bbowser Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 My first attempt at a Heller kit, I must say I'm impressed. Aside from the multi-piece body and the odd molded-in-clear interior panels it went together pretty well. Not a huge number of parts but the engine is fairly detailed, especially the carbs, and the working steering is quite in scale. I've got some more of these in the stash for the coming months. Comments welcome, thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 51 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Great job, Bruce. It's certainly a sturdy looking beast, isn't it? Like a "cut'n'shut" with the front end of a Rolls-Royce and the back end of a Mercedes 500K...Are those front wings/fenders well-located, or are they like the ones on the Delahaye, which were a nightmare to fix in place?I do like this series of Heller kits, too... I'd like the Talbot Lago Record and Hispano-Suiza, myself.All the best,Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 My first attempt at a Heller kit, I must say I'm impressed. Aside from the multi-piece body and the odd molded-in-clear interior panels it went together pretty well. Not a huge number of parts but the engine is fairly detailed, especially the carbs, and the working steering is quite in scale. I've got some more of these in the stash for the coming months. Comments welcome, thanks for looking. Very Nice!! -Are the gauges decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Great job, Bruce. It's certainly a sturdy looking beast, isn't it? Like a "cut'n'shut" with the front end of a Rolls-Royce and the back end of a Mercedes 500K...Are those front wings/fenders well-located, or are they like the ones on the Delahaye, which were a nightmare to fix in place?I do like this series of Heller kits, too... I'd like the Talbot Lago Record and Hispano-Suiza, myself.All the best,Matt Hi, Matt!, is the Hispano Suiza kit hard to find? My wife and I are watching an Australian t.v. series called, Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries, and Miss Fisher drives one. It'd be cool to build one like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Darn nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Just beautiful. Outstanding work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Didn't even know this kit exists! Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Great job, Bruce. It's certainly a sturdy looking beast, isn't it? Like a "cut'n'shut" with the front end of a Rolls-Royce and the back end of a Mercedes 500K...Are those front wings/fenders well-located, or are they like the ones on the Delahaye, which were a nightmare to fix in place?I do like this series of Heller kits, too... I'd like the Talbot Lago Record and Hispano-Suiza, myself.All the best,Matt Thanks Matt! The front fenders fit pretty well, it was the hood that gave me fits. The chrome strip down the middle is too thick and wouldn't let the hood sit on the cowl correctly. There was some pain and suffering (and bad language) before I got it to fit, kinda. Good to know about the Delahaye, I have that one in the pile for the future. Edited February 4, 2016 by bbowser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Very Nice!! -Are the gauges decals?Thanks Dann, yes they are decals. They were very old so I coated them with Microset before application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Didn't even know this kit exists! Very nice. Thank you Harry. I know you don't do 1/24 but there are some interesting subjects in these old Heller kits. I have the Delahaye (as well as the fire engine), a 540K Mercedes, and the blower Bentley on the shelf. There are others I'm looking to snag on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 sharp build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Super nice model.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Nicely done Bruce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJ6 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Great subject, very nice build ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Nice work on this , looks great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Hi, Matt!, is the Hispano Suiza kit hard to find? My wife and I are watching an Australian t.v. series called, Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries, and Miss Fisher drives one. It'd be cool to build one like it!I t pops up on eBay in the old box pretty regularly... but it's also been reissued by Heller now:http://www.heller.fr/fr/maquettes/maquettes-voitures-classique/477-172-hispano-suiza-k6--3279510807042.html...so you should be able to find it easily.bestest,M. Edited February 4, 2016 by Matt Bacon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 This is really pretty. Great choice for the colors. I built one of these when I was a teenager and after looking at yours I have a desire to take another crack at one. Thanks for the memories and for posting this beautiful model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulbo Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Wonderfull car and nice color combination!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I love it! The Heller classics certainly aren't shake'n'bake but, as you've shown, they can produce a great result. (They respond well to French swear words.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 I love it! The Heller classics certainly aren't shake'n'bake but, as you've shown, they can produce a great result. (They respond well to French swear words.) LOL I'll have to keep that in mind! It's been a long time since high school French class, I'll have to do some i'net research Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I t pops up on eBay in the old box pretty regularly... but it's also been reissued by Heller now:http://www.heller.fr/fr/maquettes/maquettes-voitures-classique/477-172-hispano-suiza-k6--3279510807042.html...so you should be able to find it easily.bestest,M.Thanx, Matt! -Found some!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I love the old brass era cars and yours is a nice build of a car from that period. Heller kits have a worse reputation then they deserve but here in Canada there appears to be no one importing them so they're very hard to get. I've had my local hobby shop trying to get a couple of recent Heller releases with no sucess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Nice classic. Very well executed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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