Heller Bentley blower

[happy grumpy]

This is the most recent issue of a rather old but still nicely detailed kit. I would not recommend this kit for beginners, there are some very small parts and the assembly can be tricky. I am happy that it turned out as it did. These small parts were a challenge to my aging hands and eyes. I will undergo eye surgery next month so hopefully things will improve somehow. 

The paint is Tamiya racing green, it looks close enough from the photos I've seen on the web. A nice kit overall but a bit tricky sometimes. I am sure that some modelers here will do a far better job than I did but, in the meantime, enjoy this one as a "coming soon" teaser.

As always, thanks for looking.

[Jim B]

That's awesome! Is that 1/12?

[Bugatti Fan]

 Nice model build Mario!

Jim      The Heller kit is 1/24th scale. It was also reissued under the Revell banner.

[Jim B]

Thanks, Noel.  Might have to look into that kit.

[1959scudetto]

Well done, Mario - looks great in front of that old French store.

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

I enjoyed the kit.  It's one of the favorites of my collection.  Some of the suspension supports broke on mine and I had to fabricate new ones.  It still came out great.  I've been lucky enough to see one of the real cars and your build does it justice.

[Classicgas]

Very cool and well done. Now I want one.

[bbowser]

You nailed it!  Heller kits are "challenging" to say the least but offer subjects not available anywhere else.

[Richard Bartrop]

Challenging is a good word for them, but they do reward your patience.

[cifenet]

Wow, this one is gorgeous!  You did an awesome job capturing the classic look and artistic feel to it. 

Nice job~

[bondo bill]

looks nice I haven't started mine for the reasons you stated

[Street Rod]

Excellent!

[Rattlecan Dan]

You've done a really nice job on it. I still chuckle at the Enzo Ferrari quote " Mr. Bentley makes some of the fastest trucks in the world." 

[Bainford]

Lovely Bentley, Mario. Your efforts have been rewarded with a fine replica. Such cool cars, and your build certainly does them justice. Very well done. I have been wanting to get one of these kits for years. I would love to attempt to tackle one.

[Kah puts]

I say jolly good piece of kit??

[Rich Chernosky]

You did a great job Mario.

[slusher]

Super nicely done!

[happy grumpy]

On 5/25/2023 at 1:39 PM, Jim B said:

That's awesome! Is that 1/12?

 

On 5/25/2023 at 1:50 PM, Bugatti Fan said:

 Nice model build Mario!

Jim      The Heller kit is 1/24th scale. It was also reissued under the Revell banner.

 

On 5/25/2023 at 2:05 PM, Jim B said:

Thanks, Noel.  Might have to look into that kit.

 

On 5/25/2023 at 4:50 PM, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

I enjoyed the kit.  It's one of the favorites of my collection.  Some of the suspension supports broke on mine and I had to fabricate new ones.  It still came out great.  I've been lucky enough to see one of the real cars and your build does it justice.

 

On 5/25/2023 at 5:26 PM, Classicgas said:

Very cool and well done. Now I want one.

 

On 5/25/2023 at 5:40 PM, bbowser said:

You nailed it!  Heller kits are "challenging" to say the least but offer subjects not available anywhere else.

 

On 5/25/2023 at 7:18 PM, Richard Bartrop said:

Challenging is a good word for them, but they do reward your patience.

 

On 5/25/2023 at 8:15 PM, cifenet said:

Wow, this one is gorgeous!  You did an awesome job capturing the classic look and artistic feel to it. 

Nice job~

 

On 5/25/2023 at 10:54 PM, bondo bill said:

looks nice I haven't started mine for the reasons you stated

 

On 5/25/2023 at 10:55 PM, Street Rod said:

Excellent!

 

On 5/25/2023 at 11:19 PM, Rattlecan Dan said:

You've done a really nice job on it. I still chuckle at the Enzo Ferrari quote " Mr. Bentley makes some of the fastest trucks in the world." 

 

On 5/26/2023 at 9:27 AM, Bainford said:

Lovely Bentley, Mario. Your efforts have been rewarded with a fine replica. Such cool cars, and your build certainly does them justice. Very well done. I have been wanting to get one of these kits for years. I would love to attempt to tackle one.

 

On 5/26/2023 at 5:25 PM, Kah puts said:

I say jolly good piece of kit??

 

On 5/26/2023 at 5:43 PM, Rich Chernosky said:

You did a great job Mario.

 

6 hours ago, slusher said:

Super nicely done!

Thank you all for the nice comments.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Bugatti Fan]

Donato,     

It was Ettore Bugatti that made that remark about Bentley making the fastest trucks back when both raced each other.

[ATHU]

Looks great. Nice to see that kit built!!

[Dominik]

looks great!

[thatz4u]

beautiful, does Dirk Pitt know that you have his car???

[warra48]

I'm building this one at present. You've done a very nice job on it. Not the easiest kit, but then, no Heller kit ever is.

Edited July 21, 2023 by warra48