Heller Renault Estafette. 1/24

[happy grumpy]

A newly tooled kit from Heller. Rare subject and ease of assembly, I could not resist. Builds up nicely, the multi piece body doesn't have fit issues although you will have to paint before final assembly, like the samba bus from RoG . I wanted to represent the box art, not an exact match but close enough. I think I will have to make a French market background for the mounting French cars I am building. These new Heller kits are a nice departure from their forbearers. They are well engineered and finely molded. My French car holy grail is the Citroen DS19 from Ebro but the one I found are way out of my budget. I have never seen a Heller DS19 in 1/24 scale.

anyway, thanks for looking and keep on gluing!

[SpikeSchumacher]

Nicely done Mario! I have one of these in the stash that I am contemplating building as a "slightly customized" baguette delivery van ?

Cheers

[Jim B]

Well, that's a little different.  Nicely done.

Edited December 13, 2022 by Jim B

[espo]

Great looking finishes. This body style is so homely it's cute. 

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[cobraman]

Another great looking model.

[Pierre Rivard]

Really beautiful build Mario. Félicitations!

Brings me back to my childhood in the sixties when we had french cars imported to Quebec. Lots of Renaults around back then. It was special and this build brings back these good vibes, so thank you.

[drodg]

Love it!

[Dutzie]

Very sharp!

[grodudulle77]

Nice looking Estafette, well done !! ??

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Zippi]

Nicely done Mario.  Matches the box art pretty good.

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26 minutes ago, Zippi said:

Nicely done Mario.  Matches the box art pretty good.

Thanks Bob. I am working on a background that will reflect a European vibe to photograph my import models. Might take some time though. "So much plastic, so little time "?

[ATHU]

Super nice build Mario!!

[1959scudetto]

Excellent build, Mario - looks like the box-art. To my knowledge, Heller did not make a DS kit in 1/24 (only 1/16 and 1/43).

[DumpyDan]

I was in England in January and was able to pick one of these up for a great price.  It is so different, hope to build it this year.  Thanks for showing great looking build.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Looks great. Really dig your backdrop here, you have links to more on that?

[slusher]

Looks great Mario!

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17 hours ago, Modelbuilder Mark said:

Looks great. Really dig your backdrop here, you have links to more on that?

Thanks Mark. I can't think of any specific one but if you browse thru the threads , especially in cars under glass you'll see most of my builds using a background there . I post often.