Luc Janssens Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Photo courtesy from Eric at Mautomobile forum France http://www.mautomobile.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18195&st=75&p=502974&#entry502974 Update 01-31-2014, photo's below courtesy of Andreas Eichendorff from IPMS Germany http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/news.html Edited February 1, 2014 by Luc Janssens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 interesting that such a relatively mundane people-mover only SLIGHTLY less ubiquitous than a 2CV would end up kitted. I once thought you could collect and send in Gitanes wrappers to get the real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 If I'm not mistaken isn't the 4L the new "Pope-mobile"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I did just get my Citroen 2CV van kit and now this one!?! I seriously need one. I remember that these were all over the place when I was a kid in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 That will be neat to see...the van version would be neat also. I saw a green one like the pic below recently in an episode of the Irish crime drama 'Jack Taylor'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Whaaaa? I didn't even think Heller was still tooling up new stuff...and that 4L is awesome! Cool beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenrat Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 They use them for hunting in the Dordogne. Unroadworthy R4s can be seen for sale bearing signs "pour la chasse" and they end their lives carrying 4 drunk shotgun armed french hunters round the woods in pursuit of deer and boar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I would never have thought that somebody will ever release a kit of this car in 1/24, so I bought myself a Fabbri/Quattroruote diecast 1st Series Renault 4L in 1/24 scale (see pics below). The Heller version shown above is a 3rd Series car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 That just could turn out to be the ultimate Sleeper! Imagine an otherwise Stock build but with Mini Cooper 1275S Engine/Trans and suspension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 WAT??? All I got was some French speaking model forum. No pics or nuthin, wats up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 WAT??? All I got was some French speaking model forum. No pics or nuthin, wats up? http://www.heller.fr/fr/content/7-catalogue-interactif-heller-2014 Go to page 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Cheers for the heads-up! It's about time that there was a kit of this. The description says that there are only 88 pieces though, but I hope it is full detail like Heller's earlier old / classic car kits. Btw, some definite good news is that several more of their old ones are being re-released - the Hispano Suiza K6, Bugatti T50 and Delahaye 135 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Cheers for the heads-up! It's about time that there was a kit of this. The description says that there are only 88 pieces though, but I hope it is full detail like Heller's earlier old / classic car kits. Btw, some definite good news is that several more of their old ones are being re-released - the Hispano Suiza K6, Bugatti T50 and Delahaye 135 The Renault 4 CV is only 88 pieces and it has an engine and everything else you'd expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thanks for the info' this one's going on the "must get" list, the Renault 4 was everywhere when I was growing up in Spain, as they were made in Valladolid, for the Spanish market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thank You Luk! I REALLY like the Bugatti Coupe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Whaaaa? I didn't even think Heller was still tooling up new stuff...and that 4L is awesome! Cool beans. They weren't for a while, when they went under along with Airfix and Humbrol, Heller was split off and placed into receivership by the French government while Airfix and Humbrol went into receivership in the UK. Airfix and Humbrol were bought almost immediately by Hornby, while it took a few years to get a buyer for Heller, but French toy company Joustra eventually acquired them about a year or so ago. The man now in charge of Heller is a relatively young guy, in his early 30's, he interned at Tamiya in Japan and helped with the design and tooling of some of their recent super-kits like the 1/32 Spitfire IX and P-51D. He seems very ambitious about doing new tooling at Heller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 They weren't for a while, when they went under along with Airfix and Humbrol, Heller was split off and placed into receivership by the French government while Airfix and Humbrol went into receivership in the UK. Airfix and Humbrol were bought almost immediately by Hornby, while it took a few years to get a buyer for Heller, but French toy company Joustra eventually acquired them about a year or so ago. The man now in charge of Heller is a relatively young guy, in his early 30's, he interned at Tamiya in Japan and helped with the design and tooling of some of their recent super-kits like the 1/32 Spitfire IX and P-51D. He seems very ambitious about doing new tooling at Heller. Thanks for the insight Brett. Sounds like good news for those liking out-of-stream kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 What's next? A Yugo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 What's next? A Yugo? Probably no Yugo...French cars from a French company. Maybe somebody from The Czech Republic or Slovakia could step up to that challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Agreed - I don't see Heller making something like a Yugo. However, if the R4 is a success, then perhaps we can hope that the next old car that they do in 1:24 will be that other French automotive icon, the Citroen DS. A Facel Vega would be fantastic, but sadly probably not mainstream enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Agreed - I don't see Heller making something like a Yugo. However, if the R4 is a success, then perhaps we can hope that the next old car that they do in 1:24 will be that other French automotive icon, the Citroen DS. A Facel Vega would be fantastic, but sadly probably not mainstream enough... A Facel Vega is my dream kit. Ma's Resin was supposed to be working on one in resin. Love to see one in mainstream plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'd love to see them do a Citroen DS or SM. A Facel Vega would be cool, i have a 1:18th scale diecast one. A '70s Peugeot 504 coupe would be neat also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 "Agreed - I don't see Heller making something like a Yugo." Eh, it was just a joke. A little tongue-in-cheek cheekiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 However, if the R4 is a success, then perhaps we can hope that the next old car that they do in 1:24 will be that other French automotive icon, the Citroen DS. I'm surprised that Heller hadn't done a DS in 1/24 scale. They did so in large scale. From the description of the new Heller, anything is possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerPlant Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 A Yugo would be sweet As for the Renault, I'll just leave this here... The chassis, engine and transmission are from the 2001 V6 Clio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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