LOT of Airfix kits, in particular the 00 figure sets. And as those are legacy Airfix moulds from pre-Humbrol days, I don't think their ownership has gone to Heller.