This is the good old Belle etoile from heller. I really like their sail ships collection despite its age. Here there is no fuss about engraved or not engraved panel lines, empty cockpits, and the airbrush wont add anything to […]
Hi everyone These are old models from the holiday appartment where I am now.These heller oldies were brush painted and built out of the box except for the rigging. Cheers
This kit was built around 25 years ago straight from the box in those days I knew nothing of fillers. I dont remember any problems with this kit other than it being fiddly. It has survived several house moves. It […]
1/72 Heller, my first Vampire, I modified and replaced a few things, finished in enamels, MM 1781 with Tamiya X22 over Airfix and spare Aussie decals.
This is the Heller’s 1/72 Sea King of the Belgian Air Force SAR. I purchased this oldie but goldie in the early 90s. Few words about the kit: No prominent fit issues and nice rivets on the fuselage, but comes […]
1/72 Heller, with a few small modifications, finished in MM and Revell enamels with Future over kit and spare decals.
“SMIT ROTTERDAM” from the Dutch towing company “SMITWIJS”. The Netherlands used to be known as a sea faring nation. Especially ocean going tugs were famous. There were two big firms. Smit in Maassluis and Wijsmuller in IJmuiden. These company’s were […]
I picked this kit up about a year ago at a model contest. It included a resin turret, storage boxes and some photo etch parts. All for the low price of $5! I used the resin turret and storage boxes. […]
1/72 Heller, my only 707, with Ron’s Resin fueling pods (pic11) and my own camera under the tail (pic10) I filled the cabin windows with Tamiya X22, sanding and filling till they were smooth so the decal would sit flat, […]
Heller’s classic old kit, yes it has raised detail, yes the decals were nearly shot and yes it needed some engineering skills, but I loved every minuted of the build.