Matt Bacon Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 No WIP for this one, since it's destined for a magazine over here. Very nicely, if over-ambitiously, engineered kit. I added some wires under the hood, but that's about all. bestest, M.
bbowser Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Beautiful! I've been looking to snag one of these on ebay but so far have been unwilling to pay the price. You did an awesome job on this.
Matt Bacon Posted August 16, 2015 Author Posted August 16, 2015 Thanks, Bruce! The good news is that Heller is back in production, and a lot of these classics are now being re-popped. Should be available at Squadron or other imported kit stores now -- it's already at HLJ, and that's the other side of the world from France!bestest,M.
uncle potts Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Nice looking model. You should be proud to have it on your shelf. I had to go look, and I do have this one, maybe it will have to be next.
sjordan2 Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Nice looking model. You should be proud to have it on your shelf. I had to go look, and I do have this one, maybe it will have to be next.If you've seen what else Matt has done, it's unimaginable what's on his shelf.
my66s55 Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 That's one fine looking Delahaye, Matt. I have 2 in my stash, but they will be the basis for the F&F 135 and 165 roadsters. It's great news if they are reproducing these as I also want to do the 135 coupe. Again, great looking model.
XJ6 Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 What can I say Beautiful Subject and a Beautiful Job ???Don aka XJ6 ?
Cpt Tuttle Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Nice build of one of the most beautiful cars in the world.
jaymcminn Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Fantastic work on what I'm sure wasn't an easy build. I've been working on the Bugatti T50 on and off for a while so I know how much work it takes to get the best out of these Heller kits. Excellent!
DumpyDan Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 That looks great, I was over in Birmingham England last year and picked one up for 18 pounds I also have one I bought at a show in Canada for 5 dollars.But yours looks great, nice nice nice!
charlie8575 Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Someday, I will have the bravery (or foolhardiness,) to do mine.Great job. What did you use for the colors? Charlie Larkin
Phildaupho Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Spectacular build of a beautiful car. I have had one of these kits in my closet for years which I hope to build someday. I am really enjoying the resurgence of interest in building models of classic cars.
Atmobil Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I can only agree with the others, spectacular is the word! I love these old Heller kits and it is very nice to see one of them built
Al Hoffman Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I think the saying is "Great Minds Think Alike". Having built this kit I know what was required on your part to get it to a finished state. And well done it is. One of the few kits that I followed the instructions religiously and crossed the steps off when each was done. All your effort paid off as it is extremely well built and finished. I included a couple of shots of mine so you can see why the above saying came to mind.
Harry P. Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Wow! Matt, that is a thing of beauty. No wonder why it's destined for a magazine feature. So crisp and sharp... excellent work. And Allan... same for yours. Excellent work, very slick and clean. Man... this is what model building is all about! To me, at least...
GeeBee Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 Absolutely stunning model, and super clean build, what magazine is it going to be in ?
Matt Bacon Posted August 18, 2015 Author Posted August 18, 2015 Thank you very much, one and all! Sorry there's not more to see and read, but it's a condition of doing the article, sadly.Allan... yours looks excellent, and I can see we're very much "on the same page". I think Heller did the wheel spat components in different colours to give the two tone effect, but I chickened out of masking them. You didn't!Skip... you're too kind...Charlie -- it's Tamiya TS-23 Light Blue and TS-55 Dark Blue, mostly out of the can (I had to touch up the front right spat with the airbrush after the darn thing split as I was trying to get it to fit...)Geoff -- it'll be in Airfix Model World, not sure what issue yet...and yes, I do wish someone did a Saoutchik or Figoni and Falaschi bodied version...bestest,M.
PatW Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 I'll keep an eye out too, in the Airfix mag. Super build Matt well done!
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